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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?
(a) Carts can be easily stolen.
(b) They are much more expensive than using pack animals.
(c) Their wheels can get stuck in the muddy roads.
(d) Carts are considered bad luck.

2. Where do the burghers get their name?
(a) From the cities they dwell in.
(b) From their reputation as hated money lenders.
(c) From the food they sell within towns.
(d) From the commodities they deal in.

3. How often does the typical city dweller in 1250 take a bath?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a year.

4. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?
(a) Food must be taken to the cathedral to be blessed.
(b) Meats must be roasted in a communal oven.
(c) The wife must visit the butcher's to select a meat.
(d) Servants chop and blanch vegetables.

5. When is a child baptized ideally?
(a) At two weeks' of age.
(b) On their fifth birthday.
(c) At one year of age.
(d) On the first day of birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the Count's Castle?

2. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

3. What is a lying-in chamber?

4. What time period is covered by the book?

5. Why is it wise to restrict a baby's movements after birth, according to medieval wisdom?

(see the answer key)

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