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(2) The Middle Ages

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which TWO wars did England fight in during the middle ages?

a)

Crusades

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

Kings War

d)

Channel War

2.

Which TWO families started a civil war to decide who should be king of England in 1455?

a)

The House of Lancaster

b)

The House of Kent

c)

The House of York

d)

The House of Newcastle

3.

What TWO houses were confronted during the Wars of the Roses?

a)

The House of Lancaster

b)

The House of Leicester

c)

The House of Canterbury

d)

The House of York

4.

When did the Wars of the Roses start?

a)

1388

b)

1455

c)

1462

d)

1478

5.

Which stories did Geoffrey Chaucer write?

a)

The Canterbury Tales

b)

The Tyger

c)

Oliver Twist

d)

Great Expectations

6.

Which of the following words comes from the Norman French (choose ONE option)

a)

Apple

b)

Beauty

c)

Cow

d)

Summer

7.

Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War?

a)

The Battle of Agincourt

b)

The Battle of Bannockburn

c)

The Battle of Culloden

d)

The Battle of Waterloo

8.

Who defeated the French at the battle of Agincourt in 1415?

a)

King Edward I of England

b)

William III of England

c)

Henry VIII

d)

King Henry V

9.

Who wrote a famous series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage and known as ‘The Canterbury Tales’?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Charles Dickens

10.

Who sat at the House of Commons during the Middle Ages?

a)

Knights and wealthy people from towns and cities

b)

Farmers and blacksmiths

c)

Great landowners and bishops

d)

Everyone could sit at the House of Commons

11.

In the 15th century, Henry Tudor, the leader of the House of Lancaster, became:

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Richard I

c)

King Richard III

d)

King Henry VII

12.

Which of the following words come from the Anglo-Saxon language?

a)

Apple and summer

b)

Music and dance

c)

Grimsby and scunthorpe

d)

Canute and boat

13.

After the Black Death, new social classes appeared in England, including owners of large areas of land known as:

a)

Judiciary

b)

Gentry

c)

Clans

d)

Nobility

14.

For which purpose was the Statute of Rhuddlan introduced?

a)

To annex Scotland to the Crown of England

b)

To annex Northern Ireland to the Crown of England

c)

To annex Ireland to the Crown of England

d)

To annex Wales to the Crown of England

15.

Who was Henry VII?

a)

The leader of the House of York

b)

The leader of the House of Lancaster

c)

The leader of the House of Buckingham

d)

The leader of the House of Leeds

16.

What was the symbol of York during the Wars of the Roses?

a)

A Red Rose

b)

A White Rose

c)

A Black Rose

d)

A Purple Rose

17.

Which Scottish kind defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn?

a)

King Harold

b)

Charles I

c)

King Henry

d)

Robert the Bruce

18.

What was the symbol of the House of Tudor?

a)

A red rose with a white rose inside it

b)

A red rose

c)

A white rose

d)

A white rose with a red rose inside it

19.

Who introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England in 1284?

a)

King Edward I of England

b)

Robert the Bruce

c)

King Henry V

d)

William III of England

20.

During which period were the House of Lords and House of Commons established?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Iron Age

c)

The Roman Invasion

d)

The Anglo-Saxon Invasion

21.

What is the meaning of ‘Magna Carta’?

a)

The Big Charter

b)

The Great Charter

c)

The King’s Charter

d)

The Small Charter

22.

What proportion of the population died as a result of the Black Death in England?

a)

Half of the population

b)

One third of the population

c)

55% of the population

d)

One quarter of the population

23.

When did King Edward I of England introduce the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England?

a)

In 1284

b)

In 1304

c)

In 1340

d)

In 1235

24.

What is the name of the battle where the Scottish led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1314?

a)

The Battle of Trafalgar

b)

The Battle of Waterloo

c)

The Battle of Agincourt

d)

The Battle of Bannockburn

25.

What happened in 1215 that changed the King’s power?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Act of Union

c)

Welsh Rebellion

d)

Home Rule

26.

Who sat at the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?

a)

Great landowners and bishops

b)

Knights, who were usually smaller landowners

c)

Wealthy people from towns and cities

d)

Farmers and blacksmiths

27.

The Wars of the Roses was fought between which TWO houses?

a)

a) Lancaster

b)

b) Leicester

c)

c) Canterbury

d)

d) York

28.

What colour was the Tudor Rose?

a)

a) White

b)

b) White + Red

c)

c) Red

d)

d) White