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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. Whom did Enguerrand marry in 1365?
(a) Philippa.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

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

4. When does Gregory return to Rome?
(a) 1377.
(b) 1351.
(c) 1384.
(d) 1394.

5. Why did mobs rush the Jewish quarter of the city?
(a) The plague had made people superstitious, and they took it out on the Jews.
(b) Money was in short supply and the mobs rioted.
(c) The Inquisition had made Jews seem threatening.
(d) Anjou had followed through on Charles's decision not to collect taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was captured and held without ransom?

2. What territories did Enguerrand want to acquire?

3. What city did the papal forces fail to take under Gregory XI?

4. Why were the French reluctant to commit troops as the Genoese wanted?

5. Who began to mint his own money upon news that the King of France was heading to Rome to make peace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What luxuries do the nobility indulge in?

2. What is Enguerrand VI's reign like for the peasants?

3. How is the Black Death handled when it returns in 1373-74?

4. What difficulties does Enguerrand encounter in remaining neutral between England and France?

5. Describe the beginnings of the Inquisition.

6. What are conditions like in England in 1376?

7. What happens when Charles goes mad?

8. What conflicts take place in Italy after Robert's reign?

9. How is Charles almost killed during his pilgrimage of thanks?

10. What difficulties is France experiencing at the time of King Charles's death?

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