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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Latin for "a place where people congregate inside walls?"
(a) Bourghas.
(b) Civitas.
(c) Publico.
(d) Ars.

2. Where are toilets located?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the solar.
(c) In the stable yard.
(d) In the attic.

3. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?
(a) A building where merchants may buy and sell wares.
(b) The city structure arising from a negotiation between merchant burghers and the feudal lord.
(c) The twice-yearly merchant fair held at Troyes.
(d) A religious monastery.

4. Which might be a restriction against two people being married?
(a) Differences in education level.
(b) They are too closely related by blood.
(c) Either one is a former criminal.
(d) They are too old.

5. How does a typical woman's education compare with a typical man's education?
(a) Women and men have the same level of education.
(b) Women are generally less educated than men.
(c) A man's and woman's education are so different, they are impossible to compare.
(d) Women are generally more educated than men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a garderobe?

2. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?

3. Which historical figure first encourages the merchant fairs of Troyes?

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

5. Who lives in the Count's Castle?

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