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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the King think he might like to withdraw?
(a) To the forest.
(b) To a cabin in the moutains.
(c) To a resort by a beach.
(d) To the monastery the way Ignatius did.

2. What is the King's judgment regarding Sigismund?
(a) He should be exiled.
(b) He should be made king.
(c) He should be imprisoned again.
(d) He should be exectued.

3. What are peasants and other citizens doing?
(a) Asking to see the King.
(b) Blocking the roads as they flock to the churches, wanting to pray for the appearance of a "beggar king" who, in chains, will lead them into a new age.
(c) Cheering in front of the castle.
(d) Running for their lives.

4. How does Adam communicate with Sigismund?
(a) By yelling loudly.
(b) By whispers.
(c) In another language.
(d) Only through gestures.

5. What example of the executions does the Confessor give the King?
(a) I do not believe in execution.
(b) Only severe acts deserve execution.
(c) Five year old children, who have been able to tell the difference between an apple and a coin, have been executed.
(d) Only those that are not royalty may be executed.

6. When Sigismund is gone, the Doctor makes what promise?
(a) Sigismund will be taken care of and hints that his struggle for freedom is not finished.
(b) Sigismund will never rule.
(c) He will not return to this kingdom as long as the King is alive.
(d) He will never get involved with Sigismund again.

7. What does the Boy say the peasants are doing?
(a) Imprisoning the nobles.
(b) Calling for Sigismund's execution.
(c) Fighting for the King.
(d) Executing the nobles.

8. What plans has Julian been making for Sigismund?
(a) His life in the tower.
(b) His life as King.
(c) His escape.
(d) His imprisonment.

9. How does Julian refer to Sigismund?
(a) As the next king.
(b) As the devil.
(c) As crown prince.
(d) As a beggar.

10. How does the Gypsy Girl respond when one of the rebels asks her where Olivier is?
(a) She screams.
(b) She hits him.
(c) She tells him where Olivier is.
(d) She refuses to speak.

11. What has been untouched since the Queen's death?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her makeup.
(c) Her bedchamber.
(d) Her food.

12. What does Julian insist must be done with the Messenger?
(a) He must be escorted out.
(b) He must be executed.
(c) He must be searched for a written message.
(d) He must be locked in the tower.

13. What is Sigismund's new prison cell?
(a) His mother's bedchamber.
(b) A subterranean chamber beneath the tower.
(c) An old barn.
(d) A room high up in the tower.

14. What does Sigismund do with Julian's request regarding the royal robes?
(a) He refuses to put them on.
(b) He puts them on.
(c) He refuses to hang them out the window.
(d) He burns them.

15. What do Sigismund and Adam discuss?
(a) Their plans for helping the King.
(b) Their plans for defeating Olivier.
(c) Their plans for helping Olivier.
(d) Their plans for escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Children's King?

2. How does the King take the Confessor to mean by his statement regarding executions?

3. The King, Confessor and courtiers leave, with some of the courtiers doing what to Julian?

4. What does the King give Julian as a symbol of his authority?

5. What are the orders given by Olivier?

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