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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the catapult of the Middles Ages superior to its Roman ancestor?
(a) Stronger iron joints.
(b) The use of counterweights.
(c) A much longer catapult arm.
(d) Stronger timber.

2. What are the ingredients of glass?
(a) Wood bark and maple tree sap.
(b) Tree ash and sand.
(c) Cooled tar.
(d) Viscera from animal leftovers.

3. What is the avoir de poids?
(a) The canal that separates the old city from the new city in Troyes.
(b) The part of a fair reserved for buying and selling of cloth.
(c) The footpath around Troyes.
(d) The part of a fair for commodities that must be weighed.

4. Which of the following is true about the cathedral school?
(a) Students are graded.
(b) All ages are taught together.
(c) Instruction is conducted in the vernacular.
(d) Grammar is taught with a crude version of phonetics.

5. What is troping?
(a) Traveling as part of a long pilgrimage.
(b) A process to soften animal hides.
(c) A silly or impetuous idea.
(d) Words and melodies added to a traditional church service.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two parties negotiated town charters?

2. What distinguishes the Roman legacy of justice?

3. "The Prophets" is an example of what?

4. When a siege occurs, who generally has the advantage?

5. What is the most expensive and sought-after commodity of the High Middle Ages?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what poetry is Thibaut IV most known for?

2. How are mayors and town council members selected in Troyes?

3. What remains today of Troyes?

4. How much of a danger is warfare to a city like Troyes?

5. How were cathedrals paid for?

6. How do communes influence the matter of military service?

7. What are pilgrimages? What do people use them for?

8. What are the stages of a Troyes fair?

9. What are relics, and where are they kept? Give some examples of typical relics.

10. How are Middle Ages masons inferior to Roman-era masons? How are they superior?

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