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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. What kind of detergent is used for laundry time?
(a) Soap only.
(b) Lard.
(c) Crushed rose petals and cream.
(d) Soap and ashes.

2. How is a baby dressed until it can walk?
(a) With a loose-fitting dress.
(b) All in white, in the hopes that a witch cannot hurt him/her.
(c) With very tight wrappings.
(d) The baby is left naked until it can walk.

3. When is a child baptized ideally?
(a) At one year of age.
(b) On their fifth birthday.
(c) At two weeks' of age.
(d) On the first day of birth.

4. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?
(a) The Bishop of Troyes.
(b) Several merchant families.
(c) The Viscount.
(d) The Count of Champagne.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the widely-accepted currency in Troyes?

3. What is the solar?

4. Why are soldiers hired by merchants on the way to the fair at Troyes?

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

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