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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Coucy in 1197?
(a) It was sold as a commune.
(b) It was attacked and ravaged.
(c) It was consolidated with neighboring territories.
(d) It was developed into a castle.

3. What were the first signs of the people rebelling against the church?
(a) Luddites destroy machinery in the textile indutry.
(b) Church attendance declined.
(c) The gap between rich and poor widened.
(d) The Papal tax collectors were attacked.

4. What did the Third Estate accomplish while Jean II was a captive of the English?
(a) They signed the Magna Carta.
(b) They killed Jean II's son.
(c) They conquered Calais and bordering lands.
(d) They gained control over the monarchy.

5. What was the most applied science in the 14th century?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) Prophecy.
(d) Bridge-building.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was put in charge of the money for knights and armies, as a result of the agreement between the Third Estate and Dauphin Charles?

3. When did Herve built the first castle in Coucy?

4. What did people believe about the plague?

5. Which figures in the church offered believers solace?

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