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

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of a midwife?
(a) Soothing words.
(b) A hammer and awl.
(c) Jasper stone.
(d) Magical intonations.

3. What accounts for varying degrees of quality in iron, as fashioned by a blacksmith?
(a) Charcoal smelting that leaves copper in the metal.
(b) Charcoal smelting that leaves carbon in the metal.
(c) The quality of a blacksmith's hammer and anvil.
(d) Ashes from the fire that leave carbon in the metal.

4. What are the majority of homes in Troyes made from?
(a) Timber.
(b) Stone.
(c) Adobe.
(d) Iron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What material is used for ice skates?

2. What does a tanner use to soften an animal's hide?

3. What is the most profitable type of fabric in 1250 Troyes?

4. What is the donjon of the Count's Castle used for?

5. What is the right of coinage?

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