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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the king react during the battle when his brother is the first in danger?
(a) The king retreats as he orders his men to save his brother.
(b) The king orders his men to surrender under the condition that his brother is allowed to go free.
(c) The king drives himself and his army into the area to save him.
(d) The king goes alone to save him.

3. The king decides he is returning to France when?
(a) At St. John's Day.
(b) At Palm Sunday.
(c) At Easter.
(d) At Christmas.

4. There is a war on all sides, and the king advances with his army, refusing to allow them to fight how?
(a) Without him.
(b) Without enough preparations.
(c) Without weapons.
(d) Without enough food.

5. Who are soon rooted out of the kingdom?
(a) Thieves and immoral politicians.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) The poor.
(d) Non-Christians.

6. The king, hiding in a village, gives what order?
(a) To ask for a truce.
(b) To retreat.
(c) To surrender.
(d) To keep fighting.

7. Why does the Queen of Cyprus order war?
(a) St. Germain agrees to take Comte de Bretagne's daughter as a wife and later refuses.
(b) Monte Christo agrees to take Comte de Bretagne's daughter as a wife and later refuses.
(c) Thibaut agrees to take Comte de Bretagne's daughter as a wife and later refuses.
(d) Dracula agrees to take Comte de Bretagne's daughter as a wife and later refuses.

8. The envoy coming back from the Tartars reports that they used the religious items sent by Louis to do what?
(a) Convert their people to Christianity.
(b) Worship their own gods.
(c) Falsely indicate to other leaders that the King of France had surrendered to him.
(d) Cook food.

9. Does Joinville accompany the king when he again takes the cross?
(a) No.
(b) Not at first.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only at first.

10. Joinville gives another example of the king's humility, as he does what?
(a) Protects the poor.
(b) Gives thanks for his battles.
(c) Gives money to the people of Jaffa.
(d) Defends a clerk over his own seneschal.

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

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

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

14. Eventually, the sultan and the king come to an agreement, wherein the king would surrender Damietta in exchange for what?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Cairo.

15. Joinville shows the king's fairness by relating a story in which the king upholds a charter. Does he have to uphold the charter?
(a) Yes, because it is a legal document.
(b) No, the seal of the charter is broken.
(c) No, he has the power to break charters.
(d) No, he does not have to follow the laws of men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joinville complains to the king that he is owed money by his employer, and the king does what for him?

2. When the Crusaders find themselves at Damietta, how many troops has the sultan placed there?

3. What does Louis believe is worse than anything?

4. Why is the king to return to France?

5. Joinville explains he himself is stricken with what, but recovers?

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