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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. In 1250, who lives in the Viscount's Tower?

2. What is an ecuelle?

3. What is a lying-in chamber?

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

5. Who lives in the attic of a home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe a typical burgher family's home.

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

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

4. What happens when a burgher dies?

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

6. How did communes contribute to the rise of the burghers?

7. What series of events led to the "Dark Ages?"

8. Describe the physical geography and layout of Troyes.

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

10. Describe a typical dinner in Troyes in 1250.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ordinary craftspeople aspire to become wealthy and well-respected merchants.

1) Wool is a lucrative commodity. How is wool processed? Describe the multistep process.

2) What is the right of coinage, and who possesses the right? What is a denier? How does the right of coinage affect the denier?

3) What is society's view of moneylending? What is the Church's view of money-lending?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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