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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. How much time does an apprentice generally spend learning his craft?
(a) 1 to 2 years.
(b) 6 months to 1 year.
(c) 4 to 12 years.
(d) 3 months to 6 months.

2. Educated wanderers who developed an irreverent brand of Latin verse were known as what?
(a) Goliards.
(b) Troyes.
(c) Jongleurs.
(d) Grammarians.

3. What is a garderobe?
(a) A garden pest that ruins vegetable patches.
(b) A toilet located next to the sleeping room.
(c) A high official in the Church.
(d) A fashionable high-collared dress.

4. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

5. Why is it wise to restrict a baby's movements after birth, according to medieval wisdom?
(a) The various humors (fluids) in a baby must have time to settle.
(b) A moving baby will make for an impetuous, nervous adult.
(c) A moving baby might twist and deform its own limbs.
(d) Demons will be able to more easily track a moving baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rules Champagne in the year 1250?

2. How are books regarded in the 13th century?

3. What is the literal translation of Rutebeuf?

4. How is mental illness treated by medieval doctors?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the beliefs of the Albigensians?

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