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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip respond to William's accusations?
(a) William is a good man but has the wrong information.
(b) William is a thief, rapist, and murderer.
(c) William is right about his accusations.
(d) William should understand the situation.

2. What is Aliena's reaction when Jack tells her he hired Alfred?
(a) She calls him a fool.
(b) She is delighted.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She is indifferent.

3. What does Alfred do when he is unable to perform on his wedding night?
(a) He cries out of frustration.
(b) He asks Aliena for forgiveness.
(c) He promises to do better next time.
(d) He forces Aliena to sleep on the floor.

4. What does Richard do when he finds Alfred trying to rape Aliena?
(a) Knocks him unconscious
(b) Throws Alfred out the door
(c) Tells Alfred to get out
(d) Kills him

5. What does William vow to do after the death of his mother?
(a) Light a candle in the cathedral for her soul
(b) Donate her clothing to the poor
(c) Build a church in her honor
(d) Build a castle in her honor

6. What does Tom give to Jack that no other man could give?
(a) His mason's tools
(b) The cathedral
(c) His wedding ring
(d) A loving brother

7. Who tells Aliena that Jack has gone to Paris to work on a cathedral?
(a) Raschid
(b) Aysha
(c) Ellen
(d) Francis

8. What horrifies William when he goes to visit Kingsbridge?
(a) It is in ruins.
(b) It is burned to the ground.
(c) It is more affluent than Shiring.
(d) It is full of beggars and thieves.

9. What do the masons decide should happen as a result of the fight between Jack and Alfred?
(a) Either Alfred or Jack must leave.
(b) Jack must leave.
(c) Alfred and Jack must repair the cathedral wall.
(d) Alfred must leave.

10. Where does Aliena go to find Jack?
(a) Wales
(b) Spain
(c) France
(d) Scotland

11. How does the master builder of William's church find masons to hire?
(a) He goes to Winchester to hire them.
(b) He hires them in Salisbury.
(c) He goes to France and brings them back.
(d) He steals them from Kingsbridge.

12. What is Philip's only hope that the Kingsbridge Cathedral will be completed?
(a) If King Stephen is defeated
(b) If King Stephen remains the king
(c) If Richard is killed in battle
(d) If William is killed in battle

13. What does Alfred reveal to Jack that infuriates him?
(a) Tom doesn't care about him.
(b) His father was hanged as a thief.
(c) Ellen is not his real mother.
(d) Martha despises him.

14. Why does Alfred go to Aliena's home?
(a) To kill her
(b) To ask her to come back to him
(c) To beg her for money
(d) To laugh in her face

15. How many people die in the raid on Kingsbridge?
(a) None
(b) Over 200
(c) Over 50
(d) Over 100

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does William accuse Prior Philip?

2. Who does William hire to build a new church in Shiring?

3. Why do a band of outlaws attack Kingsbridge?

4. What does Richard tell Aliena to do when he finds that she has lost everything?

5. How does William's new wife, Elizabeth, feel about him?

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