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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language were the earliest playlets conducted in?
(a) Latin.
(b) Northern.
(c) Provencal.
(d) English.

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

3. What is an ecuelle?
(a) The salt shaker.
(b) A hunk of bread.
(c) A large fork.
(d) A bowl filled with stew or soup.

4. What does a midwife do?
(a) She is a mistress for the burgher.
(b) She buys food and other household items for the wife.
(c) She is reported to ward away evil spirits with her relics.
(d) She attends to a pregnant woman and aids her in the birthing process.

5. Chretien de Troyes' works are the basis for what legend?
(a) Gilgamesh.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) The ugly duckling.
(d) The sack of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are relics?

2. How many deniers make up one shilling?

3. What subject did Geoffroi de Villehardouin base his masterpiece on?

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

5. Prior to Roman conquest, what state is modern-day France in?

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