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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a knight's work in the 14th century?
(a) Nation-building.
(b) Politics.
(c) Policing the cities.
(d) Fighting.

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

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

4. Whom did the Jacquerie kill?
(a) Clergy.
(b) The pope.
(c) Peasants.
(d) Knights and nobles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are young women taught?

2. What resulted from the depopulation of Europe during the plague?

3. What was Enguerrange III known for?

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

5. What answer is offered for anything that cannot be explained?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jean II's ascent to the throne and his war with the English.

2. What technology affects the living arrangements in the 14th century?

3. Describe the Jacquerie rebellion.

4. What is the relation of the king to the nobles?

5. What is the relationship between the church and science in 14th-century France?

6. What is the relationship between the military and money?

7. Describe the 14th-century French entertainment that involved cats.

8. How does the plague affect Europe's economy and society?

9. How are taxes collected in Coucy?

10. Describe the castle at Coucy.

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