Medieval Europe Quiz

Under feudalism in Europe, which of the following best describes where most of the population lived?

• on manors or small farms

• in capital cities

• in large port towns

• in castles or forts

In Medieval Europe, nobles gave knights land in return for protection. This system is called

• feudalism.

• mercantilism.

• chivalry.

• capitalism.

In medieval Europe, what was a fief?

• an official in the church

• a ceremony in which a man became a knight.

• the land a lord gave his vassal in exchange for loyalty

• a group of men who worked on the vassal's farm

In this diagram of feudal society, which term should go where the X is?

• Knight

• Serf

• Merchant

• Bishop

Which group in medieval England benefited from the Magna Carta by having limits placed on the king’s power to tax them?

• The church

• The nobility

• Common people

• Judges

What does the excerpt from the Magna Carta suggest about its purpose?

• Increase punishments for crimes

• Limit the power of government

• Set property boundaries

• List social classes

Who possessed political power as well as religious authority according to the list?

• Slaves

• Merchants

• Priests

• Peasants

This list describes the role of which powerful position during the Middle Ages?

• pope

• monk

• feudal lord

• master artisan

An important part of the Magna Carta was the right to

• be protected from unfair imprisonment.

• speak and write freely.

• be represented by a lawyer.

• keep and own weapons.

Under European feudalism, what did the peasants provide to their lord in order to be protected by him?

• labor

• money

• gold

• animals