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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Latin for "a place where people congregate inside walls?"
(a) Ars.
(b) Publico.
(c) Bourghas.
(d) Civitas.

2. Who lives in the Count's Castle?
(a) The Viscount.
(b) The Bishop of Troyes.
(c) The Count of Champagne.
(d) No one.

3. What time period is covered by the book?
(a) From Roman times to the middle of the 13th century.
(b) From 800 AD to 900 AD.
(c) From 250 BC to 800 AD.
(d) From the time of Socrates to the time of the American Revolution.

4. Who lives in the attic of a home?
(a) Servants and apprentices.
(b) The children.
(c) The burgher and his wife.
(d) The attic is a guest room for customers.

5. What city is the central subject of the book?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Troyes.
(d) Champagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the typical city dweller in 1250 take a bath?

2. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?

3. What is the solar?

4. Who lives in the "old city?"

5. How many people share a wine cup during dining?

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