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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Prophets" is an example of what?

2. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1180?

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

4. What is an example of "eye for an eye" justice?

5. Chretien de Troyes' works are the basis for what legend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the process of ordeal?

2. How happened to Troyes after 1250?

3. How does a glazier create a stained glass window?

4. How were cathedrals paid for?

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

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

7. What are pilgrimages? What do people use them for?

8. What remains today of Troyes?

9. How does a typical famine begin and progress?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Central to Troyes' economic well-being are its merchant fairs.

1) Describe the schedule of the fairs? How many are there per year? What are they called? When do they occur, and for how long?

2) How many events are included in a typical fair? Describe each "stage" of a fair, and describe what goods are traded in each stage.

3) An early form of credit develops as a result of the Troyes fairs. Describe how this credit system works. Include in your answer the concept of "letters of promises to pay."

Essay Topic 2

Death and funerals are discussed in Chapter 5.

1) Discuss the importance of a detailed will. In absence of such a will, what is the danger?

2) What is penitence? How might dying individuals pursue penitence?

3) How is the body treated after death? Describe the funeral ceremony.

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 6 describes the host of necessary occupations one might find in Troyes in 1250.

1) List four different types of typical craftspeople. Describe the goods they produce, and the manner in which they produce that good.

2) What is a guild? What are the advantages of joining a guild?

3) What is the nature of the master-apprentice relationship? How does an apprentice become a master? What is a journeyman?

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