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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. How does a typical woman's education compare with a typical man's education?
(a) Women and men have the same level of education.
(b) Women are generally less educated than men.
(c) Women are generally more educated than men.
(d) A man's and woman's education are so different, they are impossible to compare.

2. Who is a wet nurse?
(a) A woman who attends to drowning victims.
(b) A woman who nurses another woman's baby.
(c) A magician who lives in the swamp.
(d) A doctor specializing in the fluids of the body.

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

4. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?
(a) Holding political debates.
(b) Telling stories of histories and legends.
(c) Doing magic tricks.
(d) Playing instruments.

5. Who lives in the Count's Castle?
(a) The Count of Champagne.
(b) No one.
(c) The Viscount.
(d) The Bishop of Troyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a superstition about childbirth mentioned in the text?

2. What is consanguinity?

3. Which of the following is a typical play activity for young children?

4. What kind of detergent is used for laundry time?

5. What is the church's position on most games and entertainments?

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