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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Jews burned inside a house in a plague town?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Basel.

2. Who was Sir John Hawkwood?
(a) A French landowner.
(b) A brigand commander.
(c) A famous pirate.
(d) An English lawyer.

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. Who ruled Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire?
(a) Coucy.
(b) The French.
(c) King Charles.
(d) Brigands.

5. Who are more susceptible to the black plague?
(a) The knights.
(b) The clergy.
(c) The aristocrats.
(d) The poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does a serf have to work on his master's land to be freed?

2. How did the 14th century begin?

3. What happened to the church during the plague years in the 14th century?

4. When did Jean II face an English invasion?

5. How many people were considered nobles in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?

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