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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the five universities of northwest Europe as of 1250?
(a) Paris.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

2. What is usury?
(a) A material used to stuff mattresses.
(b) The process by which raw wool becomes sellable wool.
(c) The ability to use a church structure for ceremonies.
(d) Lending money at exorbitant rates of interest.

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

4. How many deniers make up one shilling?
(a) 4.
(b) 100.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

5. Which of the following is NOT a function of the church according to the book?
(a) Town council meetings.
(b) A marketplace gathering area.
(c) The place to conduct religious services.
(d) The place where a pregnant woman goes to have a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT done in the counting room?

2. Who lives in the attic of a home?

3. Why are the buildings of Troyes susceptible to fire damage?

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

5. Why is curriculum referred to as the liberal arts?

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