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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. Who are the only types of people not allowed to be married?
(a) The extremely poor.
(b) Jews.
(c) Heathens.
(d) Jongleurs.

2. What city is the central subject of the book?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Troyes.

3. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?
(a) Charcoal smelting that leaves copper in the metal.
(b) Charcoal smelting that leaves carbon in the metal.
(c) Ashes from the fire that leave carbon in the metal.
(d) The quality of a blacksmith's hammer and anvil.

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

5. 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) The baby is left naked until it can walk.
(d) With a loose-fitting dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a typical play activity for young children?

2. What is the most profitable type of fabric in 1250 Troyes?

3. What did a doctor do for common wound and injuries?

4. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?

5. What does a midwife do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when a burgher dies?

3. What are the purposes of fireplaces in Troyes?

4. How is a woman restricted in medieval society?

5. Explain how currency functions in 1250 Troyes.

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

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

8. Describe what a tanner does.

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

10. What are some typical dining manners observed in 1250 in Troyes?

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