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

2. How did Enguerrand punish looters?
(a) He did not punish them.
(b) Hard labor.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Fines.

3. Who was Sir John Hawkwood?
(a) A famous pirate.
(b) A brigand commander.
(c) A French landowner.
(d) An English lawyer.

4. What were many people waiting for during the plague years?
(a) Total war.
(b) A cure for the plague.
(c) Papal intercession.
(d) The end of time.

5. Which answer best describes Wenceslas IV?
(a) An alcoholic who was destroyed by constant warring.
(b) A scholar who advocated for persecution of demons.
(c) A virtuous man who was successful in bringing peace.
(d) A soldier who maintained his neutrality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first child of Kind Edward and Queen Philippa?

3. What did Anjou ask for before his death?

4. What did Coucy do in 1368?

5. How do the Saracens propose to settle the conflict with France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Genoese expedition to Tunis.

2. Describe Buckingham's expedition to France shortly before the French king's death.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Lionel, Duke of Clarence's wedding to Violante Visconti.

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

10. Describe Roman Emperor Charles IV's visit to Paris.

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