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Year 7 Recap Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name of the King of England who had died, leaving the English crown to be claimed.

a)

Edward the Confessor

b)

Edward the Peaceful

c)

Edward the Brave

d)

Edward the Forgiver

2.

Which of the claimants claimed to have been promised the throne by Edward the Confessor

a)

Harold Godwinson

b)

William of Normandy

c)

Harald Hardrada

3.

Who of the three claimants was defeated BEFORE the Battle of Hastings?

a)

William of Normandy

b)

Harold Hardrada

c)

Harold Godwinson

4.
Who supported William's claim to the throne, giving him a lot of sway with many people?
a)
The Queen
b)
Famous Lords
c)
The Pope
5.
William's departure from France was delayed by...
a)
organisation problems
b)
ill health
c)
the weather
d)
a battle in France
6.

Who won the Stamford Bridge Battle on September 25, 1066?

a)

Harald Hadrada and his Vikings

b)

Harold and his English army

7.

What were the well trained, elite Saxon soldiers called?

(a)  

8.
Harold Godwinson lost a lot of his men at this battle and had to replace them as he marched quickly south. The untrained soldiers were called the....
a)
Ford
b)
Fird
c)
Ferd
d)
Fyrd
9.

In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

a)

1064

b)

1065

c)

1166

d)

1066

10.

At the beginning of the battle, which army was positioned at the TOP of Senlac Hill?

a)

Normans

b)

English

11.
The English defended themselves well in battle by setting up a............ 
a)
shield wall
b)
castle
c)
moat
d)
barricade
12.
The English were tricked into breaking the shield wall when...
a)
The Normans were all killed
b)
The Normans pretended to retreat
c)
The Normans stopped for a break
d)
The weather changed
13.

What was the name of the tactic used by the Normans to cause the Saxons to leave the shield wall?

(a)  

14.

What did William became known as after his victory?

a)

William the Great

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

William the Lion-heart

d)

William the Fearless

15.

What did the new king William 1 do about his rival, Edgar Aethling's claim to the throne?

a)

Sent an army to kill him

b)

Sent him away to France

c)

Had him excommunicated

d)

Joined his and Edgar's families together through marriage

16.

William dealt with his enemies in the North by brutally murdering hundreds and salting the ground so crops couldn't grow. 100,000 people may have died! What was this called?

a)

The Battering of the North

b)

The Harrying of the North

c)

The Killing of the North

d)

The Williaming of the North

17.

What is the name of this system, introduced by William 1?

a)

Formal system

b)

Fallen system

c)

Feudal system

d)

Freedom system

18.

What did the King give to the Nobles?

a)

Land

b)

Knights

c)

Food

d)

Loyalty

19.

What did the Nobles give to the King? (pick two)

a)

Land

b)

Their knights, if needed

c)

Food

d)

Loyalty

20.

What did the Nobles give to their Knights?

a)

Land

b)

Their knights

c)

Food

d)

Loyalty

21.

What did the peasants give the Knights? (pick two)

a)

They paid rent to farm the land

b)

They provided food

c)

Armour

d)

Weapons

22.

The peasants had a very difficult life, working the land and doing jobs for the knights and nobles. Which of the following is true.

a)

The peasants had hardly enough land to feed themselves

b)

The peasants could not get married without their lord's permission

c)

They had to pay for the right to farm on the land

d)

They had to give the lord money at special times of the year like Christmas

23.

What is the name of this type of castle (you must spell it correctly)

(a)  

24.

What is the name of feature 1?

a)

Motte

b)

Moat

c)

Bailey

25.

What is the name of feature 2?

a)

Motte

b)

Moat

c)

Bailey

26.

What is the name of feature 3?

a)

Motte

b)

Keep

c)

Bailey

27.

What is the name of feature 3?

a)

Motte

b)

Keep

c)

Bailey

28.

What is the name of feature 5?

a)

Motte

b)

Keep

c)

Bailey

29.

What is the name of feature 6?

(a)  

30.

Catholics believed that when you died you didn’t go straight to heaven or hell. Your soul would go to a place until your sins had been burned away. What did they call that place?

a)

The ether

b)

Purgatory

c)

The unreal

d)

Middlesbrough

31.

The local priest was your link to God and the only person who could forgive your sins. You would be given something to do to erase your sins. This could be something small like saying special prayers or even hurting yourself in some way. This was called an act of?

a)

Punishment

b)

Apology

c)

Penance

d)

Empowerment

32.

Bones, hair, splinters of wood or even toe nail clippings from Saints were called ________? People would travel great distances and pay money to see and touch as a way of coming closer to God.

a)

Remains

b)

Relatives

c)

Relics

d)

Responsibilities

33.

Wealthy people who could afford it would travel many miles to the burial place of a Saint or a holy relic. If you were poor you might travel somewhere closer. This was called a..?

a)

Adventure

b)

Journey

c)

Expedition

d)

Pilgrimage

34.

In Medieval times people had to give 10% of their income to the Church. This was called a....?

a)

Tax

b)

Tithe

c)

Donation

d)

Charity

35.

Many Medieval people (especially the poor) couldn't read the bible because it was written in what language?

a)

Greek

b)

Klingon

c)

German

d)

Latin

36.

Medieval people, even Monarchs were terrified of going to Hell when they died. How did people who couldn't read the bible or understand their priest know about Hell?

a)

They saw it on TV

b)

Ghosts came back and told them about it

c)

There were paintings of awful scenes called 'Doom Paintings'

37.

People believed that the King was chosen by God to be in power. What was this called?

a)

The All-Powerful Monarch

b)

The Lord of The Rings

c)

The Divine Right of Kings

d)

God Moves in Mysterious Ways

38.

A crime against the king was seen as a crime against God and so had the most severe punishments. What was this type of crime called?

a)

Hung Drawn and Quartered

b)

Very, very naughty

c)

Treason

d)

Treachery

39.

The King was in charge of law and order. He would make judgments with a group of advisors. This was called..?

a)

The King's Court

b)

The King's Jury

c)

The Church Court

40.

Priests were trialed in different courts to the Kings court. These never used the death penalty even for the more extreme crimes. They were called

a)

The Chapel Courts

b)

The Catholic Courts

c)

The Church Courts

d)

The Crucifix Courts

41.

Which of the following things had angered King Henry II about the church?

a)

He didn't like he fact that the priests spoke Latin.

b)

He thought priests were being treated too lightly by the Church courts

c)

He thought he should choose bishops, not the Pope

d)

He wanted to go hunting on a Sunday instead of going to church.

42.

What role did he give his friend Thomas Becket, so he would support Henry against the church?

a)

Head Priest

b)

Churchmaster General

c)

Archbishop of Canterbury

d)

Archbishop of Banterbury

43.

True or False? Henry's plan worked and Thomas Becket suported him.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What does 'excommunicated' mean?

a)

When someone refuses to communicate with someone else

b)

When someone's ex husband or wife gets back in touch

c)

When someone is expelled from the church, meaning they will go to hell when they die

d)

When someone is not allowed to speak for a certain amount of time.

45.

After Becket excommunicated the bishops who supported Henry, what did Henry shout?

a)

"I want someone to go to Canterbury and bash Becket's brains in!"

b)

"Will anybody murder that bothersome bishop?"

c)

"Will no-one rid me of this troublesome priest?"

46.

How many Knights went to Canterbury and murdered Becket?

(a)  

47.

As an act of penance, which of the following did Henry II do?

a)

Walk three miles to Canterbury barefoot

b)

Wore only a rough woolen tunic

c)

Lay face down and prayed on the stone floor of Canterbury Cathedral

d)

Allowed himself to be whipped by bishops, abbots and monks

48.

What happened to Becket after his death

a)

He became a martyr

b)

He was canonised (became a saint)

c)

There was a shrine built to him at Canterbury Cathedral

d)

Henry named one of his children after him

49.

Did Henry II manage to get rid of the Church courts?

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

How does the Disney film, 'Robin Hood' portray King John?

a)

A brave, strong and kind lion

b)

A weak, cruel, evil lion

c)

A cunning, tricky, brave fox

d)

A strong, kind, jolly, bear