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middle ages

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal contributed the most to the spread the black plague?

a)

Birds

b)

Fleas and rats

c)

Fish

d)

Lions

2.

What kind of plague was the Black Death?

a)

Bubonic

b)

Septicemic

c)

Pneumonic

3.

How did the plague impact Europe?

a)

People started to question the church

b)

1/3 of the population died

c)

It contributed to the decline of feudalism

d)

All are correct

4.

What happened to most people who were infected with the plague?

a)

Nothing because they got a vaccine for the disease

b)

Their hair fell out, but then they got better

c)

All of their skin turned black, but then they got better

d)

They got covered in swollen blisters (buboes) and mostly died

5.

Why were many jews killed?

a)

They believed God was punishing them and being jewish was a sin

b)

They broke out into a riot and many were killed

c)

They fell off a cliff

6.
Who fought each other in the Crusades?
a)
The Eastern and Western Roman Empires
b)
The Romans and the Greeks
c)
The Europeans and the Egyptians
d)
The Europeans and the Arabs
7.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)
They thought it would help them to get rich
c)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
d)
All of the above
8.
What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?
a)
The Bishop of Constantinople
b)
Stephen Harding
c)
The Pope
d)
Saint Benedict
9.
True of False: the majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
11.

What year was the Magna Carta first signed?

a)

1066

b)

1225

c)

1215

d)

1392

12.

Why did the king impose high taxes?

a)

to pay for the war against France

b)

to pay the Barons

c)

to protect the Pope

d)

to march on London

13.

What happened after the document was signed?

a)

The king became a much better ruler

b)

The barons gave up London

c)

A civil war between the barons and the king broke out

d)

None of the above

14.

Which of the below was not a part of the Magna Carta?

a)

The protection of Church rights

b)

A council of 25 barons to watch over the king

c)

The right for each free man to vote for king

d)

No new taxes without the agreement of the barons

15.

What year did the Peasants' Revolt happen?

a)

1380

b)

1381

c)

1481

d)

1831

16.

What was the benefit of the Black Death wiping out over a third of the population?

a)

They got better wages

b)

They got better rights

17.

What was the name of the leader of the Peasants Revolt?

a)

John Ball

b)

Wat Tyler

c)

Richard II

18.

How many times did Richard II meet the peasants?

a)

Once

b)

Twice

c)

Three times

d)

Four times

19.

What was the name of the tax Richard II introduced to pay for the war against France?

a)

Community Charge

b)

Income Tax

c)

Ship Money

d)

Poll Tax

20.
The Middle Ages began when the.....
a)
Roman Empire fell
b)
Greeks were polytheistic
c)
Agricultural Revolution began
d)
the Reformation started
21.
The term feudalism is best defined as a
a)
Division of power between branches of government
b)
Holy war between Christians and Muslims
c)
Process in which goods are traded for other goods
d)
System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty
22.
Which of these best defines feudalism?
a)
A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
b)
A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
c)
A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
d)
A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.
23.
Which feudal class had the most people?
a)
Monarchs
b)
Lords
c)
Knights
d)
Peasants
24.

The Middle Ages lasted from...

a)

500 CE- 1500 CE

b)

500 BC- 1500 BC

c)

1000 BC- 1200 CE

d)

1000 CE- 1500 CE

25.
Granted certain rights to the people and said that the king must obey the law.
a)
Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
26.
Caused by  rats carrying diseased fleas from infested trading ships and houses.
a)
Ebola
b)
Leprosy
c)
Black Death
27.
Social structure of the Middle Ages
a)
Caste System
b)
Feudalism
c)
Manorism
28.
Which of the following is not a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
the empire was too small
b)
barbarian invasions
c)
the empire was too big
d)
the population of Rome declined

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