Medieval History Quiz

Who was a baron in the feudal system?

• A king's advisor

• A ruler below the king who ruled a fief

• A church leader

• A knight's assistant

What role did a bishop have in a kingdom?

• Top church leader

• Military commander

• King's advisor

• Landowner

What was the Black Death?

• A type of armor

• A deadly disease that spread in Europe

• A religious war

• A system of government

What is chivalry?

• A type of weapon

• A code knights pledged to live by

• A religious ceremony

• A type of government

What were the Crusades?

• A series of religious wars

• A type of medieval festival

• A form of government

• A type of disease

What does it mean to excommunicate someone?

• To promote them in the church

• To exclude them from a church

• To knight them

• To give them land

What is a famine?

• A type of feast

• A shortage of food leading to starvation

• A religious ceremony

• A type of government

What is a guild?

• A type of weapon

• An association of craftsmen

• A religious group

• A type of government

What is heresy?

• A type of armor

• A belief rejected by the Church

• A type of government

• A religious ceremony

What was the center of life during the Middle Ages?

• The church

• The manor

• The marketplace

• The castle