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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new technology became a metaphor for an organized universe?
(a) The vaccine.
(b) The mechanical clock.
(c) The steam engine.
(d) The railroad.

2. What was the dominant belief about the shape of the earth?
(a) People believed it was hollow.
(b) People believed it was a sphere.
(c) People believed it was flat square.
(d) People believed it a flat circle.

3. What roles did the Church play in Coucy society?
(a) Governor and jailer.
(b) Protector and police.
(c) Prophet and mystic.
(d) Comforter and teacher.

4. Where is the castle of Coucy located?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Rouen.
(d) Picardy.

5. What technology was revolutionizing warfare in the 14th century?
(a) Longbows and guns.
(b) Observation balloons.
(c) Poison gas.
(d) Artillery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the 14th century begin?

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

4. Where are the sons of the poor sent when they reach an age to learn a trade?

5. What was the castle of Coucy primarily built for?

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