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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 does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?
(a) His mother
(b) A young boy
(c) His father
(d) A girl of about 15 years of age

2. What is the secret compromise that Philip proposes to the Hamleighs about the forests and quarry in Shiring?
(a) Kingsbridge gets the forest and quarries, while the Hamleighs get the earldom and farmland.
(b) Kingsbridge gets the forest and the Hamleigh's get the quarries.
(c) Kingsbridge gets the earl's money and the Hamleighs get the earldom.
(d) Kingsbridge gets the farmland and the Hamleighs get the forest.

3. Where does Waleran Bigod set up a meeting with Prior Philip?
(a) In Salisbury Cathedral
(b) In the Kingsbridge Cathedral
(c) In King Philip's castle
(d) In the ruins of Earl Bartholomew's castle

4. How many passengers aboard the sunken ship survive?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Ten
(d) One

5. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?
(a) Prostitutes
(b) The poor of the town
(c) Craftsmen and traders
(d) Soldiers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?

2. What do the accusers do as the young man hangs from the noose?

3. Who does Philip find hiding in Earl Bartholomew's castle?

4. Who nudges the sheriff impatiently, wanting to hurry along the hanging?

5. What is the condition of Tom and his family by the time Christmas arrives?

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