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

2. How many deniers make up one shilling?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 100.

3. How is mental illness treated by medieval doctors?
(a) As a religious problem, and therefore not treatable.
(b) With bedrest and counseling.
(c) With lobotomies.
(d) With magical intonations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a function of guilds?

2. What is "churching?"

3. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

4. How is time kept throughout the day in Troyes?

5. Who is a wet nurse?

(see the answer key)

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