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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. How do diners wipe their mouths during dinner?
(a) With their hand.
(b) With a napkin.
(c) With their sleeve.
(d) With the tablecloth.

2. How might a pregnant woman influence the sex of her infant child, according to the prevailing wisdom?
(a) Sleeping on one side or the other can influence sex.
(b) Orientation of the woman in relation to the north pole influences sex of the child.
(c) Temperature of the woman influences sex of the child, and as such it is closely monitored.
(d) Eating a diet dominated by lamb usually results in having a girl.

3. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?
(a) The north and the south.
(b) The Latin quarter and the French quarter.
(c) The old city and the new city.
(d) The east and the west.

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

5. According to the manners of the time, how should bread be consumed?
(a) The pinkie finger must not touch the bread.
(b) It is polite to make loud noises when eating bread.
(c) It should be broken rather than bitten off.
(d) Bread is reserved as the very last food item consumed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the solar?

2. What city is the central subject of the book?

3. Who oversee the construction of cathedrals?

4. What must a Jew wear to identify his or her religion?

5. What is "churching?"

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