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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the only types of people not allowed to be married?
(a) Jews.
(b) Jongleurs.
(c) The extremely poor.
(d) Heathens.

2. What are common maladies in the 13th century?
(a) Bird flu.
(b) Skin diseases.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Smallpox.

3. What is usury?
(a) The process by which raw wool becomes sellable wool.
(b) Lending money at exorbitant rates of interest.
(c) The ability to use a church structure for ceremonies.
(d) A material used to stuff mattresses.

4. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

5. Approximately how many doctors are there in the Troyes of 1250?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 100.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a consignment?

2. Which of the following is an ideal quality of a wet nurse?

3. What does a tanner use to soften an animal's hide?

4. Why do craftsmen frequently work in full view of the public?

5. When a siege occurs, who generally has the advantage?

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