WorksheetsMedieval Towns Quiz Sections 1-2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the High Middle Ages, improvements in agriculture helped towns grow. This is because agriculture
a)
required farmers to have a good education.
b)
made all the other merchants lose a lot of money.
c)
resulted in crop surpluses that could be sold.
d)
caused all classes in society to be wealthy.
2.
As towns became wealthier in the Middle Ages, how did city dwellers feel about feudal lords?
a)
They resented their lord's tax demands and feudal rights.
b)
They desired to start joint businesses with their lords.
c)
They felt their lords did not raise enough tax money.
d)
They wanted church officials to replace their lords.
3.
During the Middle Ages, many towns purchased royal charters to gain independence. A charter granted them the right to
a)
replace, terminate, and hire feudal lords.
b)
elect nobles, church officials, and bishops.
c)
buy land, sell land, and rule over feudal lords.
d)
make laws, raise taxes, and govern themselves.
4.
Which word belongs in the blank box?
a)
serfs
b)
knights
c)
bishops
d)
merchants
5.
How did guilds protect and provide for their members?
a)
They set their goods' prices.
b)
They controlled work hours.
c)
They delt with complaints.
d)
all of the above
6.
Which word belongs in the empty box?
a)
customer
b)
journeyman
c)
money lender
d)
merchant seaman
7.
How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?
a)
from imported luxury goods to more local items
b)
from food and clothing to precious metals
c)
from farm equipment to tools for building houses
d)
from one-of-a-kind homemade items to factory products
8.
Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?
a)
banker
b)
landlord
c)
entertainer
d)
shopkeeper
9.
What were the two main types of guilds in the Middle Ages?
a)
feudal guilds and farming guilds
b)
merchant guilds and craft guilds
c)
business guilds and shop guilds
d)
royal guilds and dweller guilds
10.
How did guilds protect and provide for their members?
a)
They set their goods' prices.
b)
They controlled work hours.
c)
They dealt with complaints.
d)
all of the above
11.
Apprentices proved to a guild that they had mastered their trade by
a)
showing them their masterpiece.
b)
paying high taxes to the guild.
c)
competing in a guild contest.
d)
selling their items in a market.
12.
Which of the following was a significant factor in the development of medieval trade and commerce?
a)
The invention of the printing press
b)
The establishment of guilds
c)
The decline of feudalism
d)
The discovery of the New World
13.
Which of the following was a major reason for the growth of towns and cities during the Middle Ages?
a)
Decline in agricultural productivity
b)
Increase in religious pilgrimages
c)
Expansion of trade and commerce
d)
Decrease in population
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