Knights and Tournaments

What is one way how someone could become a knight during the Middle Ages?

• a. By saving a princess
• b. By training with another knight for many years
• c. By slaying a dragon
• d. All of the above
• e. None of the above

True or false: Anyone could become a knight. It did not matter if they were rich or poor.

• True
• False

What was the first job a boy had when training to become a knight?

• a. Journeyman
• b. Squire
• c. Archer
• d. Yeoman
• e. Page

About how old was a boy when he became a page? (knights)

• a. Seven
• b. Nine
• c. Twelve
• d. Fifteen
• e. Nineteen

What was a typical task for a page? (knights)

• a. Fighting in battle alongside the knight
• b. Cleaning the armor of the knight
• c. Serving meals
• d. All of the above
• e. None of the above

How old were boys when they became squires? (knights)

• a. Seven
• b. Nine
• c. Eleven
• d. Fifteen
• e. Twenty-one

What sort of tasks did a squire have? (knights)

• a. Taking care of the horses
• b. Accompanying the knight into battle
• c. Cleaning armor and weapons
• d. All of the above
• e. None of the above

What was a dubbing ceremony? (knights)

• a. When a page was promoted to squire
• b. When a young boy was apprenticed to a knight for training
• c. When a young man went to battle for the first time
• d. When the armor and weapons of a knight were blessed by the queen
• e. When a man was officially made a knight

True or False: Most men became knights at around the age of fifteen

• True
• False

What was the order of jobs most young men had in training to become a knight?

• a. Squire, page, knight
• b. Apprentice, journeyman, knight
• c. Page, squire, knight
• d. Foot soldier, archer, knight
• e. Earl, duke, knight