Medieval History Quiz

What is the main purpose of a castle?

• To increase food supply

• To provide protection

• To showcase wealth of nobles

• To entertain guests

One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was

• refusal to use herbal medicines.

• lack of care by family members.

• poison in community wells.

• dirty, unsanitary conditions.

Life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on

• education

• religion

• art

• war

Within Christendom, this person(s) usually had more power

• Pope

• Monarch

• Vassal

• Emperor

How did monarchs get their power?

• Lords gave them the right to rule

• Knights gave them the right to rule

• Peasants gave them the right of rule

• God gave them the right to rule

What was a main activity of the monastery?

• providing defense for the local manor

• training young men to become knights

• providing safe places for travelers to stay

• educating all the peasants in a village

Why the monks were recorders and advisers to kings?

• They made all the people obey.

• They were honest and wise.

• They could read and write.

• They owned most of the land.

What belongs in the empty box to complete the cause-and-effect diagram (between Fall of Rome and Rise of Feudalism)?

• Rise in wealth and castles

• Expansion of freedoms

• Increase in attacks

• Development of farming

Which of the following best describes the Vikings?

• Central European people who originally migrated from Asia

• Germanic people who swept south to topple the Roman Empire

• Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages

• Muslim nomads who traded in goods from the Middle East

Serfs were required to

• stay on the land that they worked.

• sell their own grain at markets.

• fight against the king's enemies.

• move to nearby cities and towns.