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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the ingredients of glass?
(a) Tree ash and sand.
(b) Cooled tar.
(c) Wood bark and maple tree sap.
(d) Viscera from animal leftovers.

2. What is troping?
(a) A process to soften animal hides.
(b) Words and melodies added to a traditional church service.
(c) Traveling as part of a long pilgrimage.
(d) A silly or impetuous idea.

3. Why might the church, the town, and the feudal lord dispute jurisdiction in regards to punishing a criminal act?
(a) The church is generally much too lenient with punishing crimes.
(b) Punishment might involve a significant fine, and each wants the money.
(c) Each doesn't want the hassle of having a trial, and so they try to deny they have jurisdiction.
(d) Each has vastly different theories of justice.

4. What is NOT a common punishment for crime in Troyes?
(a) "Eye for an eye".
(b) Death by hanging.
(c) Flogging.
(d) Lengthy prison terms.

5. What is the subject of the playlet, "L'Mystere d' Adam?"
(a) A rogueish prince who seduces a queen.
(b) The story of Genesis.
(c) The sacking of Constantinople.
(d) A horse breaking its leg and having to be put down.

6. What is the literal translation of Rutebeuf?
(a) Red beef.
(b) Rough ox.
(c) Sex-changing hyena.
(d) Rude bagel.

7. What immediately follows the sermon in a typical church service?
(a) The Gregorian chant.
(b) The Creed.
(c) The Offertory.
(d) The thema.

8. What distinguishes the Germanic legacy of justice?
(a) A system of lawyers, evidence, and testimony.
(b) Crimes are considered personal, rather than civil.
(c) Duels, and the process of ordeals.
(d) The church system handles punishment.

9. What is co-optation?
(a) People in political offices choosing their own successors.
(b) The requirement for spice merchants to weigh their spice at a single, regulated location.
(c) The right for a feudal lord to seize property at any time.
(d) Multiple families living in a single home.

10. What is the cathedral in Troyes called?
(a) The Cathedral of St. Ignatius.
(b) The Cathedral of the Divine Blessing.
(c) The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary.
(d) The Cathedral of St. Pierre and St. Paul.

11. Why might a lord call upon his subjects to take up arms?
(a) As part of a gauntlet competition put on for royal amusement.
(b) For explorations into the New World.
(c) In case of a crisis like an invasion.
(d) So he can look more impressive to visiting dignitaries.

12. Why is the catapult of the Middles Ages superior to its Roman ancestor?
(a) The use of counterweights.
(b) Stronger iron joints.
(c) Stronger timber.
(d) A much longer catapult arm.

13. What is Troyes' lasting legacy, even today?
(a) The Troy Weight.
(b) The Maxim of Troy.
(c) The Troy Theory.
(d) The Trojan Horse.

14. Who is Robert le Bougre?
(a) The mayor of Troyes in 1250.
(b) The Prince of Champagne.
(c) A famous and wealthy wool merchant and moneylender.
(d) An infamous inquisitor who burned many heretics at the stake.

15. "The Prophets" is an example of what?
(a) Playlet.
(b) Trope.
(c) Fabliaux.
(d) Poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most common execution technique in Troyes?

2. Approximately how long does the Bible take to transcribe?

3. How does "The Mystere d' Adam" end?

4. How are books regarded in the 13th century?

5. Why is pepper a highly-valued spice?

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