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

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

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

4. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?
(a) Playing instruments.
(b) Telling stories of histories and legends.
(c) Holding political debates.
(d) Doing magic tricks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is the central subject of the book?

2. How is a baby dressed until it can walk?

3. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?

4. Why is it wise to restrict a baby's movements after birth, according to medieval wisdom?

5. How wide are Troyes' city walls?

(see the answer key)

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