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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. Under what condition was sex permitted in the mid-fourteenth century?
(a) Self-discovery.
(b) Procreation.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Prostitution.

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

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

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

5. What did Gerard Groote found?
(a) The Knights Templar.
(b) The Saracens.
(c) The Freemasons.
(d) The Brethren of the Common.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enguerrand receive in return for ensuring that his men will not pillage?

2. What does Leopold suggest that people do, in towns threatened by Enguerrand?

3. What turn of events allowed Enguerrand's forces to defeat Visconti's?

4. Who convinced Gregory XI to hire mercenaries against the Italians?

5. What did the commoners do when King Charles died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad news do the English get during their one-year truce with France?

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

3. How does Charles try to win the good will of his people?

4. Who is Philip van Artevelde and what is his role?

5. What luxuries do the nobility indulge in?

6. What happened when the Roman Empire fell?

7. Describe Enguerrand's actions against Charles of Navarre.

8. Describe the marriage of Isabella and Enguerrand.

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

10. What are marriages typically like in 14th-century France?

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