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Middle Ages

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Blessed with holy oil:

a)

converted

b)

anointed

c)

armada

d)

guild

2.

What is true about serfs?

a)

they were bound to the land

b)

worked the land in exchange for food/shelter

c)

none of the above

d)

both of the above

3.

What is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry?

a)

the establishment of the Magna Carta

b)

William the Conqueror invading England

c)

the Crusade of Kings

d)

a story of the Danes invading France

4.

Traveling musicians and poets:

a)

Squire

b)

Vassal

c)

Jester

d)

Minstrel

5.

Peasants could leave the manor.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The part of castle in which the family lived:

a)

Portcullis

b)

Bailey

c)

Moat

d)

Keep

7.

_________ gave ___________ a fief, or a plot of land.

a)

Knights / squires

b)

Lords / vassals

c)

Lords / knights

d)

Kings / Lords

8.

What were the steps of becoming a knight?

a)

Page, squire, investiture, knighthood

b)

Page, squire, knighthood, investiture

c)

Investiture, page, knighthood, squire

d)

Squire, page, investiture, knighthood

9.

What was the Code of Chivalry?

a)

A standard of conduct knights were supposed to follow

b)

A code them that commanded they be brave, loyal and honest

c)

A code that had knights protect the weak, the poor, the elderly, and women

d)

all of the above

10.

What is a bailey?

a)

A gate

b)

A tower

c)

A courtyard

d)

None of these

11.

How old were boys when they became pages?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

21

d)

17

12.

Lower lord:

a)

Squire

b)

Knight

c)

Vassal

d)

Fief

13.

The German gods were centered on:

a)

Farming

b)

Food

c)

War

d)

Wisdom

14.

Clovis is known for: (select all answers)

a)

being anointed by the Pope

b)

converting to Catholicism on the battlefield

c)

protected the church from non-believers

d)

made Latin the official language of his kingdom

15.

Who defeated the Arabs and Berbers in the Battle of Tours?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Pepin

c)

Clovis

d)

Charles Martel

16.

Who defeated the Lombards?

a)

Pepin, and he kept their land

b)

Pepin, and he gave their land to the Pope

c)

Charles Martel, and he kept their land

d)

Charles Martel, and he gave their land to the Pope

17.

Which modern countries make up Charlemagne’s kingdom?

a)

France & Belgium

b)

France & Germany

c)

France & Italy

d)

France & England

18.

How did Charlemagne expand education?

a)

He commanded churches to establish schools

b)

He allowed girls to go to school

c)

Neither of these

d)

Both of these

19.

What is true about estate life?

a)

Lords were the most powerful group in the empire

b)

Estates were self sustaining.

c)

Farmers rotated crops.

d)

All of the above.

20.

Charlemagne visited many villages to make sure the people were loyal to him.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Louis the Pious weakened the empire because he split it up among his sons.

a)

False

b)

True

22.

The church helped their community by:

a)

Establishing schools

b)

Keeping the peace and being missionaries

c)

Providing food and shelter

d)

Establishing hospitals

23.

During battles, knights used swords, axes, daggers, spears, crossbows, and longbows.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

For what were Venice and Flanders known?

a)

Clothing makers

b)

Trade centers

c)

Ship building

d)

None of these

25.

What were burgs?

a)

Towns near castles

b)

Sections of a trade center

c)

Manor houses

d)

Rich people

26.

A festival held a few times a year where merchants sold goods were called a:

a)

Sale

b)

Fair

c)

Burg

d)

Banc

27.

Put the steps in order:

a)

Journeyman, master, apprentice

b)

Apprentice, master, journeyman

c)

Apprentice, journeyman, master

d)

Master, journeyman, apprentice

28.

Apprentices had to create a masterpiece to join a guild:

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Since merchants were becoming wealthy, they were able to enjoy education and the arts.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Choose all that apply. Guilds:

a)

were business groups for each trade

b)

took care of their members

c)

controlled all of the business and trade in a town

d)

included the lord of the community

31.

What did merchants use at the "banc" to buy goods?

a)

Precious metals

b)

Bartering of goods

32.

What did the Crusaders yell, which means "it is the will of God"?

a)

Onward!

b)

Amen!

c)

Deus vult

d)

Deus amen!

33.

The Crusaders wanted to take back the Holy Land from the Christians.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What did the Knights Templar wear?

a)

Red armor

b)

A tunic with a red cross

35.

Which countries were involved in the Crusade of Kings?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

France

36.

The Protestant Reformation was when people wanted to break from the Roman Catholic church.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

How many wives did Henry VIII have?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

10

d)

1

39.

Which of King Henry VIII's children became monarch?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Edward

c)

Mary

d)

None of them

40.

The Magna Carta limited powers of the monarch.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The Hundred Years War was between:

a)

France & Germany

b)

France & Spain

c)

France & England

d)

France & Italy

42.

Who was the young peasant girl who heard messages from God?

a)

Elizabeth Tudor

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Mary Tudor

43.

How long was the Hundred Years War?

a)

100 years

b)

50 years

c)

101 years

d)

116 years

44.

Who won the Hundred Years War?

a)

England

b)

France

45.

What was the name of the war between two royal families of England, the Lancasters and the Yorks?

a)

The War of England

b)

The Hundred Years War

c)

The War of the Roses

d)

The War of the Tudors

46.

The Spanish Armada was sent to defeat the English navy after Elizabeth I had the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots killed.

a)

True

b)

False