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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. When would a child learn combat?

2. What did the Pastoreaux do to oppose the Church?

3. What roles did the Church play in Coucy society?

4. How did wealthy people display their wealth in the 14th century?

5. What was the dominant belief about the shape of the earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the castle at Coucy.

2. Describe the Jacquerie rebellion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Jean II's captivity in England.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How mobile were people in the fourteenth century? Enguerrand fought wars from England to Tunis, but how many people enjoyed this degree of mobility? Is the idea of a small town local life in the fourteenth century a myth, or was it the reality for a large portion of the people?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effect Enguerrand's death had on the Coucy estate. How did he leave it? Had he improved it? Had it fallen apart? How had Enguerrand prepared his successor? Did those who assumed responsibility for the estate reflect his same values?

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