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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was sex handled in King Edward's culture?
(a) It was treated openly in poems.
(b) Sex was discussed openly among initiates.
(c) It was an open secret, but it was not spoken about in polite society.
(d) All mention of sex was forbidden in society.

2. When does Gregory return to Rome?
(a) 1384.
(b) 1351.
(c) 1394.
(d) 1377.

3. How do the Saracens propose to settle the conflict with France?
(a) By siege.
(b) In full warfare.
(c) They want ten men from each side to fight.
(d) In single combat.

4. Who threatened to come to England with his helmet on and 60,000 men?
(a) The Green Count.
(b) Pope Gregory XI.
(c) Philip of Spain.
(d) Edward, the Black Knight.

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

6. What did King Edward's daughter decide on her way to her wedding?
(a) To become a nun.
(b) To become a poetess.
(c) Not to get married.
(d) To run away.

7. What does Anjou offer in return for safe passage back to France?
(a) Kent.
(b) Provence.
(c) The Loire Valley.
(d) Normandy.

8. What did the Black Prince order his people to do in Limoges?
(a) Destroy the town and slaughter the people.
(b) Take possession of the library and art collections.
(c) Open a Roman Catholic school.
(d) Collect taxes.

9. Who assumes the Papacy after Gregory?
(a) King Charles.
(b) Urban VI.
(c) Hawkwood.
(d) Enguerrand.

10. What does Enguerrand receive in return for ensuring that his men will not pillage?
(a) Promises of land.
(b) Payments from the French.
(c) Land to distribute to his officers.
(d) Payments from the Italians.

11. Who was captured and held without ransom?
(a) Captal de Buch.
(b) Chandos.
(c) The Black Prince.
(d) King Edward.

12. Which answer best describes Wenceslas IV?
(a) An alcoholic who was destroyed by constant warring.
(b) A scholar who advocated for persecution of demons.
(c) A virtuous man who was successful in bringing peace.
(d) A soldier who maintained his neutrality.

13. How does Catherine of Siena serve Christ?
(a) By praying incessantly.
(b) By giving away all her possessions to the poor.
(c) By copying the bible into foreign languages.
(d) By keeping herself in a constant state of discomfort.

14. How long after his visit to France did Charles IV die?
(a) Two months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Eight months.

15. Under what condition was sex permitted in the mid-fourteenth century?
(a) Self-discovery.
(b) Procreation.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Prostitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Cardinal do when Anjou took the throne?

2. Who was the first child of Kind Edward and Queen Philippa?

3. Who began to mint his own money upon news that the King of France was heading to Rome to make peace?

4. How does Enguerrand resolve his conflicting obligations?

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

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