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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 could bastard sons buy from the church in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) Nobility papers.
(b) Military appointments.
(c) Brides.
(d) Papers of legitimacy.

2. Which parties were in political conflict in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) Rulers and merchants.
(b) Aristocrats and rulers.
(c) The clergy and rulers.
(d) Rulers and the freemen.

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

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

5. How did Philip the Fair prove his claims of heresy against the Templars?
(a) By playing off people's superstitions.
(b) By raiding Templar meeting houses.
(c) By forcing confessions from Knights Templar.
(d) By publishing intercepted letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Herve built the first castle in Coucy?

2. What was a knight's work in the 14th century?

3. What happened to Coucy in 1197?

4. Who founded an Augustinian monastery in Coucy?

5. Which figures in the church offered believers solace?

(see the answer key)

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