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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: 1123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who catches the thief red-handed with the stolen silver chalice?
(a) A man-at-arms
(b) A deacon
(c) A parishioner
(d) A priest

2. How do the young maidens feel about the prisoner?
(a) They think he is handsome.
(b) They think he is retarded.
(c) They think he is possessed.
(d) They think he is ugly.

3. What is the reaction of the young boys toward the prisoner?
(a) They are afraid of him.
(b) They laugh hysterically at him until they fall down.
(c) They think he is a demon.
(d) They think he is strong and brave.

4. What do the old women in the crowd conclude about the person at whom the prisoner is looking?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is about to die.
(c) He is old and weary.
(d) He is the prisoner's brother.

5. What do the accusers do as the young man hangs from the noose?
(a) They jeer the person who screamed at the prisoner's death.
(b) They laugh at the dead man.
(c) They stare at the gallows.
(d) They turn and ride away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prisoner do after the noose is placed around his neck?

2. Who does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?

3. Who nudges the sheriff impatiently, wanting to hurry along the hanging?

4. How many passengers aboard the sunken ship survive?

5. Why are the boys terrified at the moment of the prisoner's death?

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