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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 is usury?
(a) The ability to use a church structure for ceremonies.
(b) The process by which raw wool becomes sellable wool.
(c) A material used to stuff mattresses.
(d) Lending money at exorbitant rates of interest.

2. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?
(a) A religious monastery.
(b) A building where merchants may buy and sell wares.
(c) The city structure arising from a negotiation between merchant burghers and the feudal lord.
(d) The twice-yearly merchant fair held at Troyes.

3. What kind of detergent is used for laundry time?
(a) Soap only.
(b) Soap and ashes.
(c) Lard.
(d) Crushed rose petals and cream.

4. Where are toilets located?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the solar.
(c) In the stable yard.
(d) In the basement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many leper's colonies existed in France around 1250?

2. What is a woman in 1250 NOT allowed to do?

3. When is a child baptized ideally?

4. What time period is covered by the book?

5. Who lives in the Count's Castle?

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