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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wealthy burghers can expect to have a home of how many stories?
(a) One.
(b) They share a one-story home with another burgher.
(c) Two and a half.
(d) Four.

3. Which might be a restriction against two people being married?
(a) They are too old.
(b) Differences in education level.
(c) They are too closely related by blood.
(d) Either one is a former criminal.

4. What color is a burgher's house covered in upon his death?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

5. What is Latin for "a place where people congregate inside walls?"
(a) Bourghas.
(b) Publico.
(c) Civitas.
(d) Ars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the solar?

2. Which historical figure first encourages the merchant fairs of Troyes?

3. How is time kept throughout the day in Troyes?

4. How did doctors describe the cause of illnesses in the 13th century?

5. Why must the housewife be especially careful in selecting food from the market?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some common sicknesses in the 13th century?

2. Describe a typical marriage ceremony.

3. Why is it important for a burgher to have a detailed will?

4. Describe the journey a merchant might take to a fair in Troyes.

5. How might a woman prepare herself when she wakes up?

6. Who was and was not allowed to get married?

7. How is a woman restricted in medieval society?

8. In the tenth and eleventh centuries, what helped cement the growth of bourgs?

9. What are some typical dining manners observed in 1250 in Troyes?

10. How did the Romans influence the area that is now France?

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