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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sir Robert Knollys lead his army when he invaded France?
(a) Paris.
(b) The valley of the Loire.
(c) The Pyrennes.
(d) Normandy.

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

3. What did Jean II do immediately upon taking the throne of France?
(a) He beheaded Enguerrand.
(b) He exiled Enguerrand.
(c) He devalued money.
(d) He returned Calais to England.

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

5. What were the first signs of the people rebelling against the church?
(a) Luddites destroy machinery in the textile indutry.
(b) Church attendance declined.
(c) The gap between rich and poor widened.
(d) The Papal tax collectors were attacked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are young women taught?

2. Where is the castle of Coucy located?

3. How did the people who built the castle of Coucy allow for the people inside the castle to provide for themselves during a siege?

4. What was Enguerrange III known for?

5. How did Dauphin Charles try to raise money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chaucer's visit to France.

2. How are women seen in 14th-century France?

3. What is the relationship between the rich and poor in 14th-century France?

4. What is the relationship between the king and the church in 14th-century France?

5. What is the state of trade in 14th-century France?

6. Describe the role and status of the church in 14th-century France.

7. What is the relationship between the military and money?

8. Describe Jean II's ascent to the throne and his war with the English.

9. What is the status of knights, and what is the state of military combat in 14th-century France?

10. Who are the Pastoreaux?

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