Middle Ages, Chivalry and Romance

for most people, the Middle Ages was a time of

• peace and prosperity

• enlightenment

• poverty, disease, and hard work

• luxury

who can become a knight?

• anyone

• peasants

• nobility

• kings

They liked to party in the Middle Ages

• true

• false

The code of chivalry includes all of the following parts of the knight's life EXCEPT

• religious

• moral

• social

• emotional

a strong belief in God was a requirement of a medieval knight

• true

• false

Modesty means a knight had to be

• humble

• embarassed

• boring

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a knight had to be loyal to

• his mother

• his lady

• his family

Courtesy means a knight had to

• fend for himself

• be polite and respectful

• put his jacket on mud puddles for ladies

Honor, to a knight, meant

• they were also Boy Scouts

• dying if necessary

• swearing to God

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characteristics of a Medieval Romance included (check all that apply)

• a chivalric hero knight on a quest for love/adventure

• an evil villain

• mysterious, magical elements

• a simple plot in a vast, fairytale like setting

• women held in high regard

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