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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. Prior to Roman conquest, what state is modern-day France in?
(a) It is primarily wilderness, dotted by a few small villages.
(b) It is populated with Vandals, and features several large cities.
(c) It is rich and fertile farmland, populated by large plantations.
(d) It is not inhabited by more than a few criminals and gypsies.

2. What is a proper subject for a Rutebauf poem?
(a) A peasant's horse breaking a leg.
(b) A Bishop delivering a sermon.
(c) Intrigue at the court of Champagne.
(d) A queen wandering her royal garden.

3. Which of the following is true about the cathedral school?
(a) All ages are taught together.
(b) Grammar is taught with a crude version of phonetics.
(c) Students are graded.
(d) Instruction is conducted in the vernacular.

4. What does the bell founder do to show his pride in making bells?
(a) He inserts a lock of his hair into the mold.
(b) He and a small team ring the new bell for three days' straight.
(c) He insists that a member of the town council ring the bell for the first time.
(d) He marks his bells with a custom signature or rhyme.

5. How does a typical woman's education compare with a typical man's education?
(a) Women are generally less educated than men.
(b) Women are generally more educated than men.
(c) A man's and woman's education are so different, they are impossible to compare.
(d) Women and men have the same level of education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a midwife do?

2. Who enjoys the right of coinage?

3. Which author is depended upon for the central texts to teach rhetoric in the cathedral school?

4. Why do craftsmen frequently work in full view of the public?

5. How often does the typical city dweller in 1250 take a bath?

(see the answer key)

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