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Don't worry if you can't get them all right; this is just the kind of information you can learn just by taking a tour of the City of Women.

1. Of these, who was the most active medieval feminist?

a. Joan of Arc b. St. Augustine

c. Christine de Pisan d. Margaret Paston

2. Which of the following were all medieval women mystics?

a. Marguerite Porete, Julian of Norwich, Hildegarde of Bingen

b. Eleanor of Aquitaine, Julian of Norwich, Margaret Atwood

c. Trotula of Salerno, Hildegarde of Bingen, Margaret Paston

d. St. Clare, Empress Matilda, Sappho of Lesbos

3. Who was responsible for the crowning of the French king at Rheims in 1429?

a. Barbara Tuchman b. Maria

c. Joan of Arc d. Lying historians

4. Which of these is a similarity between the Middle Ages and modern times?

a. Most learning takes place in monasteries.

b. Women are not allowed to appear in court.

c. Women are paid less than men for the same work.

d. Cigarettes were not allowed in the workplace.

5. Which of these women led troops?

a. Joan of Arc b. Eleanor of Aquitaine

c. Empress Matilda d. All of the above

6. A woman's coat of arms appeared on this shape:

a. a shield b. a lozenge

c. an ankh d. a bend sinister gules

7. The land the bride brought with her as a wedding gift was called the --

a. dower b. dowry

c. dowdy d. heriot

8. Of the following, who was the most prominent medieval woman mathematician?

a. Hypatia b. Lady Ada Lovelace

c. Copernicus d. None of the above

9. In what year did Joan of Arc burn at the stake?

a. 1429 b. 1431 c. 1348 d. 1931

10. Which of these is a long, large-sleeved garment from the late Middle Ages?

a. the cope b. the hennin

c. the houppelande d. the disney

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