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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. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?
(a) The east and the west.
(b) The Latin quarter and the French quarter.
(c) The old city and the new city.
(d) The north and the south.

2. What is "churching?"
(a) The process of going house to house caroling during Christmas.
(b) The process of baptizing a stillborn child.
(c) The process involving a lay person joining the church clergy.
(d) The process whereby a recently pregnant woman is allowed back into society.

3. Which of the following is a typical play activity for young children?
(a) Recitation of epic poetry.
(b) Cock fighting.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Bear baiting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What structure is common to all floors of a burghers' home?

2. What is a lying-in chamber?

3. Which of the following is an ideal quality of a wet nurse?

4. Who lives in the attic of a home?

5. Why do housewives frequently refrain from wearing makeup or wigs?

(see the answer key)

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