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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the manners of the time, how should bread be consumed?
(a) It should be broken rather than bitten off.
(b) The pinkie finger must not touch the bread.
(c) Bread is reserved as the very last food item consumed.
(d) It is polite to make loud noises when eating bread.

3. How tall are Troyes' city walls?
(a) 4 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

4. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?
(a) The old city and the new city.
(b) The east and the west.
(c) The north and the south.
(d) The Latin quarter and the French quarter.

5. How do diners wipe their mouths during dinner?
(a) With the tablecloth.
(b) With their sleeve.
(c) With a napkin.
(d) With their hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?

3. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?

4. What is an ecuelle?

5. Prior to Roman conquest, what state is modern-day France in?

(see the answer key)

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