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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people can the castle of Coucy house?
(a) Two hundred fifty.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) A thousand.
(d) Five thousand.

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

3. Who built Coucy up in spite of being excommunicated?
(a) Comte d-Eudes.
(b) Enguerrand III.
(c) Abbot Guibert.
(d) Aubry de Coucy.

4. Which parties were in political conflict in the beginning of the 14th century?
(a) Rulers and the freemen.
(b) Rulers and merchants.
(c) Aristocrats and rulers.
(d) The clergy and rulers.

5. How did the 14th century begin?
(a) With large-scale wars.
(b) With a plague.
(c) With increases in agricultural production.
(d) With a population increase.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the church resist dissolution for its excesses?

2. What was the political situation like in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?

3. Who was exempt from taxation?

4. How did wealthy people display their wealth in the 14th century?

5. What was the castle of Coucy primarily built for?

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