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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. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?
(a) Four.
(b) They share a one-story home with another burgher.
(c) One.
(d) Two and a half.

2. Who lives in the "old city?"
(a) Only members of the Church are allowed in the old city.
(b) It is exclusively reserved for Jews.
(c) It is exclusively reserved for the the poor.
(d) Wealthy families, clergy members, Jews, and the poor.

3. What is an ecuelle?
(a) A bowl filled with stew or soup.
(b) A hunk of bread.
(c) The salt shaker.
(d) A large fork.

4. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?
(a) Timber.
(b) Iron.
(c) Adobe.
(d) Stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time period is covered by the book?

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

3. Which historical figure first encourages the merchant fairs of Troyes?

4. What is Latin for "a place where people congregate inside walls?"

5. Who lives in the Count's Castle?

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