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Middle Ages (Medieval) Pre-Test

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Much of Medieval Europe was run by a political system known as feudalism, or rule by ...

a)

local clergy

b)

local lords

c)

elected landowners

d)

serfs

2.

A major reason for the development of feudalism was...

a)

the need for an army to protect the church

b)

the need for protection from the barbarians

c)

the need to protect trade routes across Europe

d)

the need to preserve the farming systems of Europe

3.

The basis of power under the feudal system was...

a)

money and gold

b)

land ownership

c)

military skill

d)

the support of the people

4.

The period from the fall of the Roman Empire (476) to about 1500 is called the...

a)

Byzantine Age

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Post-Roman Era

d)

Renaissance

5.

Anyone who received a grant of land from a more powerful noble was known as a...

a)

fief

b)

landowner

c)

serf

d)

vassal

6.

In the feudal system, this is the only person who is not a vassal...

a)

knight

b)

squire

c)

lord

d)

king

7.

The group with the least amount of power on the manor were the...

a)

freemen

b)

lords

c)

peasants

d)

serfs

8.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was first married to the King of France and then later to the King of _______.

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

9.

The land granted to a vassal by a lord was called a...

a)

fief

b)

landgrant

c)

manor

d)

state

10.

The _______ were warriors and protectors of the castle.

a)

knights

b)

lords

c)

serfs

d)

vassals