Sitten in a Yeldehalle: Medieval Guilds

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1. Which of the following is the best definition of a guild? An association of merchants or artisans formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards A religious fraternity The group of serfs and free landholders who swore fealty to a noble A unit comprising a master, a journeyman, and an apprentice

2. Although guilds functioned in all of these ways, what was a guild's PRIMARY goal? To cause their towns to prosper To maintain a monopoly To train new artisans To keep secrets of the trade from non-guild members

3. Apprenticeship began after being accepted by a guild in order to train for a specific craft. Which of these statements about apprentices is UNTRUE? An apprenticeship was a casual, short-term learning experience Apprentices were provided with room and board Apprentices were generally forbidden to marry Girls were usually not formally apprenticed

4. After sucessfully completing an apprenticeship, a future master guildsman would become a journeyman. The origin of the word "journeyman" is from the French for what word? Artisan Voyage Day Payment

5. In order to become a master guildsman, a journeyman generally needed to do which of the following? Get married Move to another town Produce a masterpiece Be knighted by the King

6. The Hanseatic League most closely resembled which of these? A craft guild A merchant guild A feudal army A medieval anti-guild movement

7. Which of these services would a guild typically NOT provide for its members? Religious feast day celebrations Funeral money and a stipend for widows Advertising expenses Dowries for unmarried daughters

8. Which of the following tradesmen would NOT have been a member of a textiles guild? Litster Cooper Brogger Draper

9. Which of the following is a true statement about Chaucer's five guildsmen of the "Canterbury Tales"? They each told two tales They dressed alike and were prosperous Their group included an armourer and a fletcher Nothing is mentioned about their wives

10. Which of these factors did NOT contribute to the decline of the guild system? Development of the longbow in England The system's reluctance to encourage change and innovation An increase in the power of Europe's monarchies The gradual replacement of feudalism by capitalism