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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip respond to William's accusations?
(a) William is right about his accusations.
(b) William is a thief, rapist, and murderer.
(c) William is a good man but has the wrong information.
(d) William should understand the situation.

2. What does Alfred do when he is unable to perform on his wedding night?
(a) He cries out of frustration.
(b) He forces Aliena to sleep on the floor.
(c) He asks Aliena for forgiveness.
(d) He promises to do better next time.

3. What does Aliena tell Jack she is going to do after ten years of living apart?
(a) Ask Richard to beseech the king for an annulment
(b) Ask Philip to allow their union
(c) Leave him
(d) Ask Waleran to approve the annulment

4. Who does Aliena ask to help her gain access to Earlcastle?
(a) Francis
(b) Elizabeth
(c) Philip
(d) Ellen

5. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?
(a) They are afraid of Waleran.
(b) They are afraid of the plague.
(c) They are afraid of Prior Philip's temper.
(d) They are terrorized by William.

6. Why does Alfred go to Aliena's home?
(a) To ask her to come back to him
(b) To beg her for money
(c) To kill her
(d) To laugh in her face

7. What is Jack's punishment for talking to Aliena unsupervised?
(a) He is locked in his room.
(b) He is locked in a cell.
(c) He must fast for 30 days.
(d) He must lie in front of the altar and beg forgiveness.

8. How does the master builder of William's church find masons to hire?
(a) He goes to Winchester to hire them.
(b) He hires them in Salisbury.
(c) He steals them from Kingsbridge.
(d) He goes to France and brings them back.

9. What does Aliena suggest Richard should do with the bandits?
(a) Hang them in the marketplace
(b) Put them to work in the fields
(c) Turn them into an army
(d) Let them go back to their families

10. What news does Francis bring to Philip when he arrives at the priory?
(a) King Stephen is ill and dying.
(b) Maud is dead.
(c) Maud's son, Henry, is planning to take back the throne.
(d) King Stephen's son is taking over the throne.

11. What does Jack realize will stabilize the cracks in the cathedral?
(a) Smaller windows
(b) Stronger beams
(c) Wider columns
(d) Flying buttresses

12. What does Waleran convince William to do to hinder Philip's success?
(a) Take over the forests
(b) Kidnap one of the monks for ransom
(c) Burn the cathedral
(d) Take over the quarry

13. What does Waleran tell William would be an ideal insult to Philip?
(a) If William married Aliena
(b) If William takes Jonathan as his own son
(c) If William were confirmed as earl in Kingsbridge Cathedral
(d) If William injures Philip in public

14. What does Jack tell the townspeople to inspire them?
(a) Their crops are still in the fields and the livestock are unharmed.
(b) Richard will defeat William.
(c) Prior Philip will ask God for help.
(d) God will give them the grace and strength to carry on.

15. How does William plan to get more money for Shiring?
(a) Selling farmland
(b) Starting a wool market
(c) Selling the castle silver pieces
(d) Raping and pillaging the villagers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Philip's reaction when he sees Remingus begging for food?

2. Why is Alfred marrying Aliena?

3. How many children do Jack and Aliena have?

4. What is Aliena surprised to discover about Jack?

5. What is Philip's only hope that the Kingsbridge Cathedral will be completed?

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