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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a typical penance imposed in the beginning of the 14th century?

2. Where are young women taught?

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

4. What did Edward hope to get by keeping Jean II captive?

5. What did the Jacquerie inspire in France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reputation of the estate at Coucy.

2. How are the Jews treated in 14th-century France?

3. What is the relationship between the classes like in 14th-century France?

4. What is the relationship between the king and the church in 14th-century France?

5. Describe the role and status of the church in 14th-century France.

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

7. List the first Lords of Coucy.

8. Describe Jean II's captivity in England.

9. Describe Chaucer's visit to France.

10. What does Dauphin Charles ordain during Jean II's captivity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the gap between rich and poor in the fourteenth century and the gap between rich and poor now. How are our times different from the fourteenth century's? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

American government officials used the word "crusade" to describe the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Compare and contrast these wars with the "crusades" launched against the Berbers in Tunis and the Turks in Hungary. How were they similar? How were they different?

Essay Topic 3

Italy was hardly ever at war with England or France, but the Italian region was often in turmoil and affected French politics. What was the role of Italy in French and English politics, and how was Italy act its role? What marriage, battles, uprising and policies in Italy affected France and England? Analyze and describe the role of Italian and Vatican politics in France and England.

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