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Quiz on the Middle Ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What period does the term "Middle Ages" refer to in Europe?

a)

300 to 800 C.E.

b)

500 to 1450 C.E.

c)

1000 to 1500 C.E.

d)

200 to 700 C.E.

2.

What is the political and social system in medieval Europe called?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Communism

3.

Who is a noble receiving land for loyalty to a lord?

a)

Knight

b)

Serf

c)

Vassal

d)

Peasant

4.

What is a warrior on horseback serving a lord called?

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Monk

d)

Lord

5.

Who is the lowest class tied to the land and cannot leave?

a)

Serf

b)

Vassal

c)

Knight

d)

Noble

6.

What term describes a person of low social rank, usually an artisan or laborer?

a)

Noble

b)

Peasant

c)

Bishop

d)

Lord

7.

What is a self-contained estate owned by a lord called?

a)

Cathedral

b)

Monastery

c)

Manor

d)

Castle

8.

Who is a religious leader overseeing multiple churches and works in a cathedral?

a)

Pope

b)

Bishop

c)

Priest

d)

Monk

9.

What is a community where monks live and work called?

a)

Cathedral

b)

Monastery

c)

Manor

d)

Church

10.

What is a large church run by a bishop called?

a)

Chapel

b)

Cathedral

c)

Monastery

d)

Basilica

11.

Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

Bishop

b)

Priest

c)

Pope

d)

Cardinal

12.

Who is a noble who owns land and grants it?

a)

Vassal

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

13.

What is the economic system based on lord-serf relationships called?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Manor System

c)

Feudalism

d)

Socialism

14.

Who are the church/religious leaders collectively known as?

a)

Clergy

b)

Monks

c)

Bishops

d)

Priests

15.

What is another name for the Middle Ages?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Ancient

c)

Medieval

d)

Modern

16.

Who is the religious leader of a single chruch

a)

priest

b)

monk

c)

pope

d)

knight

17.

a (a)   is a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to

prayer and service in a monastery

18.

What is the name of a large estate owned by a knight or a lord.

a)

manor

b)

pasture

c)

farm

d)

monastery

19.

What do you call the workers who were tied to the land on which they worked?

a)

monks

b)

missionaries

c)

serfs

d)

vassals

20.

A vassal is a person who promised to support a lord in exchange for land.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE