Medieval History Quiz

Who was Charlemagne?

• A) A religious official who worked in the church

• B) King of the Franks who conquered much of western Europe; patron of literature and learning

• C) A medieval organization of craft workers/tradespeople

• D) A system in which land was owned by kings/lords and held by vassals in return for loyalty

What is the definition of Excommunicate?

• A) To expel someone from the church

• B) A plot of land

• C) Hostility toward Jews or discrimination against them as a group

• D) A religious community for men

What is a Monastery?

• A) A system in which land was owned by kings/lords and held by vassals in return for loyalty

• B) A religious community for men

• C) A medieval organization of craft workers/tradespeople

• D) A district in Europe sanctioned by the Pope

What was the Holy Roman Empire?

• A) A widespread disease caused by fleas living on rats that thrived in unsanitary towns

• B) A district in Europe sanctioned by the Pope

• C) A system in which land was owned by kings/lords and held by vassals in return for loyalty

• D) A medieval organization of craft workers/tradespeople

What is Feudalism?

• A) A religious community for men

• B) A system in which land was owned by kings/lords and held by vassals in return for loyalty

• C) A plot of land

• D) Hostility toward Jews or discrimination against them as a group

Who was a Vassal?

• A) A person who showed loyalty and service to a superior lord

• B) A farm worker considered part of the manor on which he/she worked

• C) A religious official who worked in the church

• D) A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others

What was the role of a Missionary?

• A) A person who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier

• B) A farm worker considered part of the manor on which he/she worked

• C) A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others

• D) A religious official who worked in the church

What is a Fief?

• A) A religious community for men

• B) A plot of land

• C) A system in which land was owned by kings/lords and held by vassals in return for loyalty

• D) A medieval organization of craft workers/tradespeople

What was the role of a Knight?

• A) A person who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier

• B) A farm worker considered part of the manor on which he/she worked

• C) A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others

• D) A religious official who worked in the church

Who were the Serfs?

• A) Religious officials who worked in the church

• B) Farm workers considered part of the manor on which he/she worked

• C) People who spread their religious beliefs to others

• D) Persons who showed loyalty and service to a superior lord