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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. Why were Enguerrand's men ultimately discouraged?
(a) A string of losses.
(b) Low pay.
(c) Lack of food and plunder.
(d) Constant guerilla-style harassment.

2. What did England lose when a ship carrying money was sunk in a naval battle?
(a) Its chance of peace with France.
(b) The loyalty of its troops.
(c) Its secure hold on Aquitaine.
(d) Its naval supremacy.

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) Conquering foreign lands.
(d) Taxing mercantile cities.

4. How did the church resist dissolution for its excesses?
(a) Its roots ran deep in Coucy society.
(b) It could buy out any opposition.
(c) It oppressed any dissenters.
(d) It enforced its power with well-armed militias.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Dauphin reinstate the chancellors and dismiss the Grand Council?

3. What would a wealthy child learn until the age of seven?

4. When did England and France have a one-year peace?

5. Which parties were in political conflict in the beginning of the 14th century?

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