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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Chapter 16, After 1250.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accounts for the difference between low justice and high justice?
(a) Geographical location.
(b) Whether it's handled by the Church or by the town council.
(c) Whether the prisoner is kept in the tower or the dunjon.
(d) Degree of severity.

2. How far did people come to attend one of the Troyes' fairs?
(a) It was a local event with only the citizens of Troyes involved.
(b) From all over the known world.
(c) From all other the Mediterranean.
(d) The vast majority of merchants came from Italy.

3. What is the highest title a merchant can hope to obtain?
(a) Esquire.
(b) Count.
(c) Duke.
(d) Sire.

4. What is a woman in 1250 NOT allowed to do?
(a) Make wills.
(b) File lawsuits.
(c) Own property.
(d) Vote on local political matters.

5. What distinguishes the Germanic legacy of justice?
(a) A system of lawyers, evidence, and testimony.
(b) Duels, and the process of ordeals.
(c) Crimes are considered personal, rather than civil.
(d) The church system handles punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is wire made by a blacksmith?

2. Which of the following did NOT lead to the decline of Troyes after 1250?

3. Why are the buildings of Troyes susceptible to fire damage?

4. When is a child baptized ideally?

5. What language are church sermons given in?

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