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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. Joinville goes on pilgrimage to Tripoli, and brings back gifts for whom?
(a) The king.
(b) His mother.
(c) The queen.
(d) His men.

2. Joinville gives several examples of phrases stated by Louis that show what?
(a) His various interests.
(b) His greed.
(c) His good teachings.
(d) His intelligence.

3. The Sultan of Damascus calls his troops from Gaza and enters Egypt, where the emirs of Egypt make a truce. What does this do to the truce with Louis?
(a) It solidifies it.
(b) It changes it.
(c) It strenghthens it.
(d) It negates it.

4. Joinville, in a ship on water, is also taken captive, but is not killed for what reason?
(a) He claims to be the king's cousin.
(b) He threatens the enemy.
(c) He kills the enemy.
(d) He is very wealthy.

5. On the way to France, the men narrowly escape fire. What has caused this fire?
(a) The men were smoking on the boat.
(b) A stove on the ship.
(c) A maid accidentally leaves clothing too close to a candle.
(d) Lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are soon rooted out of the kingdom?

2. Joinville and his men attack a Turkish camp, only to find nearly how many Turks right outside the camp?

3. Louis teaches that faith in God should be so complete that what happens?

4. Why does the king hire Joinville to stay on?

5. Joinville discusses the birth of the king, and how his mother raised him to believe in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Dedication? Describe this Dedication.

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

3. Describe the negotiations between the king and the Turks for the freedom of Louis' men.

4. What happens to Joinville's money?

5. What happens between the people of Constantinople and the Comans? Why?

6. What does Joinville say about the king's goodness at this point in the book?

7. Why does Louis take up the cross?

8. How does Louis become a saint?

9. 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?

10. What are the terms of the new negotiations from the new powers of the Turks? Describe how these negotiations play out.

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