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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is consanguinity?
(a) A popular alcoholic beverage.
(b) An ingredient used to tan an animal's hide.
(c) The amount of blood-relatedness between two people.
(d) Forbidden and demonic blood magic.

3. Who lives in the "old city?"
(a) It is exclusively reserved for the the poor.
(b) It is exclusively reserved for Jews.
(c) Wealthy families, clergy members, Jews, and the poor.
(d) Only members of the Church are allowed in the old city.

4. What were the two French languages of the 13th century?
(a) La Bouche and Western.
(b) Provencal and Northern.
(c) Southern and Northern.
(d) Latin and Greek.

5. What structure is common to all floors of a burghers' home?
(a) A mattress.
(b) A rectangular eating table.
(c) A large fireplace.
(d) A statue of the Virgin Mary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is time kept throughout the day in Troyes?

3. What is the solar?

4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of gold over iron?

5. Why are Jews in a precarious position in Troyes?

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