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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must the housewife be especially careful in selecting food from the market?
(a) Many merchants try to dilute their goods to increase their profit.
(b) Poisonous food is rampant in the area.
(c) Food prices vary greatly depending on market conditions.
(d) Their burgher husbands have very particular tastes.

2. Where do the burghers get their name?
(a) From the cities they dwell in.
(b) From the commodities they deal in.
(c) From the food they sell within towns.
(d) From their reputation as hated money lenders.

3. 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) Temperature of the woman influences sex of the child, and as such it is closely monitored.
(c) Orientation of the woman in relation to the north pole influences sex of the child.
(d) Eating a diet dominated by lamb usually results in having a girl.

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

5. Why don't the merchants use carts on the way to Troyes?
(a) Carts can be easily stolen.
(b) Their wheels can get stuck in the muddy roads.
(c) Carts are considered bad luck.
(d) They are much more expensive than using pack animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many leper's colonies existed in France around 1250?

2. What two general sections is Troyes divided into?

3. Who lives in the attic of a home?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of a midwife?

5. Which of the following is NOT a step taken in the preparation of a typical dinner?

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