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The Middle Ages Review Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the architectural style that has high ceilings, large stained glass windows, and pointed arches?

a)

Romanesque

b)

Classical

c)

Gothic

d)

Victorian

2.

During the High Middle Ages the economy grew to be more focused on…

a)

Trade and farming

b)

War and farming

c)

War and exploration

d)

Trade and cities

3.

Which of the following best describes urbanization?

a)

People moving away from the city

b)

People making cities more organized

c)

People inventing new technology

d)

People moving from the country to the city

4.

What is the name for the system of promises between lords and serfs that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
5.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
6.

The Middle Ages was also known as the...

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Medieval Era

c)

Age of Kings and Queens

d)

Age of Knights of the Round Table

7.
A __________ is a person of high rank by birth or title.
a)
noble
b)
serf
c)
priest
d)
knight
8.

Why is Joan of Arc remembered?

a)

She drove the English from Paris.

b)

She led English troops in the Hundred Years' War.

c)

She led the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years' War.

d)

She led a peasant uprising that ended feudalism.

9.

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

a)

to reclaim the Holy Land

b)

to defeat the Hindus

c)

to conquer England

d)

to liberate Spain

10.

Why was the Magna Carta important?

a)

It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament.

b)

It asserted that the monarch must obey the law and gave basic rights to the people.

c)

It limited the power of the Pope.

d)

It approved money for wars in France.

11.

What was the Three Field System?

a)

Three fields that just sit there.

b)

A system where half the land was sown to crop and half left to fallow each season.

c)

A farming system that increased production.

d)

An unsuccessful attempt to monopolize wheat.

12.

What is a Manor?

(In History -_-)

a)

Mansion

b)

Lord's estate in feudalism

c)

The main place of worship

d)

Capital city of an estate

13.

When was the Magna Carta signed?

a)

1776

b)

1227

c)

1787

d)

1215

14.

Where did France originate from

a)

The Franks

b)

The German

c)

The English

d)

The Finns

15.

Who/What were Troubadours?

a)

Mammals that went extinct due to hunting

b)

Traveling poet-musicians

c)

Writing in the Vernacular that became common

d)

Knights that tortured criminals

16.

Define excommunication

a)

The action of Kings no longer speaking to their priests

b)

The action of removing criminals' tongues because of their harsh crimes

c)

The action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

d)

la accion de no hablar con tu ex novio/novia

17.

Define Lay Investiture:

a)

The investment of 50% of a kings wealth into the economy

b)

The process that peasants go through to receive more rights

c)

The action of bishops selling positions in the church: simony

d)

Ceremony where kings and nobles appointed church officials including bishops

18.

Which of the following was NOT an issue within the church?

a)

Priests were illiterate

b)

Destruction of property

c)

Great Schism of 1378

d)

Dominicans were introduced

19.

Which of the following BEST describes crusades

a)

Very successful

b)

Slightly unsuccessful

c)

Slightly successful

d)

Mostly unsuccessful

20.

What is the name of the architectural style that has round arches, heavy roofs, thick walls and little windows?

a)

Gothic

b)

Classical

c)

Victorian

d)

Romanesque

21.

Which of the following technologies was introduced in the Middle Ages?

a)

Crossbow

b)

Piano

c)

Saddle

d)

Stirrups

e)

Plastic

22.

Define Serfs:

a)

People that surfed on the waves in the ocean to attract attention to themselves.

b)

People that couldn't leave the place they were born and provided hard labor for the feudal society.

c)

Behavior that guided people towards the role of being a knight.

d)

The action of researching old paperwork.

23.

In medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback to protect a nobles land was called?

a)

King

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Peasant

24.

What was the only major source of religion in Medieval Europe?

a)

Islam

b)

The Roman Catholic Church

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

25.

This was another name for the plague that ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages.

a)

Blue Bonnet Plague

b)

Bubonic Plague

c)

Cholera

d)

Influenza