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

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

3. What is a lying-in chamber?
(a) The sleeping quarters for the burgher and his wife.
(b) A room reserved for a pregnant woman giving birth.
(c) An interrogation room for criminals.
(d) The sleeping quarters for the servants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the solar?

2. When is a child baptized ideally?

3. How does a typical woman's education compare with a typical man's education?

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

5. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?

(see the answer key)

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