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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why would a guild donate money for the construction of a cathedral?
(a) Because the cathedral is a common meeting place they will undoubtedly use.
(b) They pay in the hopes the Church will protect them from bandits.
(c) They are required to by royal edict.
(d) So the guild can bribe a Bishop into giving them a share of profits derived from the new cathedral.

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

4. Why are Jews in a precarious position in Troyes?
(a) The Jews depend on the spice trade, which is sometimes interrupted.
(b) Royals may decree to ban Jews at any time.
(c) The Church actively hunts Jews in order to convert them.
(d) Their temples are constantly vandalized.

5. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?
(a) Adobe.
(b) Iron.
(c) Stone.
(d) Timber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a Jew wear to identify his or her religion?

2. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?

3. What might a dying man request as a form of penitence?

4. The wool in Troyes primarily comes from which region?

5. What is the highest title a merchant can hope to obtain?

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