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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a common punishment for crime in Troyes?
(a) Flogging.
(b) "Eye for an eye".
(c) Lengthy prison terms.
(d) Death by hanging.

2. Who rules Champagne in the year 1250?
(a) Thibaut the Great.
(b) Queen Blanche.
(c) Geoffroi de Villehardouin.
(d) Thibaut IV.

3. Why might the church, the town, and the feudal lord dispute jurisdiction in regards to punishing a criminal act?
(a) Punishment might involve a significant fine, and each wants the money.
(b) Each has vastly different theories of justice.
(c) The church is generally much too lenient with punishing crimes.
(d) Each doesn't want the hassle of having a trial, and so they try to deny they have jurisdiction.

4. What is the most expensive and sought-after commodity of the High Middle Ages?
(a) Iron.
(b) Oil.
(c) Spices.
(d) Animal hides.

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

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

7. How are books regarded in the 13th century?
(a) Books are exceptionally common, and fill most homes' shelves.
(b) Books are worthless, as almost no one can read.
(c) Books are rare and valuable.
(d) Books are derided for their silly tales and sloppy penmanship.

8. Which one of the following is NOT one of the subjects of the trivium?
(a) Grammar.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Music.
(d) Logic.

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

10. What is a windlass?
(a) A crane used to move heavy stones.
(b) A siege weapon used to destroy castle walls.
(c) A musical instrument.
(d) Slang for a nagging woman.

11. What is the literal translation of Rutebeuf?
(a) Rude bagel.
(b) Rough ox.
(c) Sex-changing hyena.
(d) Red beef.

12. Educated wanderers who developed an irreverent brand of Latin verse were known as what?
(a) Jongleurs.
(b) Troyes.
(c) Goliards.
(d) Grammarians.

13. What color is untreated glass from the 13th century?
(a) Greenish.
(b) Reddish.
(c) Blackish.
(d) Clear.

14. How does "The Mystere d' Adam" end?
(a) In hell, with dancing demons.
(b) With the detective solving the crime.
(c) With the hero rescuing the princess.
(d) With Renard the Fox fooling yet another clueless hunter.

15. What is an example of "eye for an eye" justice?
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Death by hanging.
(c) A liar having his tongue cut out.
(d) A lengthy prison term.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the five universities of northwest Europe as of 1250?

2. Why are merchants reluctant to lend or provide money to the Crusades?

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

4. In 1250, church organs had which of the following characteristics?

5. What immediately follows the sermon in a typical church service?

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