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Y7 Knowledge Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False:
Thomas Becket and Henry II became best friends.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Henry trusted Thomas so much that he made him _____________________.
a)
Chancellor
b)
A Captain
c)
A Royal subject
d)
A Knight
3.

Becket was appointed as what, in 1161?

a)

Lord of the Admiralty

b)

Lord Chancellor

c)

Archbishop of Canterbury

d)

Archbishop of York

4.

Why did Henry get a shock after Thomas became Archbishop?

a)

Because Becket became more loyal to God and the Church.

b)

Because Becket ran away to Ireland

c)

Because Becket tried to take his crown.

d)

Because Becket proved to be poor at his job.

5.

Thomas was killed at _______________________________.

a)

Westminster Abbey

b)

Tower of London

c)

Canterbury Cathedral

6.
This system was used to run life in England during the Middle Ages.
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Institutionalism
d)
Marxism
7.
This wealthy class of people were directly under the King and held important titles such as Baron or Baroness.
a)
Serfs
b)
Knights
c)
Nobles
d)
Monarchs
8.
The Magna Carta was signed by the King and the _________.
a)
Barons
b)
Queen
c)
Prince
d)
Commoners
9.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
10.
The Magna Carta was signed in what year?
a)
1901 
b)
800 B.C.
c)
33 
d)
1215 
11.
Who was the top leader in the land with the feudal system? 
a)
The king
b)
The prime minister 
c)
The serf
d)
The knight
12.
What was life like for the majority of the people that lived in the Middle Ages under the feudal system?   
a)
They lived in nice castles
b)
They worked hard as peasant farmers 
c)
They hung out at the local pub
d)
 They wore fancy clothes and went to parties
13.
Who owned everything in a village, including the crops, town, and peasants? 
a)
The king
b)
The lord
c)
The bishop
d)
The head merchant
14.

The earliest castles built were the Motte-and-bailey ones.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Black Death killed as much as ____ of the European population.

a)

80%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

40%

16.

The plague began where?

a)

Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

Central Asia

d)

North America

17.

The plague was NOT spread by merchants and traders

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Who reigned during the time of the Peasants' Revolt?

a)

Richard II

b)

Henry Bolingbroke- or Henry IV

c)

George VI

d)

William III of Orange

19.

What year did the Peasants' Revolt happen?

a)

1380

b)

1381

c)

1481

d)

1831

20.

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