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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. Who built Coucy up in spite of being excommunicated?
(a) Aubry de Coucy.
(b) Enguerrand III.
(c) Comte d-Eudes.
(d) Abbot Guibert.

2. How are the wealthy different from the poor in size of their families?
(a) They typically have larger families.
(b) They typically have smaller families.
(c) They typically send extra children away.
(d) They typically take in foster children.

3. What was Enguerrange III known for?
(a) His brigandage.
(b) His oppressive taxation.
(c) His conquests.
(d) The generosity of his noblemen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the Jacquerie choose as their leader?

2. How many people can the castle of Coucy house?

3. Who was put in charge of the money for knights and armies, as a result of the agreement between the Third Estate and Dauphin Charles?

4. What was increasing as the fourteenth century progressed?

5. What was the castle of Coucy primarily built for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the reputation of the estate at Coucy.

3. How are taxes collected in Coucy?

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

5. List the first Lords of Coucy.

6. Describe Chaucer's visit to France.

7. How are the Jews treated in 14th-century France?

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

9. How do people try to protect themselves from the plague?

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

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