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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did people transport things in the 14th century?
(a) Caravans.
(b) Canals.
(c) Mule trains.
(d) Railroad.

2. How did the people who built the castle of Coucy allow for the people inside the castle to provide for themselves during a siege?
(a) They enclosed the surrounding farmland in walls as well.
(b) They built a network of underground entrances.
(c) They built installed a system of early detection for invaders.
(d) They built a moat around the castle for water.

3. Where are the sons of the poor sent when they reach an age to learn a trade?
(a) To apprentice with a craftsman.
(b) To serve in the military.
(c) To work for distant relatives.
(d) To study at a university.

4. How did Philip the Fair prove his claims of heresy against the Templars?
(a) By publishing intercepted letters.
(b) By raiding Templar meeting houses.
(c) By forcing confessions from Knights Templar.
(d) By playing off people's superstitions.

5. Who are more susceptible to the black plague?
(a) The clergy.
(b) The aristocrats.
(c) The knights.
(d) The poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could bastard sons buy from the church in the beginning of the 14th century?

2. How did the church make money in the beginning of the 14th century?

3. How did the poor organize to oppose the influence of the rich?

4. What became of Enguerrand's son, Thomas?

5. How are the wealthy different from the poor in the age they marry?

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