Feudalism Quiz

What is the main characteristic of feudalism?

• Absence of social hierarchy

• Equitable distribution of land among all citizens

• Hierarchical social structure based on land ownership and obligations between lords and vassals

• Centralized governmental control over land

Who was at the top of the feudal hierarchy?

• peasant

• monarch or king

• knight

• serf

What was the role of knights in feudal society?

• The knights were scholars who taught the lords' children

• The knights were warriors who served their lords in exchange for land and protection, responsible for defending their lord's lands and fighting in battles.

• The knights were farmers who worked on the lord's lands

• The knights were merchants who traded goods with other lords

What was the main economic system in feudalism?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Manorialism

What is the term for a person who receives land in exchange for loyalty and service?

• peasant

• serf

• vassal

• lord

What is the term for a person who works the land and is tied to the land?

• peasant

• tenant

• slave

• serf

What is the term for the land granted by a lord to a vassal?

• domain

• mansion

• state

• fief

What is the term for the self-sufficient estate of a lord and the peasants who work on it?

• village

• castle

• manor

• farm

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

• knight

• king

• serf

• lord

What level of society under feudalism provided loyalty and protection in exchange for land?

• monk

• knight

• lord

• serf