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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. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?
(a) Servants chop and blanch vegetables.
(b) Food must be taken to the cathedral to be blessed.
(c) Meats must be roasted in a communal oven.
(d) The wife must visit the butcher's to select a meat.

2. How do diners wipe their mouths during dinner?
(a) With the tablecloth.
(b) With their sleeve.
(c) With their hand.
(d) With a napkin.

3. How often does the typical city dweller in 1250 take a bath?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Once a month.

4. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?
(a) The old city and the new city.
(b) The Latin quarter and the French quarter.
(c) The east and the west.
(d) The north and the south.

5. What city is the central subject of the book?
(a) Paris.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Troyes.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the Count's Castle?

2. Which of the following is a typical play activity for young children?

3. Why do housewives frequently refrain from wearing makeup or wigs?

4. What kind of detergent is used for laundry time?

5. Who lives in the "old city?"

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