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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. What are the ingredients of glass?
(a) Wood bark and maple tree sap.
(b) Viscera from animal leftovers.
(c) Tree ash and sand.
(d) Cooled tar.

2. According to the manners of the time, how should bread be consumed?
(a) Bread is reserved as the very last food item consumed.
(b) It should be broken rather than bitten off.
(c) The pinkie finger must not touch the bread.
(d) It is polite to make loud noises when eating bread.

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

4. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?
(a) Four.
(b) Two and a half.
(c) One.
(d) They share a one-story home with another burgher.

5. Which of the following is an ideal quality of a wet nurse?
(a) A thorough understanding of Latin and Greek.
(b) Intense powers of concentration.
(c) The ability to play the lute.
(d) A strictly regimented diet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a typical mattress made of in 1250?

2. What is the most profitable type of fabric in 1250 Troyes?

3. What is the cathedral in Troyes called?

4. What color is untreated glass from the 13th century?

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

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