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

2. How often does the typical city dweller in 1250 take a bath?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

3. What is a garderobe?
(a) A toilet located next to the sleeping room.
(b) A fashionable high-collared dress.
(c) A garden pest that ruins vegetable patches.
(d) A high official in the Church.

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

5. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?
(a) Charcoal smelting that leaves carbon in the metal.
(b) Ashes from the fire that leave carbon in the metal.
(c) Charcoal smelting that leaves copper in the metal.
(d) The quality of a blacksmith's hammer and anvil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time period is covered by the book?

2. The wool in Troyes primarily comes from which region?

3. How is wire made by a blacksmith?

4. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?

5. Who enjoys the right of coinage?

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