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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Sir John Hawkwood?
(a) An English lawyer.
(b) A famous pirate.
(c) A French landowner.
(d) A brigand commander.

2. What did the Cardinal do when Anjou took the throne?
(a) Fled the country.
(b) Organized a militia.
(c) Raised money for the government.
(d) Campaigned to have him removed.

3. Why did mobs rush the Jewish quarter of the city?
(a) The plague had made people superstitious, and they took it out on the Jews.
(b) Anjou had followed through on Charles's decision not to collect taxes.
(c) Money was in short supply and the mobs rioted.
(d) The Inquisition had made Jews seem threatening.

4. What technology was revolutionizing warfare in the 14th century?
(a) Observation balloons.
(b) Poison gas.
(c) Longbows and guns.
(d) Artillery.

5. What answer is offered for anything that cannot be explained?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Science.
(c) Religion.
(d) Astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had King Charles promised on his deathbed?

2. Where are the sons of the poor sent when they reach an age to learn a trade?

3. When would a wealthy child be sent to another castle to serve as a page?

4. What was a knight's work in the 14th century?

5. What did Philip van Artevelde order in Ghent when there were revolts?

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