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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does an apprentice become a master?
(a) By the retirement or death of their master.
(b) In a church ritual.
(c) By creating a masterpiece.
(d) By earning their master's degree.

2. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?
(a) The Viscount.
(b) Several merchant families.
(c) The Count of Champagne.
(d) The Bishop of Troyes.

3. Which of the following is NOT a function of guilds?
(a) They increase earnings of guild members.
(b) They ensure qualities and standards.
(c) They restrict competition.
(d) They increase the Church's power because of endowments.

4. What city is the central subject of the book?
(a) Troyes.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

5. Who lives in the Count's Castle?
(a) The Bishop of Troyes.
(b) The Count of Champagne.
(c) The Viscount.
(d) No one.

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

7. Who enjoys the right of coinage?
(a) Money lenders.
(b) Housewives.
(c) Princes and bishops.
(d) Bards.

8. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?
(a) Carts are considered bad luck.
(b) Their wheels can get stuck in the muddy roads.
(c) They are much more expensive than using pack animals.
(d) Carts can be easily stolen.

9. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?
(a) Holding political debates.
(b) Playing instruments.
(c) Telling stories of histories and legends.
(d) Doing magic tricks.

10. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?
(a) Charcoal smelting that leaves carbon in the metal.
(b) The quality of a blacksmith's hammer and anvil.
(c) Charcoal smelting that leaves copper in the metal.
(d) Ashes from the fire that leave carbon in the metal.

11. What is the donjon of the Count's Castle used for?
(a) It is home to many merchant families.
(b) Baptisms.
(c) Ceremonies and jousting tournaments.
(d) To imprison political prisoners and debtors.

12. What are common maladies in the 13th century?
(a) Skin diseases.
(b) Bird flu.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) AIDS.

13. How much time does an apprentice generally spend learning his craft?
(a) 1 to 2 years.
(b) 3 months to 6 months.
(c) 6 months to 1 year.
(d) 4 to 12 years.

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

15. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a lying-in chamber?

2. When is a child baptized ideally?

3. What is "churching?"

4. Who are the only types of people not allowed to be married?

5. How many leper's colonies existed in France around 1250?

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