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

2. What does a midwife do?
(a) She buys food and other household items for the wife.
(b) She is a mistress for the burgher.
(c) She attends to a pregnant woman and aids her in the birthing process.
(d) She is reported to ward away evil spirits with her relics.

3. According to the manners of the time, how should bread be consumed?
(a) It is polite to make loud noises when eating bread.
(b) The pinkie finger must not touch the bread.
(c) It should be broken rather than bitten off.
(d) Bread is reserved as the very last food item consumed.

4. Where do the burghers get their name?
(a) From the cities they dwell in.
(b) From the food they sell within towns.
(c) From their reputation as hated money lenders.
(d) From the commodities they deal in.

5. What is Latin for "a place where people congregate inside walls?"
(a) Civitas.
(b) Ars.
(c) Publico.
(d) Bourghas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

2. What is a lying-in chamber?

3. According to ideal notions of beauty, how should skin appear to be considered beautiful?

4. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?

5. Who lives in the "old city?"

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