Middle Ages

What type of figurative language is this?

"The shriek like hawks all day long" ('Barbary, the Mudslinger')

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

What type of figurative language is this?

"The prettiest dress I ever saw" ('Barbary, the Mudslinger')

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights
• peasants
• merchants
• nobles

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

• Ethics

• Semper Fi

• Chivalry

• Tithe

What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?

• castle
• manor
• chivalry
• land

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

• Samurai

• Navy

• Vassal

• Knight

What type of figurative language is this?

"I may live fifty years and not see him again" (Taggot, the Blacksmith's Daughter')

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king
• king, nobles, knights, peasants
• knights, king, peasants, serfs
• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

What type of figurative language is this?

"The green leaves swam in the sky" ('Hugo, the Lord's Nephew')

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Idiom

What’s a castle?

• It is the large, splendid home of a rich, important person.

• It is a strengthened military stronghold. (redoubt)

• It is a large, fortified building that is also the home of a king, lord, or other important person.