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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?
(a) Charcoal smelting that leaves carbon in the metal.
(b) Charcoal smelting that leaves copper in the metal.
(c) Ashes from the fire that leave carbon in the metal.
(d) The quality of a blacksmith's hammer and anvil.

2. What is the right of coinage?
(a) The right to buy property.
(b) The right to engage in money lending.
(c) The right to tell stories.
(d) The right to print and mint currency.

3. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?
(a) Iron.
(b) Timber.
(c) Stone.
(d) Adobe.

4. What is a superstition about childbirth mentioned in the text?
(a) Very particular lute music is played prior to and during birth, so the child will not be born deaf.
(b) The woman's face is covered with a cloth during childbirth, as it is considered ill fortune for a woman to witness the birth of her own child.
(c) The time of birth must be recorded exactly, which can be used to predict the child's future.
(d) A jongleur is made to attend the birth to ensure the child has a happy rather than sad disposition.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the beliefs of the Albigensians?
(a) Marriage is a wicked sin.
(b) The cross is not in itself powerful.
(c) The Redemption and Incarnation did not occur.
(d) Baptism is a worthless practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?

2. What are common maladies in the 13th century?

3. What is the computus?

4. What does a tanner use to soften an animal's hide?

5. What is a woman in 1250 NOT allowed to do?

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