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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the older women bring to the marketplace when they go to watch the hanging?
(a) They bring ale and food to sell at the hanging.
(b) They bring clothing to mend while at the hanging.
(c) They bring their weaving to pass the time.
(d) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.

2. What is the favorite event for the young boys who gather in the marketplace?
(a) Watching the king pass by
(b) Buying treats at the market
(c) Cock fighting
(d) Watching a hanging

3. What are the values of the boys who gather in the marketplace?
(a) They believe in God and holy works.
(b) They scorn beauty and despise goodness.
(c) They believe in goodness and kind deeds.
(d) They respect their elders and parents.

4. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?
(a) They try to keep order.
(b) They mock the prisoner publicly.
(c) They are his accusers.
(d) They recite the prisoner's crime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the prisoner react when one of the boys spits in his face?

2. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?

3. How many passengers aboard the sunken ship survive?

4. How do the young maidens feel about the prisoner?

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

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