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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. Which of the following is NOT an assurance guaranteed to merchants by Troyes during the fair?
(a) The guarantee to sell their goods at a certain minimum.
(b) Protection against robbers.
(c) Recourse against debtors.
(d) Guarantees against cheaters who dilute their wares.

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

3. What are the ingredients of glass?
(a) Cooled tar.
(b) Wood bark and maple tree sap.
(c) Viscera from animal leftovers.
(d) Tree ash and sand.

4. What do the Keepers of the Fair do?
(a) They imprison any merchants who try to dilute their wares.
(b) They maintain the "key to the city" and are largely ceremonial.
(c) They hire security and handle logistics of the Troyes fair.
(d) They choose which merchants get to trade at the fair.

5. Why is the catapult of the Middles Ages superior to its Roman ancestor?
(a) Stronger iron joints.
(b) Stronger timber.
(c) The use of counterweights.
(d) A much longer catapult arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is mental illness treated by medieval doctors?

2. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of gold over iron?

3. What were the financial consequences of Crusades?

4. Who oversee the construction of cathedrals?

5. What is the subject of the playlet, "L'Mystere d' Adam?"

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