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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. How did towns react when Charles of Navarre's brother was ravaging the land?

2. Where are the sons of the poor sent when they reach an age to learn a trade?

3. What was the result of the agreement between the Third Estate and Dauphin Charles?

4. How did people try to avert the black plague?

5. What did the Jacquerie hold in May of 1358?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between the military and money?

2. What was the relationship between the church and the Knights Templar?

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

4. What is the relationship between the classes like in 14th-century France?

5. What is the relationship between the rich and poor in 14th-century France?

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

7. Describe the reputation of the estate at Coucy.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The French fought many battles against the English, but they also fought the Hapsburgs in Alsace, rebels in Flanders, and the Berbers in Tunis. Describe the difference between warfare against a distant city like Tunis and warfare against people closer by, like the Alsatians or the Flemish. How did the French undertake these campaigns differently? What was at stake in each kind of war?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the gap between rich and poor in the fourteenth century and the gap between rich and poor now. How are our times different from the fourteenth century's? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 3

What was Clisson's role in the French monarchy? Describe his temperament and his effect on French society and military policy. What does Clisson show us about the people who interacted with him?

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