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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. To whom did Philip de Artevelde offer allegiance after he assumed the Regent?

2. What book did people typically carry in the courts?

3. What turn of events allowed Enguerrand's forces to defeat Visconti's?

4. What did the Black Prince order his people to do in Limoges?

5. How does Enguerrand resolve his conflicting obligations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Roman Empire fell?

2. What difficulties is France experiencing at the time of King Charles's death?

3. What happens when Charles goes mad?

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

5. Describe the problem of brigands in the French countryside.

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

7. Describe the Genoese expedition to Tunis.

8. Who is Philip van Artevelde and what is his role?

9. Describe Catherine of Siena's personality and her influence on the Pope.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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