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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Jean de Coras killed?
(a) Because he put a woman in jail.
(b) Because he declared the impostor not guilty.
(c) Because of his Protestant beliefs.
(d) Because he declared the impostor guilty.

2. Jean de Coras, in some ways, saw the impostor as a ___________.
(a) Brother.
(b) Devil.
(c) Hero.
(d) Victim.

3. Who intervened when Martin got upset about the situation?
(a) Judge Jean de Coras.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Sanxi.
(d) Bertrande.

4. How did Pierre react when he saw the real Martin?
(a) Pierre yelled at Martin for leaving.
(b) Pierre fainted.
(c) Pierre started to laugh uncontrollably.
(d) Pierre embraced Martin and cried.

5. What was the impostor's defense to the allegations against him?
(a) Pierre wanted him out of the way so he could keep all the land.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Pierre hated him and was making up lies to get rid of him.

6. While in jail, Bertrande was questioned by Judge Coras. How did Bertrande change her story?
(a) She didn't; Bertrande stuck to her story.
(b) Bertrande said the impostor threatened her if she ever told the truth.
(c) Bertrande said she suspected the impostor was not Martin, but wasn't sure.
(d) Bertrande admitted she knew the impostor was not Martin.

7. Of the people who testified, how many testified the impostor was the real Martin?
(a) About thirty.
(b) About fifty.
(c) About twenty.
(d) About sixty.

8. Why was the public so interested in Martin Guerre case?
(a) Because identity theft was so rare.
(b) Because people did no believe Bertranade couldn't know.
(c) Because it was a sex scandal.
(d) Because Martin was famous.

9. Martin's appeal was heard in what year?
(a) 1566.
(b) 1560.
(c) 1558.
(d) 1563.

10. Of the people who testified, how many testified that the impostor was indeed an impostor?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

11. Which of the following was evidence presented in the second trial?
(a) Physical dissimilarities between Martin and the impostor.
(b) Martin's journal.
(c) Martin's picture.
(d) The impostor's birth certificate.

12. Of the many arguments made about the people involved in the Martin Guerre case, what argument was made about Martin Guerre's 12 year absence?
(a) That Martin was on the run from a crime he committed.
(b) That Martin owed Bertrande an apology.
(c) That Martin forfeited his inheritance by leaving.
(d) That Martin should have been punished for abandoning his family.

13. Toulouse was the _______ of the province of Languedoc.
(a) County Seat.
(b) Police Station.
(c) Courthouse.
(d) Capitol.

14. How was the impostor punished for his crimes?
(a) The impostor was forced to apologize and was put to death.
(b) The impostor got life in prison.
(c) The impostor paid a fine.
(d) The impostor got probation.

15. Of the many arguments made about the people involved in the Martin Guerre case, what argument was made about Bernarde du Tilh?
(a) That Bernarde should have been banished.
(b) That Martin should not have had to share his house with Bernarde.
(c) That Bernarde had no right to inherit Arnuad's estate.
(d) That the impostor's family should have raised Bernarde.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the impostor react when Bertrande was put in jail?

2. Which of the following was a possible reason for Bertrande to pretend she didn't know the impostor was not Martin?

3. How many chambers did the Toulouse Parliament have?

4. What evidence was presented to prove the impostor was an impostor?

5. How did the impostor explain the timing of Martin's arrival?

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