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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 are common maladies in the 13th century?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Bird flu.
(c) Skin diseases.
(d) Smallpox.

2. What language were the earliest playlets conducted in?
(a) Northern.
(b) Provencal.
(c) English.
(d) Latin.

3. What is a typical mattress made of in 1250?
(a) Goose feathers.
(b) Flour stuffed in sacks.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Straw.

4. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1184?
(a) A crop failure and famine.
(b) A bad flood.
(c) An outbreak of plague.
(d) A large fire.

5. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1188?
(a) A crop failure and famine.
(b) A large fire.
(c) An outbreak of plague.
(d) A bad flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between Jewish money lenders and Christian money lenders?

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

3. What are relics?

4. What is the widely-accepted currency in Troyes?

5. When a siege occurs, who generally has the advantage?

(see the answer key)

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