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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT done in the counting room?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Bookkeeping.
(c) Greeting of customers.
(d) Accounting.

2. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?
(a) Carts can be easily stolen.
(b) Carts are considered bad luck.
(c) They are much more expensive than using pack animals.
(d) Their wheels can get stuck in the muddy roads.

3. What city is the central subject of the book?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Rome.
(c) Troyes.
(d) Paris.

4. 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.

5. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?
(a) The city structure arising from a negotiation between merchant burghers and the feudal lord.
(b) The twice-yearly merchant fair held at Troyes.
(c) A religious monastery.
(d) A building where merchants may buy and sell wares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?

2. How might a pregnant woman influence the sex of her infant child, according to the prevailing wisdom?

3. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?

4. What is a woman in 1250 NOT allowed to do?

5. How wide are Troyes' city walls?

(see the answer key)

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