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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) Accounting.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Bookkeeping.
(d) Greeting of customers.

2. 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.

3. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?
(a) They share a one-story home with another burgher.
(b) Two and a half.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

5. According to ideal notions of beauty, how should skin appear to be considered beautiful?
(a) As white and flawless as possible.
(b) Ruddy and flushed.
(c) Dark and tanned.
(d) Shiny, with a high-gloss sheen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where are toilets located?

4. Who is a wet nurse?

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

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