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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. What was Enguerrange III known for?

2. What was a knight's work in the 14th century?

3. When did Jean II take the throne of France?

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

5. Whom did the Jacquerie choose as their leader?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the Pastoreaux?

4. What does Dauphin Charles ordain during Jean II's captivity?

5. Describe Jean II's captivity in England.

6. How do people explain the presence of the Black Plague?

7. Describe the reputation of the estate at Coucy.

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

9. Describe the castle at Coucy.

10. How are women seen in 14th-century France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role corruption played in the church and in the government in the fourteenth century. How did the nobles or clergy get away with being so corrupt? What factors allowed the corruption to persist for so long? Use your answer to characterize fourteenth century society.

Essay Topic 2

How did feudalism change during the course of the fourteenth century in France? Cite the specific policies and leaders whose decisions changed the nature of feudalism, but also describe the social and economic influences that forced it to change.

Essay Topic 3

Kings often times had difficulty raising money to pay for their armies. Analyze the strategies kings used--taxation, devaluation, conquest, pillage--to describe the finances of warfare in the fourteenth century.

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