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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Chapter 16, After 1250.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a typical play activity for young children?
(a) Bear baiting.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Cock fighting.
(d) Recitation of epic poetry.

2. When does the "Hot Fair" of Troyes occur?
(a) The first of Spring.
(b) September.
(c) July and August.
(d) Christmas time.

3. What subject did Geoffroi de Villehardouin base his masterpiece on?
(a) The sacking of Constantinople.
(b) The Norman conquest.
(c) The Spartans.
(d) King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake.

4. How many deniers make up one shilling?
(a) 100.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

5. Which of the following forms of punishment had largely fallen out of favor by 1250 in Troyes?
(a) Flogging.
(b) A thief having his hand cut off.
(c) Death by hanging.
(d) The process of ordeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a city's defense against the siege mine?

2. What language are church sermons given in?

3. What disaster befalls Troyes in 1184?

4. What distinguishes the Germanic legacy of justice?

5. Which of the following is true about the cathedral school?

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