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

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

6. What visions are tormenting William when he stops building the church in Shiring?
(a) His begging in the streets
(b) Being spat upon by peasants
(c) Aliena laughing at him
(d) His mother burning in hell

7. What horrifies William when he goes to visit Kingsbridge?
(a) It is burned to the ground.
(b) It is in ruins.
(c) It is full of beggars and thieves.
(d) It is more affluent than Shiring.

8. What is Aliena's reaction when Jack tells her he hired Alfred?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is delighted.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She calls him a fool.

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

10. What is Philip's reaction when he sees Remingus begging for food?
(a) Curses Remingus for conspiring against him
(b) Tells him that he deserves his fate
(c) Invites him back to the monastery to live
(d) Tells him that God is punishing him

11. 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 terrorized by William.
(d) They are afraid of Prior Philip's temper.

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

13. Who convinces Waleran to block Aliena's annulment from Alfred?
(a) William
(b) Francis
(c) Philip
(d) Alfred

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

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