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The Middle Ages Part 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root word arch- mean?

a)

large

b)

main

c)

small

d)

minor

2.

During the Middle Ages, who had the most power, serfs or Lords?

a)

a serf had more power

b)

a Lord had more power

c)

They had equal power

d)

Neither serfs nor lords had any power during the middle ages

3.

Decide whether the statement describes a life on a manor or in a medieval town

Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise to sunset

a)

on a manor

b)

in a medieval town

4.

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

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

5.

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

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

6.

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

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

7.

a class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance

a)

manor

b)

medieval town

8.

What is feudalism?

a)

paying with money

b)

paying others with land

c)

buying presents for serfs

d)

paying others with goods

9.

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

a)

the Hundred year war

b)

the invention of the printing press

c)

the spread of the black plague

d)

the growth of towns and cities

10.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the middle ages?

a)

They copied writing from ancient Greeks and romans

b)

they spent a large part of their day in worship and prayer

c)

they dedicated their lives to God

d)

They controlled the serfs working on a manor

11.

Chivalry refers to

a)

the relationship between a serf and a Lord

b)

a group of merchants who controlled the quality of goods sold

c)

the type of armor worn by knights

d)

the code of rules about how knights should behave

12.

Cathedrals, pilgrimages, and manuscripts are all examples of

a)

buildings in the middle ages

b)

the influence of nobles in the middle ages

c)

the influence of the Church in the middle ages

d)

the influence of the craftsmen

13.

Mark one statement that is NOT true about the Black Death disease

a)

it was spread by rats

b)

it was a disease known as a plague

c)

it was common in medieval towns

d)

it killed very few people

14.

Find the adjective in the sentence:

The movie was playing at the new theater in town

a)

movie

b)

playing

c)

town

d)

new

15.

Find the adjective in the sentence:

Alicia could not stop reading the fascinating book!

a)

stop

b)

reading

c)

fascianting

d)

book

16.

Find the adjective(s) in the sentence:

After the storm, the roads were covered with wet, heavy snow.

a)

storm, roads

b)

wet, heavy

c)

snow, heavy

d)

covered, storm

17.

find the adjective(s) in the sentence:

The students took an exciting trip to the amazing museum.

a)

Students

b)

trip, museum

c)

exciting, amazing

d)

took