The Middle Ages Quiz

What is another name for the Middle Ages?

• The Age of Enlightenment

• The Dark Ages

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

What was the most powerful organization in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• The Islamic World

• The Catholic Church

• The Kings and Queens

• The Feudal Lords

What was the custom of donating one-tenth of the money to the Church called?

• Charity

• Offering

• Donation

• Tithing

Which religion was practiced by the Muslim armies during the Middle Ages?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

What was the name of the series of military campaigns initiated by the Catholic Church to force Muslims out of Europe?

• The Inquisition

• The Holy War

• The Crusades

• The Jihad

What style of cathedrals had huge stained-glass windows and pointed arches?

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Gothic

• Romanesque

What system controlled life in the countryside during the Middle Ages?

• Feudalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

What was the name of the mysterious disease that killed about 20 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• The Black Death

• The Yellow Fever

• The Spanish Flu

• The Bubonic Plague

What invention from the Islamic world is still important to the modern world?

• The Number System

• The Printing Press

• The Telegraph

• The Steam Engine

What led to the beginning of the Renaissance after the Middle Ages?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Black Death