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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranged for the release of Charles of Navarre?

2. Why did nobles neglect to condemn the luxuries of the clergy?

3. What did Jean II do immediately upon taking the throne of France?

4. How did the church resist dissolution for its excesses?

5. How did Sir Robert Knollys avoid being condemned for breaking the treaty with France?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is love practiced in 14th-century France?

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

4. Describe the castle at Coucy.

5. Describe the Jacquerie rebellion.

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

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

8. What technology affects the living arrangements in the 14th century?

9. How does the plague affect Europe's economy and society?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tuchman describes a number of ways that societies in the fourteenth century disposed of superfluous people, in wars, in plagues, in the Inquisition. Analyze these squanderings, and describe the value society placed on human life in the fourteenth century. Why couldn't society find uses for these "extras"? Why were warfare and the Inquisition the best ways to dispose of them? Did anyone try to put the masses to better uses? What was the state of technology, that there were so many extra people? What was the state of agricultural production, to feed so many people?

Essay Topic 2

Jean II and Enguerrand were both taken captive--among many others--although they and their fellow hostages typically lived very well in captivity. Describe the politics of captivity for hostages, and the benefits captivity bestowed on the hostage takers.

Essay Topic 3

What was the role of women in 14th-century France? Analyze the role of women in French and English culture.

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