Students in Medieval Universities

question 48

Multiple Choice

Students in medieval universities

• A)came strictly from the upper class.
• B)usually started their instruction while in their late twenties.
• C)often engaged in quarrels with one another and in confrontations with townspeople.
• D)were both male and female.
• E)learned in the vernacular.

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