The Pillars of the Earth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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The Pillars of the Earth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: 1170 - 1174.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do a band of outlaws attack Kingsbridge?
(a) They want gold from the cathedral.
(b) They are starving and desperate.
(c) They want Aliena's wool.
(d) They want to assassinate Prior Philip.

3. Who does Prior Philip and Richard go to see about obtaining a market license?
(a) Waleran
(b) Maud
(c) King Stephen
(d) Francis

4. What does Aliena buy to start up her wool business?
(a) Two ewes and one ram
(b) Three sheep and a sheep dog
(c) A cart, fleeces, and an old horse
(d) A flock of sheep

5. What angers Philip about the monks right after he arrives at his new assignment?
(a) Their disobedience and gluttony
(b) Their unfriendliness
(c) Their disheveled appearance
(d) They gamble and drink

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the master builder of Salisbury Cathedral hire Tom?

2. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?

3. What is Richard's position in Kingsbridge?

4. What is Aliena's reaction when Jack tells her he hired Alfred?

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

(see the answer key)

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