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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?
(a) Adobe.
(b) Timber.
(c) Iron.
(d) Stone.

2. What is a woman in 1250 NOT allowed to do?
(a) File lawsuits.
(b) Make wills.
(c) Vote on local political matters.
(d) Own property.

3. What is a lying-in chamber?
(a) The sleeping quarters for the servants.
(b) The sleeping quarters for the burgher and his wife.
(c) An interrogation room for criminals.
(d) A room reserved for a pregnant woman giving birth.

4. When is a child baptized ideally?
(a) On their fifth birthday.
(b) On the first day of birth.
(c) At two weeks' of age.
(d) At one year of age.

5. How did doctors describe the cause of illnesses in the 13th century?
(a) Disease is the result of contact with unhealthy metals.
(b) Disease might arise from an imbalance in the fluids of the body.
(c) Disease is a result of viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens.
(d) Disease is an act of God, and requires no rational explanation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a typical woman's education compare with a typical man's education?

2. Approximately how many doctors are there in the Troyes of 1250?

3. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?

4. What does a midwife do?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of a midwife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jews tend to lend money at higher interest rates than their Christian counterparts.

2. Why is childbirth a dangerous time in a woman's life?

3. Describe a typical burgher family's home.

4. How did communes contribute to the rise of the burghers?

5. Describe what a tanner does.

6. Describe a typical marriage ceremony.

7. How is wool processed?

8. Describe a typical dinner in Troyes in 1250.

9. What are the purposes of fireplaces in Troyes?

10. How did the Romans influence the area that is now France?

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