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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. Which might be a restriction against two people being married?
(a) They are too old.
(b) They are too closely related by blood.
(c) Either one is a former criminal.
(d) Differences in education level.

2. Why do craftsmen frequently work in full view of the public?
(a) So that everyone can see their skill.
(b) In a show of honesty required by the merchants' guild.
(c) Because that is the policy of the Count of Champagne.
(d) Because that is church policy.

3. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?
(a) Food must be taken to the cathedral to be blessed.
(b) Meats must be roasted in a communal oven.
(c) The wife must visit the butcher's to select a meat.
(d) Servants chop and blanch vegetables.

4. How might a pregnant woman influence the sex of her infant child, according to the prevailing wisdom?
(a) Temperature of the woman influences sex of the child, and as such it is closely monitored.
(b) Orientation of the woman in relation to the north pole influences sex of the child.
(c) Eating a diet dominated by lamb usually results in having a girl.
(d) Sleeping on one side or the other can influence sex.

5. According to ideal notions of beauty, how should skin appear to be considered beautiful?
(a) As white and flawless as possible.
(b) Shiny, with a high-gloss sheen.
(c) Ruddy and flushed.
(d) Dark and tanned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What material is used for ice skates?

2. What is consanguinity?

3. What is a garderobe?

4. What are common maladies in the 13th century?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the physical geography and layout of Troyes.

2. Describe the journey a merchant might take to a fair in Troyes.

3. Explain how currency functions in 1250 Troyes.

4. What are some typical household duties a wife or her servant is expected to perform?

5. In the tenth and eleventh centuries, what helped cement the growth of bourgs?

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

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

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

9. Describe a typical dinner in Troyes in 1250.

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

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