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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. Why must the housewife be especially careful in selecting food from the market?
(a) Their burgher husbands have very particular tastes.
(b) Food prices vary greatly depending on market conditions.
(c) Poisonous food is rampant in the area.
(d) Many merchants try to dilute their goods to increase their profit.

2. Why do craftsmen frequently work in full view of the public?
(a) In a show of honesty required by the merchants' guild.
(b) Because that is the policy of the Count of Champagne.
(c) So that everyone can see their skill.
(d) Because that is church policy.

3. 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.

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

5. Why are soldiers hired by merchants on the way to the fair at Troyes?
(a) For protection from bandits.
(b) For the exertion of political power.
(c) As a status symbol.
(d) To scout out the correct routes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is the central subject of the book?

2. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?

3. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?

4. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?

5. When is a Caesarian section typically performed in the case of a woman giving birth?

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