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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 king changes tactics, and pays Bedouin a fee to do what?
(a) Help them retreat.
(b) Show them a ford, over which the army crosses.
(c) Spy on the enemy.
(d) Kill the enemy for him.

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

3. The king, weak with illness, travels to Tunis, where what happens?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He and his eldest son are struck with fever.
(c) He converts the people of Tunis to Christianity.
(d) He dies.

4. How does the king barely escape with his life?
(a) Joinville pulls him up onto his horse as he rides away.
(b) Joinville and his company sneak into enemy territory and save him.
(c) The king bribes one of his enemies to help him escape.
(d) Joinville and his company locate a bridge and hold it for the king to escape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Queen of Cyprus order war?

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

3. The Sultan of Cairo is poisoned by who?

4. Spies in the camp of the Saracen report the leader is stating what and planning an attack?

5. While Joinville drives them from camp, what do they note in the distance behind rocks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the king lands at the castle of Hyeres in the lands of his brother?

2. What happens when Louis sends an envoy to the Sultan of Damascus? What envoy is sent to Louis? Why? What are the results of this envoy's arrival?

3. What information do the spies give regarding the Saracen's plans? How does the king react to this?

4. Describe the battle along the Nile.

5. What happens to Joinville's money?

6. Describe the battle with the Turks that ends with the king barely escaping with his life.

7. What does Joinville say about King Louis' dealings with the people?

8. What does Joinville do when he is summoned by the Empress of Constantinople?

9. What does King Louis do to reform his country?

10. Why does Louis take up the cross?

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