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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 disaster befalls Troyes in 1188?
(a) An outbreak of plague.
(b) A crop failure and famine.
(c) A bad flood.
(d) A large fire.

2. Who oversee the construction of cathedrals?
(a) Bishops.
(b) The mayor of the town.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Priests.

3. What is the literal translation of Rutebeuf?
(a) Red beef.
(b) Rough ox.
(c) Sex-changing hyena.
(d) Rude bagel.

4. What is a proper subject for a Rutebauf poem?
(a) A queen wandering her royal garden.
(b) A Bishop delivering a sermon.
(c) Intrigue at the court of Champagne.
(d) A peasant's horse breaking a leg.

5. What distinguishes the barbarian legacy of justice?
(a) A system of lawyers, evidence, and testimony.
(b) Duels, and the process of ordeals.
(c) The church system handles punishment.
(d) Crimes are considered personal, rather than civil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bell founder do to show his pride in making bells?

2. There is a revival of theater in the 13th century. Where does it start?

3. What distinguishes the Roman legacy of justice?

4. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1180?

5. Why is curriculum referred to as the liberal arts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What remains today of Troyes?

2. What subject did Rutebauf write about in his poetry?

3. How does a typical famine begin and progress?

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

5. How are mayors and town council members selected in Troyes?

6. Discuss Middle Ages teaching methods.

7. How are Middle Ages masons inferior to Roman-era masons? How are they superior?

8. How is criminal justice handled in Troyes?

9. Who are the Goliards?

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

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