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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the king's brother, Comte de Poitiers, arrives at Cyprus, they decide to sail where?
(a) To Sri Lanka.
(b) To Baghdad.
(c) To Cairo.
(d) To Constantinople.

2. What is the army doing when the Turks again attack?
(a) Resting.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Running.
(d) Singing.

3. Joinville wants men to realize __________ of Louis.
(a) The power.
(b) The wealth.
(c) The intelligence.
(d) The greatness.

4. The Turks block passage to the French camp, starving the army, and as a result, the king decides what must be done?
(a) They must fight one more time.
(b) The men must return to France.
(c) The war must end.
(d) The camp must be moved.

5. The Saracens move to Acre, and threaten what?
(a) The gardens of Baghdad.
(b) The gardens of Constantinople.
(c) The gardens of Cairo.
(d) The gardens of Jerusalem.

6. Before the king leaves Saida, which he has fortified, what happens?
(a) The king is attacked.
(b) The king is given many gifts.
(c) He is thanked for his works.
(d) The king is wounded.

7. On the trip, the army finds themselves attacked by who?
(a) The Turks.
(b) The Babylonians.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Israelites.

8. Joinville gives most of the money to who for safe keeping?
(a) His brother.
(b) The church.
(c) The king.
(d) His men.

9. The envoy returns from Egypt with a covenant promising what?
(a) Peace with the French.
(b) If the king and his men travel to Jaffa on a certain day, the emirs of Egypt will also be there to hand off Jerusalem.
(c) Conversion of all Egyptians to Christianity.
(d) To kill the king and his men if they step foot into Egypt.

10. When Joinville finds he cannot pay his knights, what does the king offer to do?
(a) Send him home.
(b) Put him in his brother's service.
(c) Make him his indentured servant.
(d) Place him into his service.

11. While there, he hears a sermon from Brother Hugues, who advises him to do what?
(a) Convert the world to Christianity.
(b) Always be just, fair, and equal.
(c) Return to battle.
(d) Find peace with others.

12. When the Crusaders find themselves at Damietta, how many troops has the sultan placed there?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Hundreds.

13. Years later, a bishop arrives to investigate the life of Louis at the request of who?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Joinville.
(c) A priest.
(d) King Louis' family.

14. Because of what reason do the Templars chase the Turks and kill many of them?
(a) Greed.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Miscommunication.
(d) Fear.

15. What envoy has several encounters with those differing from the Christian faith?
(a) The envoy to the land of the Tartars.
(b) The envoy to Mongolia.
(c) The envoy to the emirs of Egypt.
(d) The envoy to the Sultan of Damascus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the king barely escape with his life?

2. The Sultan of Cairo is poisoned by who?

3. Why does the Queen of Cyprus order war?

4. The envoy coming back from the Tartars reports that they used the religious items sent by Louis to do what?

5. A sergeant calls for the troops to do what, as their king commands?

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