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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guests turned out to welcome Roman Emperor Charles IV?

2. Who was captured and held without ransom?

3. Why were Enguerrand's men ultimately discouraged?

4. Who pleaded with the pope for Church reform?

5. Who was the first child of Kind Edward and Queen Philippa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the marriage of Isabella and Enguerrand.

2. Describe Catherine of Siena's personality and her influence on the Pope.

3. What difficulties is France experiencing at the time of King Charles's death?

4. Describe Buckingham's expedition to France shortly before the French king's death.

5. What is Enguerrand VI's reign like for the peasants?

6. Why do the English commoners revolt, and how does Richard II quell their rebellion?

7. How is the Black Death handled when it returns in 1373-74?

8. What difficulties does Enguerrand encounter in remaining neutral between England and France?

9. What conflicts take place in Italy after Robert's reign?

10. Describe Enguerrand's campaign in Alsace.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the effect Enguerrand's death had on the Coucy estate. How did he leave it? Had he improved it? Had it fallen apart? How had Enguerrand prepared his successor? Did those who assumed responsibility for the estate reflect his same values?

Essay Topic 2

What are the methods and strategies used in war in the 14th-century France? Analyze the armed conflicts that are described in "A Distant Mirror" and describe the patterns and themes of armed conflict. Who typically fought? Nations, states, regions, families? How did they fight? What did they fight over?

Essay Topic 3

Peasant uprisings were a perennial problem in Europe. Why were peasants unhappy, and what did they gain by rioting? Did the peasant rebellions contribute to an improvement of the peasants' situation, or did the nature of feudalism change for other reasons?

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