Becoming a Knight

How did someone become a knight during the Middle Ages?

• By saving a princess

• By training with another knight for many years

• By slaying a dragon

• All of the above

• None of the above

True or False: Anyone could become a knight. It did not matter if they were rich or poor.

• True

• False

What was the first job a boy had when training to become a knight?

• Journeyman

• Squire

• Archer

• Yeoman

• Page

What sort of tasks did a squire have?

• Taking care of the horses

• Accompanying the knight into battle

• Cleaning armor and weapons

• All of the above

• None of the above

About how old was a boy when he became a page?

• Seven

• Nine

• Twelve

• Fifteen

• Nineteen

What was a typical task for a page?

• Fighting in battle along side the knight

• Cleaning the armor of the knight

• Serving meals

• All of the above

• None of the above

About how old were boys when they became squires?

• Seven

• Nine

• Eleven

• Fifteen

• Twenty-one

What was a dubbing ceremony?

• When a page was promoted to squire

• When a young boy was apprenticed to a knight for training

• When a young man went to battle for the first time

• When the armor and weapons of a knight were blessed by the queen

• When a man was officially made a knight

True or False: Most men became knights at around the age of fifteen.

• True

• False

What was the order of jobs most young men had in training to become a knight?

• Squire, page, knight

• Apprentice, journeyman, knight

• Page, squire, knight

• Foot soldier, archer, knight