Worksheets7th Grade: Feudalism Chapters 4 and 5
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
When an accused person was thrown into water to test their innocence, this was called a trial by
ordeal
fire
combat
jury
Which of the following is true about towns from the Late Middle Ages?
Towns were protected by stone walls
Town streets were often very narrow
Towns often smelled of garbage
all of the above
During the Middle Ages, many towns purchased royal charters to gain independence. A charter granted them the right to
replace, terminate, and hire feudal lords.
elect nobles, church officials, and bishops.
buy land, sell land, and rule over feudal lords.
make laws, raise taxes, and govern themselves.
What were the two main types of guilds in the Middle Ages?
feudal guilds and farming guilds
merchant guilds and craft guilds
business guilds and shop guilds
royal guilds and dweller guilds
How did guilds protect and provide for their members?
They set their goods' prices.
They controlled work hours.
They dealt with complaints.
all of the above
Apprentices proved to a guild that they had mastered their trade by
showing them their masterpiece.
paying high taxes to the guild.
competing in a guild contest.
selling their items in a market.
During the High Middle Ages, why were merchants usually mayors or on town councils?
Merchants began overthrowing elected officials.
Merchants had grown wealthy and powerful.
Merchants often used bribery and blackmail.
Merchants were usually also feudal lords.
In the Middle Ages, the people that suffered from abuse because they were bankers and moneylenders were the
Jews
nuns
lords
guilds
Which of the following is true about poor families' homes during the Middle Ages?
Multiple families sometimes shared a home.
Houses in poor neighborhoods had solars.
Windows would be made of thin glass.
all of the above
During the Middle Ages, at about what age did people usually start preparing for their adult roles?
three
seven
fifteen
twenty
In the Middle Ages, people generally believed in
a mobile society in which everyone moved around.
a fair society in which there was no high or low class.
an orderly society in which everyone knew their place.
a just society in which class was based on education.
Why was disease so widespread during the Middle Ages?
towns were overcrowded and dirty
disease was used as punishment
towns were often underpopulated
people often did not attend school
The most feared disease of the Middle Ages was
small pox.
measles.
scarlet fever.
bubonic plague.
Medieval doctors usually believed in a combination treatment of
isolation and pleading.
surgical and thought.
prayer and medicine.
meditation and leeches.
In England, the decisions of royal judges helped lead to a system of
combat trials.
noble courts.
criminal jails.
common law.
Which of the following is an example of a mystery play?
A boat-building guild acting out the story of Noah and his arc.
A group of older women performing stories about saints' lives.
A circle of folk artists acting and mumming about fairy tales.
A group of gypsies traveling to towns to perform their plays.
Which of the following is something a medieval person might do as a leisurely activity?
play chess of checkers
go to a miracle play
watch animal baiting
all of the above
While in the beginning of the Middle Ages most people lived in the countryside, by the 12th century most people lived in
churches
towns
convents
farms
In England, the Magna Carta contributed to ideas about
individual rights and liberties.
loyalty to the king.
the power of the peasants.
the role of religion in society.
How long did people generally suffer from the bubonic plague before they died?
a few hours
a few days
several weeks
a month or longer
The name "Magna Carta" means
first constitution.
document of rights.
solemn agreement.
great charter.
Political changes in England, the bubonic plague, and the Hundred Years' War
strengthened the role of feudal lords in society.
made the importance of individuals decline dramatically.
contributed to the decline of the feudal system.
led to rapid increases in the population of Europe.
What important legal reform did Henry II enact?
He gave the monarch the right to jail or execute someone for no legal reason
He insisted that people accused of crimes had to be formally charged and stand trial at court.
He separated the powers of government from the powers of the church.
He signed the Magna Carta, which protected some of the rights of the nobles
Why was the Magna Carta significant?
It gave the monarch unlimited power to tax the nobility.
It restricted the power of the Church over the government.
It affirmed that monarchs should rule with the advice of the governed.
It guaranteed the freedom of serfs to live and work where they chose.
The principle of habeas corpus means that an accused person
cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime.
cannot be tried in secret; he must be tried in an open court.
must be convicted three times before being put to death.
must be represented by a lawyer paid for by the court if he cannot afford one.
What did the Model Parliament do?
It took away the monarch's power to impose taxes and gave that power to the common people.
It set up the complex rules and regulations to be followed during each session of Parliament.
It established the principle that the common people should have a voice in government.
It recognized that the monarch had rights and liberties that the nobles could not violate.
The Bubonic Plague was a disease also known as
the Peasants' Disease.
Nature's Revenge.
the Black Death.
the Eastern Sickness.
The bubonic plague was spread by
coughing and sneezing that propelled the bacteria into the air.
the unfortunate position of the planets.
a poisonous vapor, called a miasma, that carried the sickness from place to place.
fleas that fed on the blood of infected rats, then bit humans.
What impact did the bubonic plague have on the population of Europe?
Nearly one quarter of the population died.
About a third of the population died.
More than half of the population died.
Some ninety percent of the population died.
How did the plague change the lives of the survivors?
Common people gained more power, because there was a shortage of workers.
Many peasants and serfs left the manors and moved to cities.
Peasants rebelled when nobles tried to return things to how they had once been.
all of the above
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between
the Church and the English king.
England and France.
the nobles and the peasants.
Orleans and Crécy.
What is one reason the English were victorious in many of the early battles of the Hundred Years' War?
Their knights wore heavier armor.
Their foot soldiers uses crossbows.
They had horse-mounted knights.
They had archers armed with longbows.
What effect did Joan of Arc have on the Hundred Years' War?
She inspired the French to drive the English out of France.
She successfully negotiated the peace between England and France.
She terrified the English into submission because she survived an attempted burning at the stake.
She convinced the English to continue fighting for king and country.
How did the Hundred Years' War affect the importance of knights on the battlefield?
Horse-mounted knights proved to be an unbeatable force when facing mere foot soldiers.
Knights took on even greater leadership roles as they led their armies to victory after victory.
The effectiveness of knights was reduced by the English longbow, which could pierce their armor.
Kings were disappointed in the knights' cowardice and banned them from future military operations.
Historians believe that the bubonic plague originated in
north Africa.
central Asia.
western Europe.
the Arabian Peninsula.
In both England and France, the Hundred Years' War caused a rise in
the nobles' loyalty to each other.
national pride and identity
religious fervor and church attendance.
dancing as an expression of joy in the face of destruction.
Why had castles become less useful by the end of the Middle Ages?
Castles now offered little protection, because armies used cannons to blast holes in their walls.
People no longer wished to live in tight-knit communities with the castle at its center.
Commoners generally preferred to live in smaller homes that were easier to heat in winter.
Most castles stood empty because so many people had died in the plague and the war.
What led to the decline of feudalism in England?
political developments, such as the Magna Carta
the bubonic plague
the Hundred Years' War
all of the above
