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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dauphin Charles try to raise money?
(a) By selling indulgences.
(b) By borrowing from the Swiss.
(c) By devaluing the coinage.
(d) By increasing taxation.

2. How did people explain the advent of the plague?
(a) Centralization of power in governments.
(b) Corruption in the church.
(c) Planetary alignments.
(d) Unpaid debts.

3. What turn of events allowed Enguerrand's forces to defeat Visconti's?
(a) Visconti's mercenaries turned to looting.
(b) Enguerrand's forces received last-minute reinforcements.
(c) Visconti's forces were pushed into the lake.
(d) Enguerrand paid Visconti's forces not to fight or to fight against Visconti.

4. How did the church resist dissolution for its excesses?
(a) It enforced its power with well-armed militias.
(b) Its roots ran deep in Coucy society.
(c) It oppressed any dissenters.
(d) It could buy out any opposition.

5. When did the Dauphin reinstate the chancellors and dismiss the Grand Council?
(a) 1357.
(b) 1355.
(c) 1351.
(d) 1361.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the two types of plague?

2. Where was Jean kept during his captivity by the English?

3. What happened to the church during the plague years in the 14th century?

4. How did the black plague affect the animals of Europe?

5. Where did Sir Robert Knollys lead his army when he invaded France?

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