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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are common maladies in the 13th century?
(a) Bird flu.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Skin diseases.

2. How many leper's colonies existed in France around 1250?
(a) Two thousand.
(b) One.
(c) Zero.
(d) One hundred.

3. What is a woman in 1250 NOT allowed to do?
(a) File lawsuits.
(b) Vote on local political matters.
(c) Make wills.
(d) Own property.

4. How did doctors describe the cause of illnesses in the 13th century?
(a) Disease is a result of viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens.
(b) Disease might arise from an imbalance in the fluids of the body.
(c) Disease is the result of contact with unhealthy metals.
(d) Disease is an act of God, and requires no rational explanation.

5. What is the widely-accepted currency in Troyes?
(a) Marks.
(b) Pounds.
(c) Deniers.
(d) Doubloons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?

2. What does a midwife do?

3. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?

4. How do diners wipe their mouths during dinner?

5. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?

(see the answer key)

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