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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. How were women portrayed in 14th century literature?

2. Where does Gregory say Rome is?

3. How does Enguerrand resolve his conflicting obligations?

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

5. When did Enguerrand marry Isabelle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Charles goes mad?

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

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

5. How does Charles of Navarre die?

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

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

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

9. Describe the Genoese expedition to Tunis.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Religious figures like Catherine of Siena and Pierre de Luxembourg acquired great renown and some power in their religiousness. Mystics sought the same influence by spreading their teachings. Analyze these figures and describe the role of the exceptionally-religious person in society. What was their role? What was their power? How did they influence the people around them?

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