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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were music and medicine lumped together in the 14th century?
(a) They both aimed to harmonize the body.
(b) They both drew on the same spirits.
(c) They both used resonance to heal.
(d) They both relied on mystical intervals of sound and tone.

2. Which figures in the church offered believers solace?
(a) The bishops.
(b) The worshippers themselves.
(c) The pope.
(d) Patron saints.

3. How did the poor organize to oppose the influence of the rich?
(a) They formed brotherhoods.
(b) They held town hall meetings.
(c) They formed militias.
(d) They formed labor unions.

4. How did wealthy people display their wealth in the 14th century?
(a) By owning slaves.
(b) By traveling abroad.
(c) By paying taxes.
(d) By displaying tapestries.

5. What happened to the church during the plague years in the 14th century?
(a) It became more inclusive in order to maintain congregations.
(b) It gained authority as people died, and the church took their lands.
(c) It lost its authority because it could not stop the plague.
(d) It gained adherents as people sought explanations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded an Augustinian monastery in Coucy?

2. How did the 14th century begin?

3. What was Enguerrange III known for?

4. What roles did the Church play in Coucy society?

5. What opportunity made warfare attractive to peasants?

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