View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language were the earliest playlets conducted in?
(a) Provencal.
(b) Northern.
(c) Latin.
(d) English.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the beliefs of the Albigensians?
(a) Baptism is a worthless practice.
(b) Marriage is a wicked sin.
(c) The Redemption and Incarnation did not occur.
(d) The cross is not in itself powerful.

3. Who is Robert le Bougre?
(a) An infamous inquisitor who burned many heretics at the stake.
(b) The Prince of Champagne.
(c) A famous and wealthy wool merchant and moneylender.
(d) The mayor of Troyes in 1250.

4. What language are church sermons given in?
(a) Latin.
(b) The vernacular.
(c) Aramaic.
(d) Greek.

5. What is a thema, in the religious sense?
(a) The Sunday service itself.
(b) A theme that unifies the Gospels, such as sacrifice.
(c) A small recess in which relics and statuary are placed.
(d) A short passage from one of the Gospels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Troyes' lasting legacy, even today?

2. Who handles crimes involving members of the clergy?

3. Which of the following is NOT a tool of the bell founder?

4. Which of the following is NOT true about the Keeper of the Fair?

5. What is a windlass?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a theater revival occur within the Church?

2. What did 12th century charters accomplish for towns like Troyes?

3. What does a Middle Ages curriculum consist of?

4. How is the notion of sainthood changing in the middle of the 13th century?

5. How does a typical famine begin and progress?

6. What disasters occur in Troyes in the 1180s?

7. How do communes influence the matter of military service?

8. How much of a danger is warfare to a city like Troyes?

9. What are theories of justice based upon in the 13th century?

10. Describe playlets. What are proper subjects for playlets?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 822 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample