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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gregory say Rome is?
(a) Wherever he is.
(b) At the altar of the Vatican.
(c) In the heart of every Roman.
(d) Wherever the pope happens to be.

2. Why were Enguerrand's men ultimately discouraged?
(a) Lack of food and plunder.
(b) Low pay.
(c) A string of losses.
(d) Constant guerilla-style harassment.

3. To whom did Philip de Artevelde offer allegiance after he assumed the Regent?
(a) The Pope.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Prussia.

4. What did Anjou ask for before his death?
(a) The abolition of taxes.
(b) The liberation of slaves.
(c) Peace in his lands.
(d) The ascension of his son.

5. Why is Enguerrand torn when King Charles declares war in 1369?
(a) He had sworn allegiance to both nations.
(b) He will lose money no matter who wins the war.
(c) He is married into French nobility, but his wealth is in English companies.
(d) He is related to the English, but he is French.

6. What happened to Urban VI after he assumed the Papacy?
(a) He brokered peace between England and France.
(b) His power went to his head.
(c) He initiated an age of peace and exploration.
(d) He sought to unify the cardinals and archbishops.

7. What did Coucy do in 1368?
(a) Coucy marched with an army to Spain.
(b) Coucy levied high taxes on his people to pay to be rid of the army passing through.
(c) Coucy returned to England for Enguerrand's marriage.
(d) Coucy granted freedom to 22 towns.

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

9. How does Catherine of Siena serve Christ?
(a) By giving away all her possessions to the poor.
(b) By keeping herself in a constant state of discomfort.
(c) By praying incessantly.
(d) By copying the bible into foreign languages.

10. What had King Charles promised on his deathbed?
(a) That armies would be disbanded.
(b) That taxes would not be collected.
(c) That the people would get to vote.
(d) That the monarchy would be dissolved.

11. Who condemned Enguerrand's sale of dynastic property?
(a) Froissart.
(b) Count Guy de Blois.
(c) Wenceslas IV.
(d) Isabeau.

12. How long after his visit to France did Charles IV die?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

13. How did the French try to take the Saracens' city?
(a) By siege.
(b) By force.
(c) By deceit.
(d) By trade.

14. Whom does Enguerrard recommend when Charles nominates him for Constable?
(a) Hawkwood.
(b) Someone more familiar with Brittany.
(c) Visconti.
(d) Philip.

15. What did Christine de Pisan write about?
(a) Romance.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Joan of Arc.

Short Answer Questions

1. What responsibility did Coucy assume when King Charles died?

2. What did the Cardinal do when Anjou took the throne?

3. How many religious holidays did workers have to observe a year?

4. How did Enguerrand punish looters?

5. Who was captured and held without ransom?

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