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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. Who was Pope in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) John XXII.
(b) Clement V.
(c) Clement III.
(d) Phillip VI.

2. How did the 14th century begin?
(a) With increases in agricultural production.
(b) With a population increase.
(c) With a plague.
(d) With large-scale wars.

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

4. What did the Pastoreaux do to oppose the Church?
(a) They besieged the castle at Coucy.
(b) They marched on Rome.
(c) They burned buildings and opened prisons.
(d) They attacked Jews.

5. What answer is offered for anything that cannot be explained?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Science.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was increasing as the fourteenth century progressed?

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?

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

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

5. How did wealthy people display their wealth in the 14th century?

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