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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: 1142 - 1145.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Philip granted when he asks for a market license?
(a) He is granted the license if he pays 100 pounds.
(b) He is granted the use of the quarry but no license.
(c) He is granted the forestland but no license.
(d) He is granted only a partial license.

3. Who wins the battle when King Stephen's castle is attacked?
(a) Maud
(b) Waleran
(c) William
(d) Stephen

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

5. Who does Philip talk to at Kingsbridge instead of the bishop?
(a) King Stephen
(b) Archdeacon Waleran
(c) William Hamleigh
(d) Francis

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack's punishment for talking to Aliena unsupervised?

2. How does the prisoner react when one of the boys spits in his face?

3. What do the young men in the marketplace think is lucky for a condemned man?

4. How do the young maidens feel about the prisoner?

5. What does Aliena consider when she goes to the tallest tower of the cathedral?

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