WorksheetsMedieval/Canterbury Tales Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the English Medieval Period begin and end?
(a)
2.
What happened that began the Medieval Period?
a)
The Holocaust
b)
The Norman Conquest
c)
The Black Plague
d)
Domesday
3.
What were the results of the Norman Conquest?
a)
An inventory and seizure of property
b)
Strong central government set up/Feudalism
c)
Martial Law put into effect
d)
All of the above
4.
What was the purpose of the Domesday Book?
(a)
5.
What is Primogeniture?
a)
It gave the firstborn son exclusive rights to inherit his father's titles, lands, and estates
b)
A semi-magical method of determining guilt or innocence
c)
A code of conduct for which included bravery, loyalty, glorification of women
d)
A strong central government set up with clearly defined lines of authority
6.
Having a person walk 9 marked paces carrying a bar of red-hot iron in his hands to determine if they are guilty of a crime is an example of what?
a)
A Miracle Play
b)
Primogeniture
c)
An ordeal
d)
Chivalry
7.
What was the first step to spreading the plague?
(a)
8.
How did the Plague get the name "The Black Death."
(a)
9.
What caused the end of feudalism?
a)
The Norman Conquest
b)
Chivalry
c)
Ordeals
d)
The plagues
10.
What was a code of conduct for a knight that included bravery, loyalty, and glorification of women?
a)
Primogeniture
b)
Chivalry
c)
The Domesday Book
d)
Ordeals
11.
Who is considered "The Father of English Literature?"
(a)
12.
Who or what transmitted and preserved culture, was the chief teacher, publisher, and librarian in the Medieval Period?
a)
Geoffrey Chaucer
b)
Harold II
c)
The Church
d)
Duke William of Normandy
13.
When did Pope Innocent III declare the ordeal system to be irrational?
a)
1066
b)
1215
c)
1485
d)
1348
14.
In The Canterbury Tales, who presented the idea for each pilgrim to tell stories on their trip in order to win a prize when they returned?
a)
Geoffrey Chaucer
b)
The Knight
c)
The Host
d)
The Pardoner
15.
When did The Black Death begin?
a)
1348
b)
1066
c)
1215
d)
1485
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