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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a garderobe?
(a) A toilet located next to the sleeping room.
(b) A fashionable high-collared dress.
(c) A high official in the Church.
(d) A garden pest that ruins vegetable patches.

3. When is a Caesarian section typically performed in the case of a woman giving birth?
(a) Only if the woman has died, or the child has died in the womb.
(b) The Bishop determines whether a birth should be done via Caesarian section.
(c) The midwife makes the determination to have a Caesarian section.
(d) Caesarian section is more typical than a natural childbirth.

4. What is a "commune" as defined by this book?
(a) A religious monastery.
(b) The city structure arising from a negotiation between merchant burghers and the feudal lord.
(c) The twice-yearly merchant fair held at Troyes.
(d) A building where merchants may buy and sell wares.

5. What is a lying-in chamber?
(a) A room reserved for a pregnant woman giving birth.
(b) The sleeping quarters for the servants.
(c) An interrogation room for criminals.
(d) The sleeping quarters for the burgher and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

2. Who lives in the "old city?"

3. How is a baby dressed until it can walk?

4. Prior to Roman conquest, what state is modern-day France in?

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

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