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

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

3. What does Richard do to avoid being arrested by William?
(a) Moves to Spain
(b) Joins the crusades in the Holy Land
(c) Hides in the forest
(d) Crosses the channel to France

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the church service in Kingsbridge Cathedral on Whitsunsday?

2. What does Tom give to Jack that no other man could give?

3. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?

4. Who does Philip name as the new master builder of the cathedral?

5. What does Aliena tell Richard he should do to be named Earl of Shiring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard decide to join the Christian crusades fighting in the Holy Land?

2. Why is Jack angry with the conditions Philip gives him in order for him to be master builder of Kingsbridge cathedral?

3. What are the aftereffects of William's attack on Kingsbridge on the citizens of the town?

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

5. What is Aliena's idea involving the starving outlaws who attack Kingsbridge in the search for food?

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

7. Why does Alfred force Aliena to sleep on the floor at the foot of the bed?

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

9. Describe Prior Philip's response to William Hamleigh when he arrives in Kingsbridge with his soldiers.

10. What does Aliena decide to do after Alfred throws her out of the house?

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