Knights in the Middle Ages

A knight was someone who:

• Volunteered to be in the military

• A person of noble birth specifically trained for combat

• The fittest athletes in the village

• Was once a peasant

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A knight's armour was...

• Cheap, after all people could not afford much

• Handed down from generation to generation

• Very expensive as it had to be tailor made to fit the man

• Didn't exist during Medieval times as it wasn't invented

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As a thanks for their service, knights received:

• Nothing

• A horse

• A holiday

• Land

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How many years did it take to train as a page and a squire?

• 10 years

• Only a few months

• 20 years

• 7 years

At the end of a knighthood ceremony a knight could claim the title of:

• Mr

• All Mighty

• General

• Sir

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Noble sons who were going to train as knights were sent to:

• The equivalent of "Knight School"

• To fend for themselves in the forest

• To live with a lord where they would train as a knight

• Stay home to help their family

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The ceremony to become a knight was called:

• Dubbing

• Knighting

• Ceremonial orders

• Nobility rights

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The word chivalry is a French word for Knight.

• True

• False

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What is the first stage in becoming a Knight?

• page

• squire

• vassal

• fief

If a squire proved himself worthy, he could expect to become a knight by what age?

• 18

• 21

• 25

• 20

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