from "The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions"

According to the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” what major factors contributed to the Peasants’ Revolt? Choose three options.

• opposition to the king

• enforced service to one’s lord

• frequent assessment of poll taxes

• famine and widespread starvation

• lack of freedom to live where one wanted

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As explained in the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” which of the following best characterizes the laborers’ actions on their march toward London?

• rational and logical

• cautious yet hopeful

• destructive and violent

• efficient but misunderstood

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According to the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” which of the following factors most convinced the peasants that the time was ripe to demand social reform?

• A rise in literacy had begun, encouraging peasants to think for

  themselves.

• The entire system of authority had proved itself to be weak, incompetent,

  and untrustworthy.

• A series of bills passed in Parliament led the peasants to think that a new

  era of freedom had arrived.

• The French peasants had recently provided an example of a successful

  rebellion against an oppressive government.

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According to the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” why did Richard II and his government grant the charters presented by the peasants?

• to show that they were willing to negotiate in good faith with the peasants

• to acquire evidence that they later could use against the peasants in court

• to examine the peasants’ demands and see which ones might be granted

• to trick the peasants into ending their rebellion and going home

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According to the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” what was Wat Tyler’s ultimate goal?

• to gain freedom of movement for the villeins

• to found a new state religion with himself as its head

• to take over the government of England as the new ruler

• to declare war on France and lead a peasant army against the French

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Which of the following is the best definition of animosity?

Abbeys and monasteries on the way were a special object of animosity because they were the last to allow commutation of servile labor.

• puzzlement and confusion

• hostility and dislike

• faith and devotion

• reason and logic

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Which of the following sentences best illustrates the meaning of provoke?

 

He returned to the camp at Smithfield for another meeting with the King, where he put forth a new set of demands so extreme as to suggest that their purpose was to provoke rejection and provide a pretext for seizing Richard in person...

• Tarik was such a wonderful cook that we were delighted to get his

  invitation to dinner.

• Angela used her leadership ability to organize the group into an efficient

  team.

• Unpopular new school rules inspired Jeremy to organize a student

  protest.

• Music lessons were a challenge to Jade, but she refused to quit.

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Which of the following is the best example of a demagogue?

Electing Wat Tyler, an eloquent demagogue and veteran of the wars, as their commander-in-chief, they seized Canterbury, forced the mayor to swear fealty to “King Richard and the Commons,” and liberated from the Archbishop’s prison the idealogue of the movement, John Ball.

• a leader who speaks for the people

• a leader who misuses his or her powers

• a leader who fills a position temporarily

• a leader who is chosen on a hereditary basis

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In the selection from “The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions,” the author makes this statement. 

... [A]ll officialdom was [the peasants’] foe ... but most especially men of the law because the law was the villeins’ prison.

What does she mean by calling the law “the villeins’ prison”?

• Lawyers had thrown all of the villeins into jail.

• Villeins had only limited legal representation in court.

• Existing laws were fairer to villeins than to urban workers.

• Existing laws robbed villeins of several basic human rights.

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Which of the following statements best describes John Ball’s argument about the status of the peasants, according to the selection from “The Worms ofthe Earth Against the Lions”?

• He argued that all people are born equal, so they should live as equals.

• He argued that the powerful class does not make good use of its wealth.

• He argued that a hereditary monarchy is an ignoble form of government.

• He argued that because laborers do the work, they should control the

  profits.

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