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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 of the following is a typical play activity for young children?
(a) Recitation of epic poetry.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Bear baiting.
(d) Cock fighting.

2. Who lives in the attic of a home?
(a) The attic is a guest room for customers.
(b) The burgher and his wife.
(c) Servants and apprentices.
(d) The children.

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

4. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) They share a one-story home with another burgher.
(d) Two and a half.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to ideal notions of beauty, how should skin appear to be considered beautiful?

2. Why must the housewife be especially careful in selecting food from the market?

3. Where are toilets located?

4. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?

5. According to the manners of the time, how should bread be consumed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the purposes of fireplaces in Troyes?

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

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

5. Describe the physical geography and layout of Troyes.

6. How is wool processed?

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

8. Describe what a blacksmith does.

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

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

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