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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 is a windlass?
(a) A musical instrument.
(b) A siege weapon used to destroy castle walls.
(c) A crane used to move heavy stones.
(d) Slang for a nagging woman.

2. What kind of detergent is used for laundry time?
(a) Lard.
(b) Soap only.
(c) Soap and ashes.
(d) Crushed rose petals and cream.

3. How is time kept throughout the day in Troyes?
(a) A large sundial in the middle of town is referred to.
(b) The Count's Castle has an official timekeeper.
(c) The church rings bells every hour on the hour.
(d) The church rings bells at three-hour intervals.

4. How many people share a wine cup during dining?
(a) The entire table drinks from the same cup.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Just one.

5. Which one of the following is NOT one of the subjects of the trivium?
(a) Grammar.
(b) Music.
(c) Logic.
(d) Rhetoric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many doctors are there in the Troyes of 1250?

2. Which might be a restriction against two people being married?

3. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

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

5. How wide are Troyes' city walls?

(see the answer key)

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