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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tom give to Jack that no other man could give?
(a) His wedding ring
(b) A loving brother
(c) His mason's tools
(d) The cathedral

3. Who does William hire to build a new church in Shiring?
(a) Otto
(b) Jack
(c) Francis
(d) Alfred

4. What happens at the church service in Kingsbridge Cathedral on Whitsunsday?
(a) The stone ceiling collapses on the congregation.
(b) The bishops are impressed with the gorgeous cathedral.
(c) Richard is named as Earl of Shiring.
(d) Prior Philip is named Archbishop.

5. Where does Jack first talk to Aliena about literature?
(a) In her cottage
(b) In the woods
(c) In the cathedral
(d) At the market

6. What gift does Jack bring back for Prior Philip?
(a) A war horse
(b) A chest of silver
(c) A new bible
(d) A silk robe

7. What changes does the new master builder make to the plans for the cathedral?
(a) A stone roof instead of a wooden roof
(b) A longer nave
(c) Smaller windows
(d) Higher walls

8. What is Aliena surprised to discover about Jack?
(a) He reads.
(b) He is really Philip's son.
(c) He doesn't know how to read.
(d) He is a lord.

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

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

11. Why is William so upset that Waleran will not give him absolution for his sins?
(a) He won't be allowed in the church.
(b) He fears the fires of hell.
(c) He won't be allowed the earldom.
(d) He fears his mother's religious wrath.

12. What does Alfred reveal to Jack that infuriates him?
(a) Martha despises him.
(b) Tom doesn't care about him.
(c) Ellen is not his real mother.
(d) His father was hanged as a thief.

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

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

15. What is the result of the fight between Alfred and Jack?
(a) Tom is injured.
(b) Ellen is hurt in the fight.
(c) Alfred's hand is broken.
(d) A wall of the cathedral is seriously damaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people die in the raid on Kingsbridge?

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

3. What does Jack realize will stabilize the cracks in the cathedral?

4. Who does Jack find dead in the street?

5. Who tells Aliena that Jack has gone to Paris to work on a cathedral?

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