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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an activity commonly performed by jongleurs?
(a) Telling stories of histories and legends.
(b) Playing instruments.
(c) Doing magic tricks.
(d) Holding political debates.

2. What were the two French languages of the 13th century?
(a) Provencal and Northern.
(b) Latin and Greek.
(c) Southern and Northern.
(d) La Bouche and Western.

3. What does a midwife do?
(a) She is a mistress for the burgher.
(b) She buys food and other household items for the wife.
(c) She is reported to ward away evil spirits with her relics.
(d) She attends to a pregnant woman and aids her in the birthing process.

4. According to ideal notions of beauty, how should skin appear to be considered beautiful?
(a) Ruddy and flushed.
(b) Dark and tanned.
(c) As white and flawless as possible.
(d) Shiny, with a high-gloss sheen.

5. What does a fuller do?
(a) He removes wool of its impurities.
(b) He treats yarn to give it firmness and body.
(c) He digs graves.
(d) He spins cotton into pieces of clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many deniers make up one shilling?

2. How is time kept throughout the day in Troyes?

3. The tale "Flamenca" is an example of what type of book?

4. Why do craftsmen frequently work in full view of the public?

5. How many shillings make up one pound?

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