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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The expedition would travel to Cairo to crush the Turks first, and would meet in Venice by when in 1202?
(a) Saint Joseph's Day.
(b) Saint Thomas's Day.
(c) Saint John's Day.
(d) Saint Matthew's Day.

2. The army then takes the prince near the walls of Constantinople and does what?
(a) Threatens him.
(b) Shows him to the people.
(c) Throws him over a wall.
(d) Asks him to beg his people for forgiveness.

3. As Lascaris attacks the lands on one side of the straits, Johanitza attacks what city?
(a) Adrianople.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Kibotos.
(d) Demotika.

4. The Emperor leaves for a tour of his empire to regain support, but, during that time, what happens?
(a) The British attack Constantinople.
(b) He dies.
(c) His lands fall into the hands of the French and Venetians.
(d) The Latins and the Greeks in the city have a large argument, during which the Latins set fire to the city.

5. The barons camp at the tower of ________, knowing the Greeks will soon attack. When they do so the following morning, they are defeated swiftly, and the army takes the tower.
(a) Constantine.
(b) Venice.
(c) Pisa.
(d) Galata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around 1244, what promise did King Louis IX make to God?

2. When Marquis de Montferrat arrives, he requests that Baudouin not do what?

3. The translator, R.B. Shaw, begins the novel with a brief introduction that explains what?

4. For how long was this holy city transferred back and forth between Christians and the Turks before a Holy War was initiated by Pope Gregory VII?

5. Other troops land in a town near Turkey, and do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Murzuphlus' fate?

2. Describe what takes place when it is decided that an emperor must be elected.

3. Why does the new Emperor leave? What happens when he leaves?

4. What happens on the day of the main attack?

5. What happens when many men do not manage to arrive in Venice after Easter in 1202?

6. What happens when the Venetians show the French the warships they have created?

7. What is known about Joinville's account of the crusade?

8. When Henri and his troops come to help the Greeks, what decision do they make? How does this battle with Johanitza end?

9. What trouble takes place between Baudouin and Marquis de Montferrat? How is a peace negotiated between these two men?

10. What is known about the first chronicle?

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