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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author is depended upon for the central texts to teach grammar in the cathedral school?
(a) Plato.
(b) Cato the Elder.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Donatus.

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

3. Which of the following is true about Troyes by the 15th century?
(a) It was practically a ghost town.
(b) It rose to become a key center of military operations.
(c) It was a bustling metropolis, still larger than even Paris.
(d) It had ceased to be a center of commerce.

4. What is the purpose of the flying buttress?
(a) They are structures that make statues of the Virgin Mary appear to be flying.
(b) It is a coin used to inaugurate a new well or man-made pond.
(c) They are structures that support high cathedral ceilings.
(d) It is a bawdy tale used by jongleurs to entertain guests.

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

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons one might make a pilgrimage?
(a) To have a sickness cured.
(b) To have a prayer answered.
(c) To locate a lost relative.
(d) To do penance for a sin.

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

8. The tale "Flamenca" is an example of what type of book?
(a) Romance.
(b) Epic poem.
(c) Fabliaux.
(d) Transcription.

9. Why does construction of cathedrals often stop for extended periods of time?
(a) Stone is in scarce supply.
(b) Cathedrals are costly, and money often runs out.
(c) The construction schedule is set for religious reasons.
(d) Princes often stop construction by royal decree.

10. Many of Thibaut IV's love songs are about which woman?
(a) Queen Blanche.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) The Duchess of Windsor.
(d) Cleopatra.

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

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

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

14. What immediately follows the sermon in a typical church service?
(a) The Gregorian chant.
(b) The Creed.
(c) The thema.
(d) The Offertory.

15. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1188?
(a) A large fire.
(b) An outbreak of plague.
(c) A crop failure and famine.
(d) A bad flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how long does the Bible take to transcribe?

2. What is the Chartres mile?

3. Who is Robert le Bougre?

4. Who rules Champagne in the year 1250?

5. What is an example of "eye for an eye" justice?

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