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WorksheetsDark Ages/Merlin
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Bayeaux Tapestry is
a)
located in a museum in France
b)
231 feet long
c)
20 inches high
d)
all of these answers
2.
The King Arthur story that most people know and love was written by
a)
Sir Geoffrey of Monmouth
b)
Sir Geoffrey Chamberlain
c)
Sir Gawain
d)
The Green Knight
3.
The "motte" in a Motte and Bailey style castle is
a)
the grassy area
b)
the hill
c)
the drawbridge
d)
the spiked fence around the castle
4.
Who was at the top of the feudal system of government?
a)
the peasants
b)
the knight
c)
the lord
d)
the king
5.
Burial ceremonies of the Celts included sacrifices; drinking was done from the skull of the buried chief
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the movie Merlin?
a)
birds
b)
colors
c)
a coat
d)
magic
7.
Stonehenge was important to the Celts because
a)
they built it
b)
they had celebrations there
c)
of religious ceremonies
d)
their ancestors died there
8.
The nobles of the feudal system of government were similar to our modern day
a)
president
b)
senator
c)
house of representatives
d)
common man
9.
The following were symbols in the film Merlin:
a)
purple, horses, priests
b)
horses, magic, hovels
c)
horses, magic, Merlin's coat
d)
green, purple, pink
10.
What was the name of the medieval bathroom and who cleaned up the ****?
a)
moat, farmer
b)
privy, peasant
c)
garderobe, gongfarmer
d)
outhouse, Merlin
11.
Who wrote the stories about and gave roads to the early Britons?
a)
Celts
b)
Romans
c)
Greeks
d)
Vikings
12.
The battle of 1066 in Hastings, England was caused by a
a)
lady
b)
child abduction
c)
betrayal
d)
greed
13.
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
Harold Godwin
c)
King James
d)
Vortigen
14.
What was Aunt Ambrosia's advice to Merlin as she was about to die?
a)
fight Queen Mab
b)
listen to your head
c)
listen to your heart
d)
listen to nobody
15.
The Normans were from which country?
a)
England
b)
Norway
c)
Scotland
d)
France
16.
What is the purpose of foreshadowing?
a)
ruin the story
b)
give a clue to coming events
c)
trick the reader
d)
hide something
17.
How does Queen Mab control people?
a)
gets inside their dreams
b)
scares them
c)
punishes the
d)
all of these
18.
Which of these is a quality of chivalry?
a)
respect
b)
avarice
c)
gluttony
d)
mutual understanding
19.
The people of the middle ages followed the rules of
a)
courtly love
b)
survival of the fittest
c)
evolution
d)
Beowulf
20.
Who was Merlin's love interest in the story?
a)
Guinivere
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Ambrosia
d)
Nimuye
21.
What was the turning point in th story of Merlin?
a)
when he went to Mab's Castle
b)
When Aunt Ambrosia died
c)
When his mother died
d)
When his horse left him
22.
Merlin first realized he possessed special powers when
a)
He rescued his aunt
b)
He rescued his horse
c)
Nimuye fell in a bog
d)
he was about to drown
23.
One way the Normans made it harder to siege a castle was to
a)
make smaller window opening
b)
make the drawbridge stronger
c)
make the castle walls thicker
d)
create an escape plan
24.
Who gives Arthur his sword, Excalibur?
a)
Queen Mab
b)
Frick
c)
Lady of the Lake
d)
Merlin
25.
The Celts painted on their bodies with
a)
woad
b)
mud
c)
horse manure
d)
grass paint
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