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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who founded an Augustinian monastery in Coucy?
(a) Aubry de Coucy.
(b) Comte d'Eudes.
(c) Archibishop Herve.
(d) Abbot Guibert.

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

3. How did the church make money in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) Conquering foreign lands.
(b) Selling slaves and imports.
(c) Taxing mercantile cities.
(d) Selling offices and imposing fines.

4. What was the political situation like in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) Constantly unstable.
(b) Chaotic but largely plutocratic.
(c) A repressive dictatorship.
(d) Prosperous and democratic.

5. How did wealthy men create a base of commerce at Coucy?
(a) They taxed the people and imported spices from India with the proceeds.
(b) They used the port as a center for foreign trade.
(c) They sent overland cargo transports to Italy and the East.
(d) They sold their support to the landowners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could bastard sons buy from the church in the beginning of the 14th century?

2. How many people lived in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?

3. Why did nobles neglect to condemn the luxuries of the clergy?

4. How many people were considered nobles in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?

5. Who was Pope in the beginning of the 14th century?

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