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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. What horrifies Philip when he first sees Kingsbridge?
(a) The collapsed cathedral
(b) Poverty
(c) Ruin and disrepair
(d) Cruelty and torture

2. What is the name of the ship that sinks after setting sail from England in 1120?
(a) The Queen Elizabeth
(b) The Queen Maud
(c) The White Ship
(d) The Balfour

3. How many men show up to work on the cathedral?
(a) 100
(b) 500
(c) 1000
(d) 25

4. Why are the boys terrified at the moment of the prisoner's death?
(a) The person the prisoner was staring at drops to the ground, uttering a curse.
(b) Their fathers come to take them home.
(c) The prisoner's dead eyes stare at them.
(d) Their mothers chase them with switches.

5. What is Prior Philip's biggest problem at his small monastery?
(a) Francis
(b) William Hamleigh
(c) Archdeacon Waleran
(d) Peter of Wareham

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of Bishop James, who does Remingus see as his rival for the post of Prior of Kingsbridge?

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

3. Why does Peter of Wareham become angry with Prior Philip?

4. Who is the master quarryman that Tom hires?

5. What is the condemned man accused of stealing?

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