Questions about Castles

What is a castle?

• The home of a king or a nobleman

• A type of farm

• A place to store food

• A kind of ship

Why do castles have small windows and high walls?

• To make them look pretty

• To make them difficult to attack

• To let in more sunlight

• To keep animals inside

Where can castles be located? (Choose the best answer)

• Only in cities

• Near rivers, near the sea, on hills, or on mountains

• Only in forests

• Only in deserts

Look at the following image. What location is shown for a castle?

• Near the sea

• On a mountain

• Near a river

• On a hill

The location that would make a castle hardest to attack is:

• On flat land, because it is easy to build

• On a mountain, because it is hard for attackers to reach

• Near a forest, because it is hidden

• In a city, because it is crowded

In which century did people in Europe build small wooden castles?

• 10th century

• 12th century

• 13th century

• 15th century

Who attacked England in 1066 and built the first big stone castle there?

• William the Conqueror

• King Arthur

• Julius Caesar

• Richard the Lionheart

What is one reason why stone castles became popular in the 12th and 13th centuries?

• They were easy to move

• They could protect many people

• They were made of wood

• They were used for farming

The Normans might have built about 80 stone castles in England after 1066 to:

• Show their power and protect their land

• Grow crops inside the castles

• Have places for parties

• Store water for the villages

Compare the castles built in the 10th century with those built in the 12th and 13th centuries. What is a main difference?

• 10th-century castles were made of wood, later ones were made of stone

• 10th-century castles were bigger than later ones

• 12th-century castles were made of glass

• 13th-century castles were only for animals