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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which one of the following is NOT one of the subjects of the trivium?
(a) Rhetoric.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Music.
(d) Logic.
2. What are the ingredients of glass?
(a) Wood bark and maple tree sap.
(b) Cooled tar.
(c) Tree ash and sand.
(d) Viscera from animal leftovers.
3. Why would a guild donate money for the construction of a cathedral?
(a) Because the cathedral is a common meeting place they will undoubtedly use.
(b) They pay in the hopes the Church will protect them from bandits.
(c) So the guild can bribe a Bishop into giving them a share of profits derived from the new cathedral.
(d) They are required to by royal edict.
4. Which of the following is true about the cathedral school?
(a) All ages are taught together.
(b) Instruction is conducted in the vernacular.
(c) Grammar is taught with a crude version of phonetics.
(d) Students are graded.
5. Which of the following is NOT a right granted to citizens by a charter.
(a) The ability to negotiate military service with the feudal lord.
(b) The freedom from a variety of feudal taxes.
(c) The right to religious freedom of expression.
(d) The freedom to handle justice for certain crimes.
6. Which of the following is NOT an assurance guaranteed to merchants by Troyes during the fair?
(a) Recourse against debtors.
(b) Protection against robbers.
(c) The guarantee to sell their goods at a certain minimum.
(d) Guarantees against cheaters who dilute their wares.
7. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1188?
(a) A large fire.
(b) A bad flood.
(c) A crop failure and famine.
(d) An outbreak of plague.
8. Which of the following is true about Troyes by the 15th century?
(a) It rose to become a key center of military operations.
(b) It had ceased to be a center of commerce.
(c) It was a bustling metropolis, still larger than even Paris.
(d) It was practically a ghost town.
9. Chretien de Troyes' works are the basis for what legend?
(a) The sack of Troy.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Gilgamesh.
(d) The ugly duckling.
10. Which of the following is NOT one of the beliefs of the Albigensians?
(a) Marriage is a wicked sin.
(b) The Redemption and Incarnation did not occur.
(c) The cross is not in itself powerful.
(d) Baptism is a worthless practice.
11. How does "The Mystere d' Adam" end?
(a) In hell, with dancing demons.
(b) With Renard the Fox fooling yet another clueless hunter.
(c) With the detective solving the crime.
(d) With the hero rescuing the princess.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of the five universities of northwest Europe as of 1250?
(a) Paris.
(b) Oxford.
(c) London.
(d) Orleans.
13. Why are the buildings of Troyes susceptible to fire damage?
(a) They are subject to fierce cross winds.
(b) They are crowded together and made of timber.
(c) Troyes has an unusually large number of arsonists.
(d) Generous fire insurance causes many cases of arson-related fraud.
14. Why is curriculum referred to as the liberal arts?
(a) Because what's taught is not expected to make money.
(b) Because cathedral school is free to join.
(c) Because education is meant to be applied liberally, to all peoples.
(d) Because teaching methods are more art than science.
15. What is the most common execution technique in Troyes?
(a) Electrocution.
(b) Beheading.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Stoning.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the bell founder do to show his pride in making bells?
2. When a siege occurs, who generally has the advantage?
3. When does the "Hot Fair" of Troyes occur?
4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of being a mason?
5. What dictates the severity of a fire in Troyes?
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