5. Compare the merchant guild with the modern chamber of commerce, and craft guilds with modern trade unions.
6. Look up the origin of the words "apprentice," "journeyman," and "master."
7. Why was there no antagonism between labor and capital under the guild system?
8. Compare the medieval abhorrence of "engrossing" with the modern idea that "combinations in restraint of trade" are wrong.
9. Why were fairs a necessity in the Middle Ages? Why are they not so useful now? Where are they still found?
10. Compare a medieval fair with a modern exposition.
11. What would be the effect on trade within an American state if tolls were levied on the border of every county?
12. What is meant by a "robber baron"?
13. How did the names "damask" linen, "chinaware," "japanned" ware, and "cashmere" shawls originate?
14. Why was the purchasing power of money much greater in the Middle Ages than it is now?