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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joinville and his men attack a Turkish camp, only to find nearly how many Turks right outside the camp?
(a) Six hundred.
(b) Sixteen thousand.
(c) Sixteen hundred.
(d) Six thousand.

2. The barons tell the king to return home. What does Joinville advise him to do?
(a) Continue to travel.
(b) Go home.
(c) Make his own decision.
(d) Stay.

3. Joinville explains he himself is stricken with what, but recovers?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Lung fever.
(d) The army disease.

4. Joinville tells of the king's wisdom and of his kindness to whom?
(a) His family.
(b) His employees.
(c) The poor.
(d) His men.

5. Why does the king hire Joinville to stay on?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is a good leader.
(c) He is very persuasive.
(d) His demands are high, as he needs to feed his company.

6. The people of Constantinople and the Comans become blood brothers, united against who?
(a) The Latins.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The French.
(d) The Venetians.

7. How many examples does Joinville give of Louis risking his life for others?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

8. What has the king arranged for his men?
(a) A place to rest.
(b) Conditions for their enslavement.
(c) Conditions for their release.
(d) A quick death.

9. What does Louis believe is worse than anything?
(a) Committing a mortal sin.
(b) Committing suicide.
(c) Being lazy.
(d) Being negative.

10. When the king arrives in Jaffa, do the Egyptians honor their agreement?
(a) Not at first.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Only at first.

11. Joinville is summoned by the Empress of Constantinople to Paphos only to find her how?
(a) Dead.
(b) Missing.
(c) Without a proper wardrobe.
(d) Ill.

12. He and the other barons are pushed to give up lands for freedom, and made to believe what is to happen to them?
(a) They are to be set free.
(b) They are to be tortured.
(c) They are about to be killed.
(d) They are to be enslaved.

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

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

15. Louis hires knights from Norway, who do what?
(a) Fish.
(b) Sing and dance.
(c) Hunt lions.
(d) Fight Tartars.

Short Answer Questions

1. The king himself is stricken with illness, but continues to do what?

2. Who are soon rooted out of the kingdom?

3. While there, he hears a sermon from Brother Hugues, who advises him to do what?

4. There is a war on all sides, and the king advances with his army, refusing to allow them to fight how?

5. On the trip, the army finds themselves attacked by who?

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