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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. When William asks King Stephen for the earldom, who is also there saying he should be the earl?
(a) Waleran
(b) Richard
(c) Philip
(d) Francis

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

3. Why are Prior Philip and the townspeople of Kingsbridge devastated?
(a) The market cannot be opened again.
(b) The town is in ruins.
(c) The bishop cannot come to visit.
(d) The monastery burned down.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack tell the townspeople to inspire them?

2. What does Jack study while he is in Toledo?

3. What does Aliena tell Jack she is going to do after ten years of living apart?

4. Who wins the battle when King Stephen's castle is attacked?

5. What does Philip model the plans for a new town after?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reaction of the masons working on Kingbridge cathedral when Jack announces that some of them are going to be laid off.

2. What are the consequences for Prior Philip when Maud's men defeat King Stephen?

3. How is William's mismanagement of Shiring evident throughout the countryside?

4. Summarize what takes place when William Hamleigh and his men attack the Kingsbridge market.

5. What happens when Jack and Aliena bring the Weeping Madonna, which was a gift from Jack's friend, Raschid, to Kingsbridge?

6. Why does Jack invent an ingenious cloth felter for Aliena?

7. How does Ellen find a way into Jack's cell after the monks lock him up for talking to Aliena?

8. Describe Aliena's plan to get Shiring back for Richard.

9. Why does Alfred come to see Jack after 10 years with no communication?

10. What are the changes Alfred proposes for the cathedral when Philip names him as master builder?

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