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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 Enguerrand's relation to the English King?

2. What did Coucy do in 1368?

3. Where does Gregory say Rome is?

4. What responsibility did Coucy assume when King Charles died?

5. Who began to mint his own money upon news that the King of France was heading to Rome to make peace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charles try to win the good will of his people?

2. What difficulties does Enguerrand encounter in remaining neutral between England and France?

3. What is Enguerrand VI's reign like for the peasants?

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

5. Why do the English commoners revolt, and how does Richard II quell their rebellion?

6. Describe the Genoese expedition to Tunis.

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

8. Describe Lionel, Duke of Clarence's wedding to Violante Visconti.

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

10. What are marriages typically like in 14th-century France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Italy was hardly ever at war with England or France, but the Italian region was often in turmoil and affected French politics. What was the role of Italy in French and English politics, and how was Italy act its role? What marriage, battles, uprising and policies in Italy affected France and England? Analyze and describe the role of Italian and Vatican politics in France and England.

Essay Topic 2

Peasant uprisings were a perennial problem in Europe. Why were peasants unhappy, and what did they gain by rioting? Did the peasant rebellions contribute to an improvement of the peasants' situation, or did the nature of feudalism change for other reasons?

Essay Topic 3

What are the methods and strategies used in war in the 14th-century France? Analyze the armed conflicts that are described in "A Distant Mirror" and describe the patterns and themes of armed conflict. Who typically fought? Nations, states, regions, families? How did they fight? What did they fight over?

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