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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who reported about the "last straw" at Gregory's church?
2. The woman who caught on fire built what type of item that was as tall as she was?
3. What was the result of Gregory attempting to evade his promotion?
4. In the dramatic story Gregory tells of a young woman and her suitors, what was the woman's father's former occupation?
5. What made Gregory most disappointed in the man he had problems with?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the "sorcerer" come to the attention of local clerics?
2. How did Gregory describe the man who had the ability to sense when others spoke ill of him?
3. How did Gregory intend to make the reader feel by including the details of how one man was killed and treated like an animal?
4. What did Gregory and some of the other men become convinced of about the man Gregory had many problems with?
5. What is the dramatic story Gregory relayed about a young woman and one of her suitors?
6. What environmental anecdote did Gregory reveal in Chapter 10 of Book 10?
7. What did Gregory of Tours have to say about the fear of God?
8. Why was the king of Spain disappointed in his bishops?
9. Gregory described a man whom he had many problems with. How did this man view the hierarchy of he and Gregory?
10. How did Gregory describe some of the bad political leaders during his time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
To what point is The History of the Franks still relevant? How might the text still relate to modern society, in spite of its many differences?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the role of diction and syntax in terms of Gregory's writing style. What does the use of diction say about Gregory? What type of diction and syntax stand out to you the most? Why do you think this is?
Essay Topic 3
Gregory claimed that many monarchs were not tyrannical or forceful, and they were actually voted in to their positions. How does this differ from modern perception of monarchs? What role did monarchs play in Gregory's world? Why do you think this is?
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