Medieval Society Quiz

What is the medieval political system based on the relationship of lords to vassals called?

• Clergy

• Feudalism

• Vassal

• Tournaments

Who are considered religious leaders in medieval society?

• Knights

• Vassals

• Clergy

• Ladies

What are pieces of land given to vassals by their lords in exchange for service and loyalty called?

• Fiefs

• Keeps

• Castles

• Tournaments

Who is a noble that served a lord of higher rank?

• Knight

• Vassal

• Page

• Squire

What is the ceremony in which a vassal promises loyalty to a lord called?

• Dubbing

• Tournaments

• Act of homage

• Code of chivalry

What is a warrior on horseback called?

• Squire

• Page

• Knight

• Vassal

What is the home of a noble, a large fortified stone house, also called?

• Keep

• Castle

• Fief

• Tournament

What is the strongest part of a castle, located behind the outer walls, called?

• Keep

• Castle

• Fief

• Act of homage

Who are women of noble birth called?

• Clergy

• Ladies

• Pages

• Squires

What is the set of rules or code of conduct that knights had to live by called?

• Act of homage

• Dubbing

• Code of chivalry

• Tournaments