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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: 1136 - 1137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the master quarryman that Tom hires?
(a) Peter Wareham
(b) Alfred Builder
(c) Otto Blackbeard
(d) Otto Blackface

2. What does Prior Philip have the monks do when they go to the quarry?
(a) They mine the stone.
(b) They light candles and begin to sing holy songs.
(c) They bless the quarrymen.
(d) They pray for the safety of the men.

3. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?
(a) They mock the prisoner publicly.
(b) They try to keep order.
(c) They recite the prisoner's crime.
(d) They are his accusers.

4. How does Philip plan to speed up the work on the cathedral repairs?
(a) He brings in more masons from the city.
(b) Anyone who works on the cathedral will receive a full pardon for all their sins as well as food and drink.
(c) He raises the mason's daily wage.
(d) He has the masons work overtime.

5. What has Tom Builder been hired to build for the earl's daughter and her fiancée?
(a) A guest house
(b) A stone fireplace
(c) A protective stone wall
(d) A fine house

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the favorite event for the young boys who gather in the marketplace?

2. Why does Lord William Hamleigh dismiss Tom and his stonemasons?

3. What does King Stephen decide about the ownership of the Shiring quarry?

4. What happens when Aliena tries to sell her fleeces at the market?

5. Where do Aliena and Richard discover their father is being held?

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