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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 might a dying man request as a form of penitence?
(a) To drink the blood of an ox.
(b) To dip his coins and other property into a vat of boiling oil.
(c) To lie down on a hair cloth.
(d) To be set upon a raft made out of ebony wood.

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

3. How is a baby dressed until it can walk?
(a) With very tight wrappings.
(b) All in white, in the hopes that a witch cannot hurt him/her.
(c) With a loose-fitting dress.
(d) The baby is left naked until it can walk.

4. Why are Jews in a precarious position in Troyes?
(a) Their temples are constantly vandalized.
(b) The Jews depend on the spice trade, which is sometimes interrupted.
(c) The Church actively hunts Jews in order to convert them.
(d) Royals may decree to ban Jews at any time.

5. What structure is common to all floors of a burghers' home?
(a) A statue of the Virgin Mary.
(b) A rectangular eating table.
(c) A mattress.
(d) A large fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many leper's colonies existed in France around 1250?

2. What is the church's position on most games and entertainments?

3. What is a lying-in chamber?

4. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?

5. Which of the following is NOT a function of guilds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might a woman prepare herself when she wakes up?

2. Who was and was not allowed to get married?

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

4. How is wool processed?

5. Describe a typical burgher family's home.

6. How is money-lending viewed in this period?

7. What enterprises might a wealthy burgher pursue in order to gain more wealth?

8. Why is it important for a burgher to have a detailed will?

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

10. How is a woman restricted in medieval society?

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