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

2. Who are the only types of people not allowed to be married?
(a) The extremely poor.
(b) Jews.
(c) Heathens.
(d) Jongleurs.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of a midwife?
(a) Soothing words.
(b) Magical intonations.
(c) Jasper stone.
(d) A hammer and awl.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?

3. Why is it wise to restrict a baby's movements after birth, according to medieval wisdom?

4. What material is used for ice skates?

5. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?

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