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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did wealthy men create a base of commerce at Coucy?
(a) They taxed the people and imported spices from India with the proceeds.
(b) They sold their support to the landowners.
(c) They used the port as a center for foreign trade.
(d) They sent overland cargo transports to Italy and the East.

2. How did people transport things in the 14th century?
(a) Railroad.
(b) Mule trains.
(c) Caravans.
(d) Canals.

3. How did the church make money in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) Selling offices and imposing fines.
(b) Selling slaves and imports.
(c) Taxing mercantile cities.
(d) Conquering foreign lands.

4. When was the castle of Coucy built?
(a) 1232.
(b) 1332.
(c) 1323.
(d) 1223.

5. Who was exempt from taxation?
(a) Freemen.
(b) People with only one estate.
(c) Men of the sword.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the castle of Coucy primarily built for?

2. When did Enguerrand become a historical figure?

3. What did the church teach about life on earth?

4. Why did nobles neglect to condemn the luxuries of the clergy?

5. What happened to Coucy in 1197?

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