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

2. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?
(a) The Bishop of Troyes.
(b) The Count of Champagne.
(c) Several merchant families.
(d) The Viscount.

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

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

5. Who lives in the attic of a home?
(a) The burgher and his wife.
(b) Servants and apprentices.
(c) The attic is a guest room for customers.
(d) The children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What structure is common to all floors of a burghers' home?

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

3. What is the solar?

4. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?

5. Which of the following is NOT done in the counting room?

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