Middle Ages Quiz- CKLA Unit 2 Pt 1

During the Middle Ages, who had more power: a serf or a lord?

• A serf had more power.

• A lord had more power.

• They had an equal amount of power.

• Neither serfs nor lords had any power in the Middle Ages.

Which statement proves Lords have more power than Serfs?

• "Usually, high-ranking nobles swore their loyalty to the king and lords swore their loyalty to higher-ranking nobles."

• "Freemen were not under the same strict control of the lord"

• "When serfs wanted to marry, the lord had the right to approve or disapprove of the match."

• "Serfs grew the food and tended to the livestock, or animals that fed the people."

Does this describe life on a manor or in a medieval town?: Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise to sunset

• manor

• medieval town

Does this describe life on a manor or in a medieval town?: many smaller houses made of mud and wood surrounded a castle or larger house

• manor

• medieval town

Does this describe life on a manor or in a medieval town?: On market day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies.

• manor

• medieval town

Does this describe life on a manor or in a medieval town?: Using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley.

• manor

• medieval town

Does this describe life on a manor or in a medieval town?: A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance.

• manor

• medieval town

Which of the following events from the Middle Ages was one of the reasons feudalism began to disappear?

• the Hundred Years' War

• the invention of the printing press

• the spread of the Black Plague

• the growth of towns and cities

What is the name of the system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services?

• fiefdom

• medieval

• feudalism

• chivalry

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the Middle Ages?

• They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor.

• They often copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve this knowledge.

• They vowed to dedicate their lives to God.

• They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer.