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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens to Renier de Trit's son, brother, nephew, and son-in-law?

3. Who is Henri?

4. When Johanitza attacks Demotika, the people beg who to come to their aid?

5. Shaw states Villehardouin made it clear the problems between the Franks and the Greeks, as well as the greed of the Franks, led to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Henri captures Johanitza?

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

3. How is this first chronicle challenged? What does Shaw think about this?

4. What is known about the first chronicle?

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

6. What do the Crusaders do when the Emperor Alexius flees?

7. How do Lascaris and Henri come to a truce agreement?

8. What is known about Joinville's life?

9. What happens to Thibaut? How do his followers react to his demands?

10. What do the barons want from the Doge of Venice? What is the Doge's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joinville wants men to realize the greatness of King Louis.

Part 1) How is Louis great, according to Joinville? How has Joinville come to this conclusion about Louis?

Part 2) Do you agree that Louis is a great man? Why or why not?

Part 3) Who is a great person in your own life? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Many men desert the army.

Part 1) Describe these deserters and the reasons for deserting.

Part 2) How does this desertion affect affect the Crusades? What does this reveal about the feelings of the people regarding the Crusades?

Part 3) Should these men have deserted the Crusades? Why or why not? Should anyone be forced to take part in the military? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Pope Innocent proclaims that anyone who takes up the cross as part of the army for one year will be free from all sins.

Part 1) How do citizens react to this? Why does Pope Innocent tell them this?

Part 2) How would you react to a proclamation such as this? Why would you react this way?

Part 3) What do those in power do to influence the masses today? How does this compare to Pope Innocent's proclamation?

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