Knights and the Middle Ages

What were tournaments for knights? (a)  

• Religious ceremonies
• Political meetings
• Training exercises
• Feasts and celebrations

What was the first stage of training for a young boy to become a knight? (a)  

• Squire
• Knight
• Nobleman
• Page

Why did lords create the Code of Chivalry? (a)  

• To control knights' behavior
• To promote dishonesty
• To encourage violence
• To discourage loyalty

What were knights supposed to be according to the Code of Chivalry?

• Generous, courteous, loyal, and honorable
• Cruel, selfish, dishonest, and cowardly
• Greedy, rude, disloyal, and dishonorable
• Lazy, disrespectful, untrustworthy, and deceitful

What were the main responsibilities of knights? (a)  

• Singing and dancing
• Defending land and people
• Cooking and cleaning
• Farming and harvesting

What were the duties of a squire?

• Cleaning armor and weapons
• Singing and dancing
• Farming and harvesting
• Cooking and cleaning

What was the goal of jousting in a tournament?

• To dance with the opposing knight
• To knock the opposing knight off his horse
• To shoot arrows at the opposing knight
• To steal the opposing knight's armor

What was the correct order of the stages before becoming a knight?

• Squire, Page, Knight

• Page, Squire, Knight

• Knight, Page, Squire

• Page, Knight, Squire

True or False, Knights lived by a strong code called Chivalry?

• True

• False

In the feudal system, knights worked for

• themselves

• kings

• peasants

• nobles