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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were considered nobles in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 100,000.

2. How did the 14th century begin?
(a) With large-scale wars.
(b) With increases in agricultural production.
(c) With a plague.
(d) With a population increase.

3. What happened to Coucy in 1197?
(a) It was consolidated with neighboring territories.
(b) It was developed into a castle.
(c) It was sold as a commune.
(d) It was attacked and ravaged.

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

5. How did the people who built the castle of Coucy allow for the people inside the castle to provide for themselves during a siege?
(a) They enclosed the surrounding farmland in walls as well.
(b) They built a network of underground entrances.
(c) They built installed a system of early detection for invaders.
(d) They built a moat around the castle for water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people lived in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?

2. What opportunity made warfare attractive to peasants?

3. How did people explain the advent of the plague?

4. Who built Coucy up in spite of being excommunicated?

5. What did the Pastoreaux do to oppose the Church?

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