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Unit 2, Part 1, CKLA/Mid-Unit Assessment

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

During the Middle Ages, who had more power: a serf or a lord?

a)

A serf has more power.

b)

A lord had more power.

c)

They had an equal amount of power.

d)

Neither serfs nor lords had any power in the Middle Ages.

2.

WHich statement provides the best evidence for the correct answer to Part 1?

a)

"Usually high, ranking nobles swore their loyalty to the king and lords swore their loyalty to higher-ranking nobles."

b)

"Freemen were not under the same strict control of the lord."

c)

""When serfs wanted to marry, the lord had the right to approve or disapprove of the match."

d)

"Serfs grew the food and tended to the livestock, or animals that fed the people."

3.

Click the word manor if it describes life on a manor, and click on medieval town if it describes life in a medieval town.

Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise until sunset.

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

4.

Click the word manor if it describes life on a manor, and click on medieval town if it describes life in a medieval town.

Many smaller houses made of wood and wood surrounded a castle or larger house.

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

5.

Click the word manor if it describes life on a manor, and click on medieval town if it describes life in a medieval town.

On market day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies.

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

6.

Click the word manor if it describes life on a manor, and click on medieval town if it describes life in a medieval town.

using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley.

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

7.

Click the word manor if it describes life on a manor, and click on medieval town if it describes life in a medieval town.

A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance.

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

8.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the Middle Ages?

a)

They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor.

b)

THey often copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve this knowledge.

c)

They vowed to dedicate their lives to God.

d)

They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer.

9.

Why did the Battle of Hastings take place?

a)

It was one of the crusades to the Holy Land.

b)

It was a battle between King John and the nobles because of Magna Carta.

c)

It was a battle between the Church and King Henry II.

d)

It was a battle to determine who would be the king of England-Harold or WIlliam.

10.

WHich of the following statements about Magna Carta is NOT true?

a)

Magna Carta limited the king's power.

b)

Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents in English history.

c)

King John happily accepted Magna Carta from the nobles.

d)

Many of the ideas from Magna Carta appear in the constitutions of modern democracies.

11.

Which of the following events from the Middle Ages was one of the reasons feudalism began to disappear?

a)

the Hundred Years' War

b)

the invention of the printing press

c)

the spread of the Black Plague

d)

the growth of towns and cities

12.

Which of the following statements from the text provides the best support for the correct answer to Part A of this question?

a)

"This terrible disease created a sense of terror."

b)

"The ability to produce books, pamphlets, and newspapers helped to spread new knowledge and new ideas.

c)

"The Hundred Years" War began when one man claimed to be the true king of another land."

d)

"As more and more people moved from the countryside to seek employment elsewhere, the lord's role changed."

13.

WHat is the name of the system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services?

a)

fiefdom

b)

medieval

c)

feudalism

d)

chivalry

14.

Who in this list is ranked the highest in order?

a)

Middle Class (including Merchants and Craftsmen)

b)

King

c)

Freemen and Serfs

d)

Nobles (including Lords) and Church Leaders

15.

Chivalry refers to:

a)

the relationship

b)

a group of merchants who controlled the quality of goods sold, as well as wages and prices

c)

the type of armor worn by knights in jousting matches

d)

the code of rules about how knights hould behave

16.

What one statement below is not true about the BLack Death in the Middle Ages?

a)

It was spread by rats.

b)

It was a disease known as the plague.

c)

It was common in medieval towns due to overcrowding and filthy conditions.

d)

It killed very few people, even though many became sick.

17.

Who was Charlemagne?

a)

the woman who was queen of France and then England

b)

a list of who lived in England and how much they owed in taxes

c)

the great French ruler who was crowned Roman emperor by the Pope

d)

the French soldiers who attacked the English at the Battle of Hastings

18.

What was the Bayeux Tapestry?

a)

a tribe of barbarians who invaded the Roman Empire

b)

a work of art that depicts the Battle of Hastings

c)

reformed the English legal system

d)

the great French ruler who was crowned Roman emperor by the Pope

19.

Who was Joan of Arc?

a)

the woman who led French soldiers in freeing the town of Orleans from the English.

b)

the woman who was queen of France and then England

c)

reformed the legal system

d)

the work of art that depicts the Battle of Hastings

20.

Who was King Henry II?

a)

the work of art that depicts the Battle of Hastings

b)

the woman who was queen of France and then England

c)

reformed the English legal system

d)

a list of who lived in ENgland and how much they owed in taxes

21.

Who were the Huns?

a)

reformed the English legal system

b)

a tribe of barbarians who invaded the Roman empire

c)

a list of who lived in England and how much they owed in taxes

d)

a work of art that depicts the Battle of Hastings

22.

Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?

a)

a list of who lived in ENgland and how much they owed in taxes

b)

the French soldiers who attacked the English at the Battle of Hastings

c)

reformed in the English legal system

d)

the woman who was queen of France and then England

23.

What was the Domesday Book?

a)

the French soldiers who attacked the ENglish at the Battle of Hastings

b)

a list of who lived in England and how much they owed in taxes

c)

a tribe of barbarians who invaded the Roman empire

d)

a work of art that depicts of the Battle of Hastings

24.

Who were the Normans?

a)

a list of who lived in ENgland and how much they owed in taxes

b)

the great French ruler who was crowned Roman emperor by the Pope

c)

the French soldiers who attacked the English at the Battle of Hastings

d)

a tribe of barbarians who invaded the Roman empire

25.

The word emerged refers to:

a)

to become known or come into existence

b)

to surround, close in

c)

an unexpected and difficult meeting

d)

to take something out of a container, pocket, or safe place

26.

The definition of the word pilgrim is......

a)

deadly disease

b)

the office or the position of the pope

c)

someone who travels for religious reasons

d)

to follow to capture, try to accomplish