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Medieval Manors and Serfs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In medieval society, males created a last name for themselves from their occupation, physical characteristics, or the town they lived in. 
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Serfs and peasants belonged to which class in medieval society?
a)
Upper Class
b)
Middle Class
c)
Lower Class
3.
Serfs could move up the social ladder by doing something to impress the lord of the manor. 
a)
True
b)
False
4.
When a farm field was allowed to rest by not planting anything on it for a season so it can replenish its nutrients it was known as what?
a)
Fallow
b)
Fief
c)
Frindge
d)
Forrage
5.
Serfs were paid for the hard work they provided on the manors. 
a)
They were paid.
b)
They were not paid. 
6.
Serfs were given a small piece of land to farm for themselves and did all the work on the manor in exchange for what?
a)
money
b)
better opportunities
c)
fame
d)
protection
7.
A serfs' home was large enough to accommodate a large family. 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The manor provided the economic basis for Middle Ages society. 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The word, 'economic', refers to what?
a)
society
b)
government
c)
money
d)
people
10.
Social refers to what?
a)
money
b)
people
c)
government
d)
economic
11.
Political refers to what?
a)
economics
b)
money
c)
people
d)
government
12.
A manor can be given as a fief and a fief can be a manor.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A manor has everything it needs to survive. This is known as being what?
a)
Self-Sufficient
b)
Self-Centered
c)
Self- Eventide 
d)
Self-Protection
14.
Peasants were different from serfs because they did not have to pay taxes. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
A serf was a freeman that lived in the village.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The manorial system began to decline because of...
a)
Growing towns needed more workers
b)
Demand for more goods
c)
All of these
d)
Money replaced the barter system
17.
An organized political, and social system beginning after the Fall of the Roman Empire.
a)
Racism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Manorialism
18.
Small kingdoms formed after the Fall of the Roman Empire because political corruption left no centralized government.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The breakdown of the modern society during the Roman Empire created a new society that lost its modern conveniences. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Finish the lyrics to our song. "Feudalism keeps things organized..."
a)
everyone had vassal.
b)
everyone worked on a manor.
c)
everyone has a job to do.
d)
everyone had to be a serf.