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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Enguerrange III known for?
(a) His oppressive taxation.
(b) The generosity of his noblemen.
(c) His brigandage.
(d) His conquests.

2. How did the people who built the castle of Coucy allow for the people inside the castle to provide for themselves during a siege?
(a) They enclosed the surrounding farmland in walls as well.
(b) They built installed a system of early detection for invaders.
(c) They built a network of underground entrances.
(d) They built a moat around the castle for water.

3. Who was exempt from taxation?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Men of the sword.
(c) Freemen.
(d) People with only one estate.

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

5. Why did nobles neglect to condemn the luxuries of the clergy?
(a) Because the nobles profited from the clergy's decadence.
(b) Because the nobility and clergy needed each other.
(c) Because the clergy was more powerful than the nobles.
(d) Because the clergy still lived relatively Spartan existences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the castle of Coucy located?

2. What belief among the people allowed the church to maintain its position and make money?

3. When would a child learn combat?

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

5. How did the 14th century begin?

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