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

2. How many people were considered nobles in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 10,000.

3. What did the church teach about life on earth?
(a) It was just a passage.
(b) It was man's only chance at meaning.
(c) It fulfilled a divine plan.
(d) It was necessarily painful.

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

5. How are the wealthy different from the poor in size of their families?
(a) They typically take in foster children.
(b) They typically send extra children away.
(c) They typically have larger families.
(d) They typically have smaller families.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take to build the castle of Coucy?

2. What opportunity made warfare attractive to peasants?

3. How did the church make money in the beginning of the 14th century?

4. How did Philip the Fair prove his claims of heresy against the Templars?

5. Which parties were in political conflict in the beginning of the 14th century?

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