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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 color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

2. 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.

3. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?
(a) Playing instruments.
(b) Telling stories of histories and legends.
(c) Doing magic tricks.
(d) Holding political debates.

4. Who lives in the Count's Castle?
(a) The Count of Champagne.
(b) No one.
(c) The Viscount.
(d) The Bishop of Troyes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a garderobe?

2. What is an ecuelle?

3. What city is the central subject of the book?

4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of gold over iron?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Jews tend to lend money at higher interest rates than their Christian counterparts.

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

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

5. Describe what a tanner does.

6. How do doctors of the 13th century differ from doctors of the Dark Ages a few centuries earlier?

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

8. How is wool processed?

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

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

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