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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. According to ideal notions of beauty, how should skin appear to be considered beautiful?
(a) Ruddy and flushed.
(b) Shiny, with a high-gloss sheen.
(c) Dark and tanned.
(d) As white and flawless as possible.

2. What is the right of coinage?
(a) The right to tell stories.
(b) The right to engage in money lending.
(c) The right to print and mint currency.
(d) The right to buy property.

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

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

5. Why might a lord call upon his subjects to take up arms?
(a) In case of a crisis like an invasion.
(b) As part of a gauntlet competition put on for royal amusement.
(c) So he can look more impressive to visiting dignitaries.
(d) For explorations into the New World.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to medieval medicine, how many "humors" are there in the body?

2. Which of the following is NOT a function of the church according to the book?

3. What accounts for the difference between low justice and high justice?

4. What is Troyes' lasting legacy, even today?

5. What language are church sermons given in?

(see the answer key)

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