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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. There is a revival of theater in the 13th century. Where does it start?
(a) The private homes of burghers.
(b) At the market.
(c) The Church.
(d) The town square.

2. How many deniers make up one shilling?
(a) 2.
(b) 100.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of gold over iron?
(a) Gold is more rare and thus more expensive than iron.
(b) Goldsmiths earn higher wages than blacksmiths.
(c) Gold is a much tougher, harder metal than iron.
(d) Gold is more easily worked with than iron.

4. Why are the buildings of Troyes susceptible to fire damage?
(a) They are crowded together and made of timber.
(b) Generous fire insurance causes many cases of arson-related fraud.
(c) They are subject to fierce cross winds.
(d) Troyes has an unusually large number of arsonists.

5. What might a dying man request as a form of penitence?
(a) To dip his coins and other property into a vat of boiling oil.
(b) To be set upon a raft made out of ebony wood.
(c) To lie down on a hair cloth.
(d) To drink the blood of an ox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is mental illness treated by medieval doctors?

2. What dictates the severity of a fire in Troyes?

3. When is a child baptized ideally?

4. Chretien de Troyes' works are the basis for what legend?

5. Which might be a restriction against two people being married?

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