Life of Women in the Middle Ages

The medieval period lasted between:

• 5th and 17th century

• 4th and 15th century

• 4th and 16th century

• 5th and 15th century

The two mains events that mark the beginning and the end of The Middle Ages are:

• The bubonic plague and the Great Schism

• The fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance

• The Crusades and the flourishing of arts

• The Crusades and the beginning of the Renaissance

Feudalism is a system that divided society into three classes:

• Clergy, nobility and jesters

• Nobility, Jesters and servants

• Clergy, nuns and nobility

• Clergy, nobility and servants

The Medieval Church provided people with “the big picture” of the meaning of life and:

• The place of people in it

• Some prayers to say everyday

• The holy Bible

• Some coins

Women’s life in the Middle Ages was determined by:

• The Church

• The aristocracy

• The Church and Aristocracy

• By themselves

Peasant women had many domestic responsibilities such as:

• Caring for children

• Preparing food

• Tending livestock

• All answers are correct

Give some examples of jobs that peasant women and women living in towns could have.

In the Middle Ages women’s rights grew significantly thanks to two distinct factors:

• Popularly of the cult of Virgin Mary and some archaic feminist movements

• Development of concepts as courtly love and chivalry and the spread of bubonic plague

• Popularity of the culture of Virgin Mary and concepts as courtly love and chivalry

The church demonized and elevated women through the dichotomy of 2 biblical tales:

• Eve and Saint Lucia

• Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Bernadette

• Virgin Mary and Eve

• Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine

The biblical tale of the Original Sin underlines:

• The belief that women are inferior to men

• That women were morally weaker

• All the answers are correct

• That women were more likely to tempt man into sin