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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a function of the church according to the book?
(a) A marketplace gathering area.
(b) The place to conduct religious services.
(c) The place where a pregnant woman goes to have a baby.
(d) Town council meetings.

2. How is a baby dressed until it can walk?
(a) The baby is left naked until it can walk.
(b) With a loose-fitting dress.
(c) All in white, in the hopes that a witch cannot hurt him/her.
(d) With very tight wrappings.

3. Who lives in the attic of a home?
(a) The children.
(b) The burgher and his wife.
(c) The attic is a guest room for customers.
(d) Servants and apprentices.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons one might make a pilgrimage?
(a) To locate a lost relative.
(b) To have a sickness cured.
(c) To do penance for a sin.
(d) To have a prayer answered.

5. How might a pregnant woman influence the sex of her infant child, according to the prevailing wisdom?
(a) Temperature of the woman influences sex of the child, and as such it is closely monitored.
(b) Sleeping on one side or the other can influence sex.
(c) Orientation of the woman in relation to the north pole influences sex of the child.
(d) Eating a diet dominated by lamb usually results in having a girl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?

3. How did doctors describe the cause of illnesses in the 13th century?

4. What are common maladies in the 13th century?

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

(see the answer key)

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