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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. What were the two French languages of the 13th century?
(a) Latin and Greek.
(b) Provencal and Northern.
(c) La Bouche and Western.
(d) Southern and Northern.

2. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1180?
(a) A bad flood.
(b) An outbreak of plague.
(c) A large fire.
(d) A crop failure and famine.

3. What is a consignment?
(a) The process in which the church appoints a bishop to a particular town.
(b) The right to purchase all the wool for a particular person or organization.
(c) A process in which wine is distilled.
(d) The property given over from the bride's family to the groom.

4. How are books regarded in the 13th century?
(a) Books are exceptionally common, and fill most homes' shelves.
(b) Books are worthless, as almost no one can read.
(c) Books are rare and valuable.
(d) Books are derided for their silly tales and sloppy penmanship.

5. What dictates the severity of a fire in Troyes?
(a) Current population.
(b) Weather and season.
(c) Goods currently on sale in the marketplace.
(d) Number of criminals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of detergent is used for laundry time?

2. What might be a proper subject of a playlet?

3. What does a fuller do?

4. What are the characteristics of the Gothic font?

5. What is "churching?"

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