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Medieval Europe

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 6hrs 59mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the role of the Church in medieval western Europe?

a)

It served as a place for community gatherings and religious services.

b)

It was primarily a military fortress.

c)

It functioned as the main trading center.

d)

It was used exclusively for educational purposes.

2.

What did people in the Middle Ages call the period due to the widespread Christian belief?

a)

The Era of Enlightenment

b)

The Age of Faith

c)

The Dark Ages

d)

The Renaissance

3.

How did the Roman Catholic Church influence education during the Middle Ages?

a)

It provided education and helped the poor and sick.

b)

It banned education outside the church.

c)

It only educated the wealthy and nobles.

d)

It discouraged learning and focused on agriculture.

4.

What was the significance of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

It was the language used for trade agreements.

b)

It was the language of the Church and the only common language in Europe.

c)

It was a secret code used by the clergy.

d)

It was the language spoken by the majority of the population.

5.

What role did monasteries play in preserving knowledge during the Middle Ages?

a)

Monasteries served as military training grounds.

b)

Monasteries were used for agricultural experiments.

c)

Monasteries preserved old texts and helped keep both new and ancient learning alive.

d)

Monasteries were solely places of worship and did not engage in educational activities.

6.

By the year 1050, how had the Church become economically powerful?

a)

By becoming the largest landholder in Europe and receiving donations.

b)

By controlling all the trade routes in Europe.

c)

By taxing all European monarchs.

d)

By owning all the gold mines in Europe.

7.

What was one key struggle that involved Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?

a)

The construction of Gothic cathedrals

b)

The selling of Church offices

c)

The design of large windows in cathedrals

d)

The competition to build the tallest cathedral

8.

What architectural style became popular for cathedrals during the High Middle Ages?

a)

Romanesque

b)

Baroque

c)

Gothic

d)

Renaissance

9.

What was the primary reason for the great height of Gothic cathedrals?

a)

To be closer to God

b)

To compete with other cathedrals

c)

To withstand strong winds

d)

To accommodate more people

10.

What was a common feature of Gothic cathedrals that symbolized pride for a community?

a)

The use of stained glass

b)

The presence of a large bell tower

c)

The inclusion of an object which was considered holy and meant for worship

d)

The construction near a royal palace

11.

the power to influence or command

a)

authority

b)

hierarchy

c)

clergy

d)

natural law

12.

the body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church

a)

authority

b)

hierarchy

c)

clergy

d)

natural law

13.

a specialized method used to achieve a desired result

a)

required

b)

widespread

c)

technique

14.

a system of organization with lower and higher positions

a)

authority

b)

hierarchy

c)

clergy

d)

natural law

15.

to have to do something based on a rule or command

a)

required

b)

widespread

c)

technique

16.

the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking

a)

authority

b)

hierarchy

c)

clergy

d)

natural law

17.

a sacred rite of the Christian religion

a)

sacrament

b)

pilgrimage

c)

persecuted

18.

to cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs

a)

sacrament

b)

pilgrimage

c)

persecuted

19.

a brotherhood or sisterhood of monks, nuns, or friars

a)

Roman Catholic Church

b)

Religion

c)

Religious Order

20.

a sacred rite of the Christian religion

a)

sacrament

b)

pilgrimage

c)

persecuted

21.

a journey to a holy site

a)

sacrament

b)

pilgrimage

c)

persecuted

22.

a set of spiritual beliefs, values, and practices

a)

Roman Catholic Church

b)

Religion

c)

Religious Order

23.

the Christian church headed by the pope in Rome

a)

Roman Catholic Church

b)

Religion

c)

Religious Order

24.

spread out over a large area or among many people

a)

required

b)

widespread

c)

technique

25.
A set of spiritual beliefs, values and practices.
a)
religion
b)
persecute
c)
sacrament
d)
clergy
26.
To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs.
a)
religion
b)
persecute
c)
clergy
d)
pilgrimage
27.
The Christian church headed by the Pope in Rome.
a)
Roman Catholic Church
b)
clergy
c)
religious order
d)
natural law
28.
The body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church.
a)
religion
b)
persecute
c)
clergy
d)
sacrament
29.
A sacred rite of the Christian religion.
a)
religion
b)
persecute
c)
pilgrimage
d)
sacrament
30.
A journey to a holy site.
a)
clergy
b)
sacrament
c)
pilgrimage
d)
religious order
31.
The concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking.
a)
clergy
b)
natural law
c)
religious order
d)
pilgrimage
32.
A brotherhood or sisterhood of monks, nuns or friars.
a)
religious order
b)
natural law
c)
sacrament
d)
Roman Catholic Church
33.
Historians also call the Middle Ages in western Europe the __________.
a)
Age of Faith
b)
Age of Happiness
c)
Age of Suffering
d)
Age of Discovery
34.
What world events did Medieval people think God sent?
a)
storms, disease, and famine
b)
divorce, suffering, and saddness
c)
school, houses, and food
d)
crops, animals, and rain
35.
The saving of one's soul.
a)
faith
b)
salvation
c)
religion
d)
clergy
36.
The Christian holy book.
a)
Torah
b)
Kuran
c)
Bible
d)
Dictionary
37.
Who were Christians?
a)
followers of Jesus.
b)
followers of Budda.
c)
followers of Muhammad
d)
followers of Zeus.
38.
What is a tithe?
a)
extra pay
b)
tax
c)
food
d)
knowledge
39.
What does excommunicate mean?
a)
to become a priest.
b)
to worship God.
c)
to be kicked out of the church.
d)
to divorce your spouse.
40.
What is one way the church taught people they could gain salvation?
a)
following the church's teachings
b)
living a good life
c)
go to church daily
d)
listen to your neighbors
41.
Which is NOT a Catholic sacrament?
a)
baptism
b)
confirmation
c)
death
d)
eucharist
42.
Who encouraged the Church to teach people to read and write?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Saint Benedict
c)
Saint Patrick
d)
Mother Teresa
43.
Men who joined a monastery.
a)
monks
b)
nuns
c)
friars
d)
bishops
44.
A community devoted to prayer and service.
a)
monastery
b)
nunnery
c)
chruch
d)
cathedral
45.
Why would a man join a monastery?
a)
To seek refuge from war, sickness or sinfulness.
b)
To become wealthy.
c)
To become powerful.
d)
To escape prison.
46.
Cathedrals were visible expressions of 
a)
wealth.
b)
Christian devotion.
c)
power.
d)
a good life.
47.
A series of military exhibitions to the land where Jesus had lived.
a)
Crusades
b)
monastery
c)
pilgrimage
d)
sacrament
48.
Why did some people go on Crusades?
a)
To guarantee their salvation
b)
To hurt people
c)
To visit new lands
d)
To live a quiet life
49.
What did Franciscan Friars do?
a)
Lived in monasteries
b)
Lived with and cared for ordinary people
c)
Spent their lives in prayer, study and work
d)
Lived in convents.
50.

What year was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

1060

b)

1065

c)

1066

d)

1165

51.

Who fought in the battle (2 answers)

a)

Harald Hardrada

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

William of Normandy

d)

Edward the Confessor

52.

(Fill in the blank) At the Battle of Hastings, William I of Normandy defeated (a)  

53.

CHALLENGE: On what day was William crowned in Westminster Abbey?

a)

25 October

b)

25 November

c)

25 December

d)

25 January

54.

Tick the features of a Motte and Bailey castle (tick as many answers as you think correct)

a)

A hill-like MOTTE

b)

Deep ditch surrounding the bailey

c)

Enclosed BAILEY below the motte

d)

A drawbridge

e)

A KEEP at the top of the motte

55.

Why did William need to build so many Motte and Bailey castles across Britain?

a)

To accommodate all his men

b)

To accommodate all the Anglo Saxons

c)

To keep control of the discontented Anglo Saxons

d)

To practise his building techniques

56.

What is the name of the census book William ordered? (tricky - spelling!)

a)

Doomsday

b)

Domesday

c)

Dombsday

d)

Doomesday

57.

Why did William order the census type book?

a)

To give his people their taxes back

b)

To find out the economic value of the country he now ruled

c)

To work out healthcare needs

d)

To decide how many schools the country needed

58.

Who is at the top of the Feudal System?

a)

The Monarch

b)

The Barons

c)

The Bishops

d)

The Knights

59.

Who is at the bottom of the Feudal System?

a)

The Knights

b)

The Priests

c)

The Peasants

d)

The Squires

60.

What is the responsibility of the Barons (select more than one)

a)

Provide protection for the peasants

b)

Provide knights for the King

c)

Provide food for the peasants

d)

Provide wives for the knights

61.

What are the responsibilities of the peasants?

a)

To learn to read and write

b)

To protect the Baron

c)

To study for the Church

d)

To provide food for the Barons and knights

62.

Did the daughters of the Barons chose their own husbands?

a)

Yes, they married for love and expected to be happy

b)

Not usually; they married to secure economic or political alliances between noble families

c)

Yes, they usually married their childhood friends and stayed close to home

d)

Yes, if they had to marry but many chose not to.

63.

WHO would you want to be (on the feudal hierarchy) in Feudal Britain and WHY?

4 lines
64.

What did the Normans do for us?

Type a paragraph explaining what benefits the Normans brought to Britain.

4 lines
65.
What were the people of England known as before the Normans came to take over
a)
Dutch
b)
Danes
c)
Spaniards
d)
Saxons
66.

What year did the Norman Conquest take place?

a)

937

b)

1066

c)

1016

d)

1166

67.

Who was the leader of the Normans during the Norman Conquest?

a)

William

b)

Harold

c)

Alfred

d)

Hardrada

68.

What peoples did the Normans originally come from?

a)

Franks

b)

Anglo-Saxons

c)

Vikings

d)

Celts

69.

What was the main battle between the English and Normans?

a)

Battle of Hastings

b)

Battle of Normandy

c)

Battle of Stamford Bridge

d)

Battle of Pevensey

70.

What is the popular name for William the Duke of Normandy?

a)

William the Great

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

William the Confessor

d)

William the Wise

71.

What is the name of the tapestry which shows the story of the Norman conquest?

a)

The Bayeux Tapestry

b)

The Bayiux Tapesrty

c)

The Beyoux tapestry

72.

Which of these changes did William bring to England?

a)

he caused a change of language

b)

he replaced English nobles with Norman lords

c)

he built many castles

d)

he did all of these things

73.

Who was the top leader in the land with the feudal system?

a)

the Pope

b)

the barons

c)

the king

d)

the nobility

74.

What was the Domesday book?

a)

A list of people who fought against William of Normandy

b)

A story of how the English were conquered by the Normans

c)

A list of who owned what lands in England

d)

A book on cathedral architecture

75.

Could peasants own a piece of land?

a)

Yes, but they could not sell it without the landlord's consent.

b)

No, they were serfs bonded to their landlords.

c)

No, but they could keep the harvest for themselves.

d)

Yes, they could sell and buy lands.

76.
What were the people of England known as before the Normans came to take over
a)
Dutch
b)
Danes
c)
Spaniards
d)
Saxons
77.

What year did the Norman Conquest take place?

a)

937

b)

1066

c)

1016

d)

1166

78.

Who was the leader of the Normans during the Norman Conquest?

a)

William

b)

Harold

c)

Alfred

d)

Hardrada

79.

What peoples did the Normans originally come from?

a)

Franks

b)

Anglo-Saxons

c)

Vikings

d)

Celts

80.

What was the main battle between the English and Normans?

a)

Battle of Hastings

b)

Battle of Normandy

c)

Battle of Stamford Bridge

d)

Battle of Pevensey

81.

What is the popular name for William the Duke of Normandy?

a)

William the Great

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

William the Confessor

d)

William the Wise

82.

What is the name of the tapestry which shows the story of the Norman conquest?

a)

The Bayeux Tapestry

b)

The Bayiux Tapesrty

c)

The Beyoux tapestry

83.

Which of these changes did William bring to England?

a)

he caused a change of language

b)

he replaced English nobles with Norman lords

c)

he built many castles

d)

he did all of these things

84.

Who was the top leader in the land with the feudal system?

a)

the Pope

b)

the barons

c)

the king

d)

the nobility

85.

What was the Domesday book?

a)

A list of people who fought against William of Normandy

b)

A story of how the English were conquered by the Normans

c)

A list of who owned what lands in England

d)

A book on cathedral architecture

86.

Could peasants own a piece of land?

a)

Yes, but they could not sell it without the landlord's consent.

b)

No, they were serfs bonded to their landlords.

c)

No, but they could keep the harvest for themselves.

d)

Yes, they could sell and buy lands.

87.

William the Conqueror was born in what modern-day country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

88.

Which of the following best describes William the Conqueror's childhood?

a)

He was an orphan who made his way to the top through talent and hard work

b)

He grew up in the royal palace with his father the King and his mother the Queen

c)

He was an illegitimate child who became Duke of Normandy at the age of 7

89.

What relative did William defeat at the Battle of Val-es-Dunes?

a)

His cousin Guy of Burgundy

b)

His father the Duke of Normandy

c)

His brother the King George II of England

90.

Who did the people of England want to be king after King Edward the Confessor died?

a)

Harold Godwinson

b)

King Hardrada of Norway

c)

William of Normandy

91.

Why did William think he should be crowned King of England?

a)

Because he defended England against attack from the Vikings

b)

Because he was related to Edward the Confessor and claimed that Edward had promised him the crown

c)

Because he had a vision that said he should be king

92.

What was the name of the battle where William defeated the English army and King Harold II was killed?

a)

Battle of London

b)

Battle of the Thames

c)

Battle of Hastings

93.

What year was William the Conqueror crowned King of England?

a)

614

b)

1066

c)

1203

94.

What was the 'Harrying of the North'?

a)

A great battle where William the Conqueror finally defeated the English army

b)

When William had farms burned and livestock killed across northern England

c)

A great famine in Northern France

95.

What was the Domesday Book?

a)

A listing of all the land and property owners in England

b)

A list of all the traitors who conspired against William

c)

A religious book written by an ancient order of monks

96.

How did William the Conqueror die?

a)

He died of old age in his castle in France

b)

He died of smallpox while on a trip to Spain

c)

He was killed in battle in northern France

97.

What year did the Norman Conquest take place?

a)

942

b)

1066

c)

1215

98.

Who was the leader of the Normans during the Norman Conquest?

a)

William

b)

Harold

c)

Alfred

99.

There were three men who claimed the right to be king of England. Who did the English want to be king?

a)

Harald Hardrada of Norway

b)

Richard Neville

c)

Earl Harold Godwinson

100.

What peoples did the Normans originally come from?

a)

Vikings

b)

Franks

c)

Anglo-Saxons

101.

Which king died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

a)

King Harold II

b)

King Hardrada

c)

King Richard I

102.

What was the main battle between the English and Normans?

a)

Battle of Hastings

b)

Battle of London

c)

Battle of Norway

103.

On what day was William of Normandy crowned king of England?

a)

1-Jan

b)

1-Apr

c)

25-Dec

104.

What was the Domesday book?

a)

A book of scary tales about the Normans for kids

b)

A list of who owned what lands in England

c)

A story of how the English were conquered by the Normans

105.

What is the popular name for William the Duke of Normandy?

a)

William the Great

b)

William the Confessor

c)

William the Conqueror

106.

Who were the housecarls?

a)

The elite English troops of King Harold II

b)

The servants of William of Normandy

c)

The invaders from Norway

107.

In 1066, William landed near which English town?

a)

Hastings

b)

Stamford Bridge

c)

Pevensey

d)

Canterbury

108.

In which of the following places did William NOT build a castle in 1066?

a)

Dover

b)

Canterbury

c)

Wallingford

d)

London

109.

Which of the following did NOT lead a rebellion against William in England?

a)

Edwin of Mercia

b)

Morcar of Northumberland

c)

Stigand of Canterbury

d)

Hereward the Wake

110.

In 1069, William ordered the destruction of every dwelling place and farm between which two English cities?

a)

Durham and York

b)

Durham and London

c)

Carlisle and York

d)

York and Exeter

111.

Which of the following did William order to be carried out as punishments as part of the Harrying of the North? Check all that apply.

a)

Salting the earth

b)

Slaughtering all livestock

c)

Selling everyone into slavery

d)

Burning every dwelling place

112.

Where did William lay siege to Hereward the Wake?

a)

Norwich

b)

Cambridge

c)

Lincoln

d)

Ely

113.

On which day was William crowned King of England in 1066?

a)

Bank Holiday Monday

b)

Easter Day

c)

Good Friday

d)

Christmas Day

114.

What were the first castles built in England called?

a)

Motte and Bailey

b)

Stone Keep

c)

Moat and Drawbridge

d)

Concentric

115.

What was the tower built on top of the motte called?

a)

Bailey

b)

Keep

c)

Palisade

d)

Guardhouse

116.

What were the wooden walls around castles called?

a)

Bailey

b)

Palisade

c)

Motte

d)

Fence

117.

In what year did William die?

a)

1085

b)

1086

c)

1087

d)

1088

118.

Which of the following chroniclers wrote a description of the Harrying of the North, saying "My writings have often praised William, but for this act I can only condemn him"?

a)

William of Poiters

b)

William of Jumieges

c)

Florence of Worcester

d)

Orderic Vitalis

119.

"He was so stern and relentless that no man dared to do anything against his will...

Neither must we forget the good order he kept in the land, so that a wealthy man could travel unharmed throughout the country with a bag of gold".

Which source (perhaps surprisingly) includes this description of William?

a)

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

b)

Orderic Vitalis

c)

William of Jumieges

d)

The Bayeux Tapestry

120.

What name is given to the section of the Tower of London which began to be built during William's reign?

a)

The Black Tower

b)

The Brown Tower

c)

The White Tower

d)

The Stone Tower

121.

In what year was the Domesday Book created?

a)

1083

b)

1084

c)

1085

d)

1086

122.

Which of the following is another name for the Domesday Book?

a)

The Great Survey

b)

The Big Book

c)

The Tax Book

d)

The Book of William

123.

Within the feudal order, what kind of people were the king's "tenants-in-chief"?

a)

Knights

b)

Knights and Peasants

c)

Barons and Bishops

d)

Bishops and Abbots

124.

Tenants-in-chief had to swear an oath of loyalty to William in return for their land. What is another term to describe this?

a)

Doing homage

b)

Making a promise

c)

Declaring service

d)

Pinkie-promise

125.

Peasants came at the bottom of the feudal order. What is another word to describe them?

a)

Poor people

b)

Villeins

c)

Free peasants

d)

Farmers

126.

This scene from the Bayeux Tapestry shows some Anglo-Saxons pointing to something in the sky. What are they pointing at?

a)

An burning arrow

b)

A shooting star

c)

Halley's comet

d)

A UFO