Quiz for Life in Medieval Towns: Merchant and Craft Guilds

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Quiz for Life in Medieval Towns: Merchant and Craft Guilds

Question 10.1

1. Who was called upon to adjudicate the dispute between the master saddlers and their journeymen (see Document 10.2)?

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Correct. The answer is a. A city's leaders, who were usually also senior guild members, had jurisdiction over disputes such as this one.
Incorrect. The answer is a. A city's leaders, who were usually also senior guild members, had jurisdiction over disputes such as this one.

Question 10.2

2. The details of the dispute between the master saddlers of London and their journeymen (see Document 10.2) suggests the

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Correct. The answer is d. Possible purposes of such organizations are suggested by the journeymen's claim that theirs was a religious organization and the masters' claim that the journeymen had formed a kind of union, as well as by the description of journeymen participating in funeral rights for deceased members of their organization.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Possible purposes of such organizations are suggested by the journeymen's claim that theirs was a religious organization and the masters' claim that the journeymen had formed a kind of union, as well as by the description of journeymen participating in funeral rights for deceased members of their organization.

Question 10.3

3. Guild banners and seals (see Document 10.3) often featured

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Correct. The answer is c. Guild seals and banners often presented the tools associated with the guild as a corporate coat of arms.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Guild seals and banners often presented the tools associated with the guild as a corporate coat of arms.

Question 10.4

4. The petition of the dyers of Bristol (see Document 10.4) focused on the

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Correct. The answer is a. The petitioners argued that illicit dyeing was harming the guild, its members, the public, and the town.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The petitioners argued that illicit dyeing was harming the guild, its members, the public, and the town.

Question 10.5

5. Taken together, the dispute between the master saddlers of London and their journeymen and the petition of the dyers of Bristol (see Documents 10.2 and 10.4) provide evidence of

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Correct. The answer is b. In both documents, the complaints of guild masters about violations of their rules point to their incomplete control over workers and production.
Incorrect. The answer is b. In both documents, the complaints of guild masters about violations of their rules point to their incomplete control over workers and production.

Question 10.6

6. The terms of the apprenticeship contract (see Document 10.5) suggests that

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Correct. The answer is d. In the contract, the father of the apprentice promises to reimburse the master for any losses incurred due to his son's actions and to pay for his son's food and clothing.
Incorrect. The answer is d. In the contract, the father of the apprentice promises to reimburse the master for any losses incurred due to his son's actions and to pay for his son's food and clothing.