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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in siege mining?
(a) Digging under a wall.
(b) Catching the fire above the siege mine on fire.
(c) Using dynamite on wall support beams.
(d) Setting fire to wooden supports of the mine.

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

3. How can a town council member be elected?
(a) By the heads of the merchant guilds.
(b) By popular vote of the craftsmen.
(c) By popular vote of the peasants.
(d) By the feudal lord and the royal court.

4. Why are merchants reluctant to lend or provide money to the Crusades?
(a) They receive only a modest rate of return on their money.
(b) It is too much work to draw up the proper paperwork.
(c) Merchants are primarily Cathars who wish to defy the Church.
(d) The Crusades are not directly related to the country's safety.

5. What is Troyes' lasting legacy, even today?
(a) The Troy Theory.
(b) The Maxim of Troy.
(c) The Troy Weight.
(d) The Trojan Horse.

6. Which of the following is NOT a function of the church according to the book?
(a) The place to conduct religious services.
(b) The place where a pregnant woman goes to have a baby.
(c) Town council meetings.
(d) A marketplace gathering area.

7. Which one of the following is NOT one of the subjects of the quadrivium?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Astronomy.

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

9. What were the two French languages of the 13th century?
(a) Southern and Northern.
(b) Provencal and Northern.
(c) La Bouche and Western.
(d) Latin and Greek.

10. What are communes?
(a) Sewer canals that lead from Troyes to the nearby river.
(b) Special blacksmith anvils for working with gold.
(c) Cities which have negotiated charters.
(d) Long, slender tubes for glass blowing.

11. When did towns like Troyes first start being granted charters?
(a) The 4th century.
(b) The 13th century.
(c) The 8th century.
(d) The 12th century.

12. Which of the following did NOT lead to the decline of Troyes after 1250?
(a) A large flood in 1352.
(b) Less of a need for a central fair.
(c) Harsh taxation.
(d) Worker dissatisfaction.

13. What is a thema, in the religious sense?
(a) A theme that unifies the Gospels, such as sacrifice.
(b) A short passage from one of the Gospels.
(c) A small recess in which relics and statuary are placed.
(d) The Sunday service itself.

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

15. What are the characteristics of the Gothic font?
(a) Huge letters with no ornamentation.
(b) Lower-case and upper-case letters.
(c) Soft, flowing letters with fine lines.
(d) Stiff, angular letters written with heavy lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most common execution technique in Troyes?

2. What is NOT a common punishment for crime in Troyes?

3. Which of the following is true about Troyes by the 15th century?

4. Many of Thibaut IV's love songs are about which woman?

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

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