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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. Whom did Enguerrand marry in 1365?

2. Why were Enguerrand's men ultimately discouraged?

3. What territory did the King of England send Enguerrand to conquer?

4. How was Hawkwood's loyalty purchased by the Milanese?

5. How did the Genoese present their request for French military assistance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Enguerrand's actions against Charles of Navarre.

2. What luxuries do the nobility indulge in?

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

4. What conflicts take place in Italy after Robert's reign?

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

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

7. Describe Enguerrand's campaign in Alsace.

8. Describe the Genoese expedition to Tunis.

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

10. Describe Buckingham's expedition to France shortly before the French king's death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the national discussion about taxes today similar to or different than the discussions Frenchmen and Englishmen were having about taxes in the fourteenth century? How were taxes different then, and how did the societies respond to taxation?

Essay Topic 2

What was the role of women in 14th-century France? Analyze the role of women in French and English culture.

Essay Topic 3

Enguerrand was caught between two sets of loyalties, to England and France, and he served as an envoy between the two countries. What was the role of diplomacy in 14th-century politics? What tools besides war did political figures and monarchs use to enforce their wills and desires?

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