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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the poor organize to oppose the influence of the rich?
(a) They held town hall meetings.
(b) They formed militias.
(c) They formed brotherhoods.
(d) They formed labor unions.

2. What was a knight's work in the 14th century?
(a) Politics.
(b) Nation-building.
(c) Policing the cities.
(d) Fighting.

3. What was increasing as the fourteenth century progressed?
(a) Agricultural production.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Infant mortality.

4. What did the Jacquerie inspire in France?
(a) Independence for peasants.
(b) Repressive measures from the king.
(c) Political discussions.
(d) Armed insurrections.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the black plague affect the animals of Europe?

2. What idea began to catch on as the plague swept Europe?

3. How are the wealthy different from the poor in the age they marry?

4. Who threatened to come to England with his helmet on and 60,000 men?

5. How did Enguerrand punish looters?

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