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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. How many people share a wine cup during dining?
(a) Three.
(b) The entire table drinks from the same cup.
(c) Just one.
(d) Two.

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

3. How is wire made by a blacksmith?
(a) By sending metal through smaller and smaller holes.
(b) Manual twisting with tongs.
(c) A mill wheel-type device that crushes metal.
(d) Sending metal through a complicated system of grates.

4. How many shillings make up one pound?
(a) 20.
(b) 85.
(c) 5.
(d) 200.

5. What is a superstition about childbirth mentioned in the text?
(a) Very particular lute music is played prior to and during birth, so the child will not be born deaf.
(b) The woman's face is covered with a cloth during childbirth, as it is considered ill fortune for a woman to witness the birth of her own child.
(c) The time of birth must be recorded exactly, which can be used to predict the child's future.
(d) A jongleur is made to attend the birth to ensure the child has a happy rather than sad disposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a midwife do?

2. What is the highest title a merchant can hope to obtain?

3. Why are Jews in a precarious position in Troyes?

4. Which might be a restriction against two people being married?

5. Which historical figure first encourages the merchant fairs of Troyes?

(see the answer key)

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