Palaces, Plagues & Peasants pages 2-13

Where did peasants live?

• In villages

• In towns

• In cities

• On the sea

When were new lambs and calves born?

• in the winter

• in the spring

• in the summer

• in the autumn

What does 'stodgy' mean?

• light, exciting and enticing

• heavy, dull and filling

What does 'luxury' mean?

• something that you don't need, but makes life more comfortable

• something that you need for basic survival

What does 'variety' mean? (choose the best answer)

• similar, recognizable, familiar

• boring, mundane, repetetive

• entertaining, exciting, incredible

• difference, choice, or change

What did children drink a weak type of?

• soda

• lager

• ale

• medicine

Were peasants allowed to hunt and fish without permission?

• Yes

• No

What did the very poorest peasants live in?

• castles

• tents

• thatched houses

• mud huts

What are rushes?

• anything that moves really quickly

• large grass-like plants that grow on wet soil

• a type of ale

• the rules set by the lord

What would the peasants dance around on May Day?

• a D.J.

• a dance floor

• the lord

• a maypole