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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. What happened to Urban VI after he assumed the Papacy?
(a) He brokered peace between England and France.
(b) His power went to his head.
(c) He initiated an age of peace and exploration.
(d) He sought to unify the cardinals and archbishops.

2. How was uncultivated land used when there weren't farmers to farm it?
(a) It was turned into preserves.
(b) It was logged.
(c) It returned to wilderness.
(d) It was used for grazing sheep.

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

4. What did the Jacquerie inspire in France?
(a) Political discussions.
(b) Repressive measures from the king.
(c) Armed insurrections.
(d) Independence for peasants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the dominant belief about the shape of the earth?

2. How many people lived in Coucy in the beginning of the 14th century?

3. How were the English forces paid during their campaign in France?

4. Who threatened to come to England with his helmet on and 60,000 men?

5. Why is a knight loyal to the queen when the king is absent?

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