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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. How many people share a wine cup during dining?
(a) Just one.
(b) The entire table drinks from the same cup.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. How wide are Troyes' city walls?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 1 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of a midwife?
(a) Soothing words.
(b) Jasper stone.
(c) Magical intonations.
(d) A hammer and awl.

4. How many leper's colonies existed in France around 1250?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

5. What does a midwife do?
(a) She is a mistress for the burgher.
(b) She is reported to ward away evil spirits with her relics.
(c) She buys food and other household items for the wife.
(d) She attends to a pregnant woman and aids her in the birthing process.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?

2. According to medieval medicine, how many "humors" are there in the body?

3. Why is it wise to restrict a baby's movements after birth, according to medieval wisdom?

4. How many deniers make up one shilling?

5. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the physical geography and layout of Troyes.

2. Explain how currency functions in 1250 Troyes.

3. Who is a midwife, and what techniques might she use in her profession?

4. Describe a typical dinner in Troyes in 1250.

5. What are some common sicknesses in the 13th century?

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

7. Describe a typical burgher family's home.

8. What series of events led to the "Dark Ages?"

9. Describe what a tanner does.

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

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