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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was accused of poisoning wells?
(a) Jews.
(b) Protestants.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Knights Templar.

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

3. Who was exempt from taxation?
(a) Freemen.
(b) People with only one estate.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Men of the sword.

4. What resulted from the depopulation of Europe during the plague?
(a) Rents decreased.
(b) Labor was cheaper.
(c) Factories sprang up.
(d) Knights returned to their estates.

5. Where are the sons of the poor sent when they reach an age to learn a trade?
(a) To work for distant relatives.
(b) To apprentice with a craftsman.
(c) To serve in the military.
(d) To study at a university.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did the 14th century begin?

4. How did wealthy men create a base of commerce at Coucy?

5. How was uncultivated land used when there weren't farmers to farm it?

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