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Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jean II take the throne of France?
(a) 1342.
(b) 1344.
(c) 1350.
(d) 1348.

2. How did people explain the advent of the plague?
(a) Centralization of power in governments.
(b) Corruption in the church.
(c) Unpaid debts.
(d) Planetary alignments.

3. Whom did the Jacquerie choose as their leader?
(a) Captal de Buch.
(b) Guillaume Karle.
(c) Gaston Phoebus.
(d) Charles of Navarre.

4. Which figures in the church offered believers solace?
(a) The worshippers themselves.
(b) Patron saints.
(c) The bishops.
(d) The pope.

5. What did the Jacquerie hold in May of 1358?
(a) An "indignation meeting."
(b) A secession meeting.
(c) A constitutional convention.
(d) An open revolt.

6. What did the Jacquerie inspire in France?
(a) Repressive measures from the king.
(b) Independence for peasants.
(c) Political discussions.
(d) Armed insurrections.

7. What was the result of the agreement between the Third Estate and Dauphin Charles?
(a) Tax increases become solely the king's prerogative.
(b) The king would abdicate and parliament would rule.
(c) France would submit to England.
(d) The king would live more frugally.

8. When did Philip the Fair accuse the Templars of heresy?
(a) 1307.
(b) 1523.
(c) 1136.
(d) 1352.

9. What organizations thrived during the plague years?
(a) Knighthoods.
(b) Mystical sects.
(c) Churches.
(d) Labor unions.

10. When would a child learn combat?
(a) Seven.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eleven.

11. What became of Enguerrand's son, Thomas?
(a) He became a good leader.
(b) He was executed.
(c) He was excommunicated.
(d) He was murdered.

12. How long did it take to build the castle of Coucy?
(a) Seven generations.
(b) Seventy years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Seventeen years.

13. What was the castle of Coucy primarily built for?
(a) Withstanding a siege.
(b) Foreign trade.
(c) A network of marketplaces.
(d) A center for art and literature.

14. What is the difference between the two types of plague?
(a) One would affect the eyes.
(b) One would leave a person pockmarked.
(c) One could be survived.
(d) The length of time before death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the castle of Coucy located?

2. When did Jean II face an English invasion?

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

4. How did towns react when Charles of Navarre's brother was ravaging the land?

5. How did the church resist dissolution for its excesses?

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