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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Pillars of the Earth Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men show up to work on the cathedral?
(a) 1000
(b) 25
(c) 100
(d) 500

2. Where do Aliena and Richard intend to go after their escape?
(a) To Salisbury
(b) To Winchester to find out where their father is
(c) To Kingsbridge to seek Prior Philip's help
(d) To the forest where no one can find them

3. Where do Aliena and Richard discover their father is being held?
(a) In the monastery
(b) In a church basement
(c) In prison
(d) In a cave

4. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?
(a) Craftsmen and traders
(b) The poor of the town
(c) Prostitutes
(d) Soldiers

5. Who does William Hamleigh almost run down with his powerful war horse?
(a) Tom
(b) Agnes
(c) Martha
(d) Aliena

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Agnes' condition after the birth?

2. What is the secret compromise that Philip proposes to the Hamleighs about the forests and quarry in Shiring?

3. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?

4. Who is the master quarryman that Tom hires?

5. What does William Hamleigh do when he finds Aliena in the earl's castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the deal that Archdeacon Waleran makes with Philip after the death of Prior James, the Prior of Kingsbridge?

2. What is Tom Builder's greatest passion in life?

3. Describe the design of the cathedral Tom proposes to build for Prior Philip.

4. Describe the plan Philip devises to get more work done on the cathedral before the visit from Bishop Henry.

5. Of what is the crime that the condemned man has been found guilty?

6. What is the favorite pastime of the young boys who gather early in the marketplace?

7. What happens when Tom asks the master builder of a cathedral in Salisbury if he can have a job?

8. What does Tom discover when he has a change of heart and goes back to Agnes' grave to get the baby?

9. Summarize the actions of the townspeople before the hanging takes place.

10. What does the condemned man do as the noose is placed around his neck?

(see the answer keys)

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