[Revision] The Late Middle Ages-Year 7

The First Hundred Years War was between the:

• House of Capet

• House of Lancaster

• House of Plantagenet

• House of Tudor

Answer explanation

Both houses are actually French!

What caused the First Hundred Years War?

• England and France have different religions

• England wants to separate from France

• England and France fought over their colonial possesions in Africa

• England and France fought over territories owned by England in France

Who among King Henry II's sons signed the Magna Carta?

• King Henry III

• King Richard the Lionhearted

• King John

During the Medieval Period, peasants lived a very harsh life. What kind of peasant was legally bound to his landlord and unable to marry or move without permission? 

• Villeins

• Freemen

What percentage of the peasants' crops did they give to the church?

• 5 percent

• 10 percent

• 50 percent

Which of the following options best described the towns in Medieval England?

• Towns were very organized and clean with lots of opportunities for recreation and leisure

• Towns were crowded and dirty. Trade was very important and craftsmen choose to live here.

• Towns were usually built for the wealthy and the nobles. Their estates are located in towns.

• Towns were important religious and learning centers. Only the literate masses are allowed to live here.

The hierarchy during the Medieval Period/Middle Ages are created to distinguish the different groups of people according to their wealth, education, and role in society. What is this system called?

• The Apartheid System

• The Caste System

• The Feudal System

• The Social Order System

TRUE or FALSE: Duchess Eleanor married three times.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Duchess Eleanor, later known as Queen Eleanor married twice: first to Louis VII (They failed to have a son, thus leading Louis to divorce his wife and Eleanor remarries) and to Henry II.

Who among the following kings does not belong to the House of Plantagenet?

• Philip II

• Henry II

• Richard I

• John I

What is the most important law from the Magna Carta that is still part of modern laws today?

• Freedom of religion

• The right to trial by jury

• Freedom of speech

• Right to choose one's leader

Answer explanation

"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.

"To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice. No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled . nor will we proceed with force against him . except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. "