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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the attic of a home?

2. What structure is common to all floors of a burghers' home?

3. What material is used for ice skates?

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

5. What might a dying man request as a form of penitence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some typical household duties a wife or her servant is expected to perform?

2. How is wool processed?

3. How is a woman restricted in medieval society?

4. How do doctors of the 13th century differ from doctors of the Dark Ages a few centuries earlier?

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

6. How is money-lending viewed in this period?

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

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

9. Explain how currency functions in 1250 Troyes.

10. Describe a typical dinner in Troyes in 1250.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 6 describes the host of necessary occupations one might find in Troyes in 1250.

1) List four different types of typical craftspeople. Describe the goods they produce, and the manner in which they produce that good.

2) What is a guild? What are the advantages of joining a guild?

3) What is the nature of the master-apprentice relationship? How does an apprentice become a master? What is a journeyman?

Essay Topic 2

Weddings are explored in detail in Chapter 5.

1) How is marriage viewed in the High Middle Ages? How does this conception differ from our modern view of marriage?

2) Who may get married in the High Middle Ages? What restrictions are in place?

3) Describe the wedding day, from preparation to wedding feast.

Essay Topic 3

Books and authors are the subject of Chapter 12.

1) Who are the Goliards? What kind of writing are they known for?

2) Describe the rise of the vernacular language. Why does this language begin to displace Latin? Which authors are associated with the vernacular?

3) Define the following types of literature, and give one example of an author and text for each type: Poetry, Prose, fabliaux, romance.

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