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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. When is a child baptized ideally?
(a) At one year of age.
(b) On their fifth birthday.
(c) On the first day of birth.
(d) At two weeks' of age.

2. What language were the earliest playlets conducted in?
(a) English.
(b) Northern.
(c) Latin.
(d) Provencal.

3. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1184?
(a) An outbreak of plague.
(b) A crop failure and famine.
(c) A large fire.
(d) A bad flood.

4. How is a baby dressed until it can walk?
(a) The baby is left naked until it can walk.
(b) With very tight wrappings.
(c) With a loose-fitting dress.
(d) All in white, in the hopes that a witch cannot hurt him/her.

5. How is wire made by a blacksmith?
(a) Sending metal through a complicated system of grates.
(b) A mill wheel-type device that crushes metal.
(c) By sending metal through smaller and smaller holes.
(d) Manual twisting with tongs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a typical woman's education compare with a typical man's education?

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

3. How might a pregnant woman influence the sex of her infant child, according to the prevailing wisdom?

4. What is the widely-accepted currency in Troyes?

5. What is the difference between Jewish money lenders and Christian money lenders?

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