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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the French reluctant to commit troops as the Genoese wanted?
(a) They were currently fighting Prussia.
(b) They were waiting for a peace with England.
(c) They were currently fighting England.
(d) They were trying to reduce military expenditures.

2. Who was King Edward's daughter promised to when she was nineteen?
(a) A wealthy merchant's son.
(b) A nobleman's youngest son.
(c) A propertied landowner's son.
(d) A propertied landowner.

3. When did England and France have a one-year peace?
(a) 1375.
(b) 1381.
(c) 1385.
(d) 1371.

4. How many times was King Edward's first daughter promised in marriage?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. How does Enguerrand resolve his conflicting obligations?
(a) He fights for France.
(b) He fights for England and hires a replacement to fight for France.
(c) He pleads neutrality.
(d) He fights for England.

6. What responsibility did Coucy assume when King Charles died?
(a) He assumed responsibility for Coucy.
(b) He was charged with capturing Hawkwood.
(c) He commanded the forces at Picardy.
(d) He became England's embassador to France.

7. Who threatened to come to England with his helmet on and 60,000 men?
(a) The Green Count.
(b) Philip of Spain.
(c) Pope Gregory XI.
(d) Edward, the Black Knight.

8. Who convinced Gregory XI to hire mercenaries against the Italians?
(a) Charles IV.
(b) Hawkwood.
(c) Enguerrand.
(d) Robert of Geneva.

9. How many religious holidays did workers have to observe a year?
(a) 200.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

10. How do the Saracens propose to settle the conflict with France?
(a) In full warfare.
(b) They want ten men from each side to fight.
(c) By siege.
(d) In single combat.

11. When did Enguerrand marry Isabelle?
(a) 1383.
(b) 1365.
(c) 1347.
(d) 1386.

12. What did the Cardinal do when Anjou took the throne?
(a) Raised money for the government.
(b) Campaigned to have him removed.
(c) Fled the country.
(d) Organized a militia.

13. How did Enguerrand punish looters?
(a) Fines.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Hard labor.
(d) He did not punish them.

14. What city did the papal forces fail to take under Gregory XI?
(a) Pisa.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Florence.
(d) Cesena.

15. What was a woman's recourse against a dominant husband?
(a) Affairs.
(b) Court.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Scolding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guests turned out to welcome Roman Emperor Charles IV?

2. Who was appointed Captain-General of the pope's forces in 1371?

3. What territory did the King of England send Enguerrand to conquer?

4. Charles of Navarre is arrested under suspicion of what?

5. Who was Sir John Hawkwood?

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