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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 does Gregory return to Rome?

2. Why was Louis II's marriage to Bernabo Visconti's daughter annulled?

3. When did Enguerrand marry Isabelle?

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

5. What did Coucy do in 1368?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the beginnings of the Inquisition.

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

5. What are conditions like in England in 1376?

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

7. What happens when Charles goes mad?

8. What bad news do the English get during their one-year truce with France?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were Jews treated in 14th-century France? Analyze the role of the Jews in European culture.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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