Medieval Knights

What were knights trained to do?

• Defend land, castles, and people

• Serve as personal servants to a particular knight

• Wait on tables and learn the proper manners of a nobleman

• Clean the knight's armor and weapons

At what age did a page become a squire?

• Seven or eight

• Twelve

• Sixteen to twenty

• Twenty-one

Who could hope to attain the rank of a knight?

• Only the sons of noblemen

• Only commoners

• Both noblemen and commoners

• Only the highest level of nobility

What protected knights from arrows and swords?

• Thick, hard leather

• Hinged and fitted steel plates

• Sheets of chainmail

• Metal rings

What did knights do during peacetime?

• Held tournaments

• Fought battles

• Trained new knights

• Practiced jousting

What was the goal of jousting?

• To use a lance to knock the opposing knight off his horse

• To win money by betting on knights

• To identify knights and their families

• To settle arguments violently with swords

Why did lords create the Code of Chivalry?

• To control the knights and their potentially dangerous behavior

• To ensure knights were generous, courteous, loyal, and honorable

• To establish rules for fighting

• To protect the lord from enemies

What happened to medieval knights?

• They slowly disappeared

• They became mounted soldiers

• They continued to serve as knights for hundreds of years

• They retired and lived in castles

What skills made mounted soldiers essential on the battlefield?

• Ability to use a range of weapons

• Ability to ride horses

• Ability to follow the Code of Chivalry

• Ability to clean armor and weapons

Who is the target audience for this quiz?

• Grade 5 students

• Noblemen

• Commoners

• Knights