People of the Middle Ages Questions

Who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy?

• Outlaws, beggars

• serfs, agricultural labourers

• cottars, villeins, bordars

• Jews

Children were regarded as property

• True

• False

Reputation (fama) was not important in the Middle Ages

• True

• False

If you called someone a "Cluniac" what did it mean?

• They were overly superstitious

• They were a stickler for rules

• They were a glutton

• They were a fan-boy/girl for the Benedictine monks

What was needed to make a contract legally binding?

• Three copies, one deposited with the church and one with each party

• A witness

• A signature

• A seal

All of the following are part of the ritual of becoming a knight EXCEPT:

• Getting a horse

• A vigil and a ritual bath

• A "blow" or daub by a sword from a lord

• Confession

People ate using all of the following EXCEPT

• Their fingers

• A fork

• A spoon

• A knife

Providing food and drink and a place to stay is an important part of hospitality?

• True

• False

True or False, from 1050 to around 1200, there was a decrease in the standard of living due to crop failures, cold weather, and warfare

• True

• False

All of the following could lead to poverty EXCEPT

• Religious choice

• Fire, famine, or flood

• Discrimination and injustice

• No one was poor -- the king made sure of it