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1
What year marked the end of the Medieval Age?
1500 AD
300 BC
700 AD
500 BC
2
Who was proven innocent by an ordeal by combat?
The one who was a knight
The one who lost the fight
The one who could fight the best
The one who won the fight
3
What do you call the home and land of a noble?
Palace
Manor
House
Mansion
4
What is a crime?
An act against the law
Punishment
A good deed
Hatred
5
If a woman poisoned her husband in Medieval Europe what would be her punishment?
Hung at the gallows
Boiled in a cauldron
Burned at the stake
Thrown into the river
6
Which English king's body was recently discovered?
Richard I
John
Richard III
Richard II
7
What is one thing that a peasant could not do?
Get food from the knight
Supply food to the knight
Leave the land without the knight's permission
Work on the knight's land
8
What rights did peasants have on the land they worked on?
No rights
The right to take some of the harvest
The right to stop working
The right to own it
9
Who was the greatest leader of Medieval Europe?
King Henry I
Charlemagne
King John
King Richard II
10
What crime would cause a person to be branded with the letter "P" in Medieval times?
Perjury
Drunkenness
Theft
Witchcraft
11
What was the most powerful institution in Medieval Europe?
The Peasants
England
The Church
The Guilds
12
What is another name for a peasant?
Villain
Villein
Serf
Lord
13
Who was the father of King John and King Richard I?
King James
King George
King Henry II
William the Conqueror
14
Who gained rights from the Magna Carta?
The knights
The barons
Peasants
The King
15
Why were the knights important in the feudal system?
They had to fight for the barons and the king
They fought whenever they wanted to
They had the code of chivalry
They fought to the death
16
Explain the feudal system:
A system of land ownership - the king owned all the land
The peasants could take whatever land they wanted
The barons owned land in their own right
The knights could conquer their own land
17
What was the most important thing about the Magna Carta?
The knights became more important
No one, including the king, was above the law
The king could do whatever he wanted
Barons received more freedoms from the king
18
Who owned all the land in a medieval kingdom?
Bishop
Noble
King
Master
19
King John was greedy and cruel because:
He taxed the barons, imprisoning them if they could not pay
He loved money
He did not care about the feelings of the barons
He killed many people
20
This kind of person had to ask permission from the noble before he could get married:
Craftsman
Baron
Peasant
Knights
21
What did the king expect from the nobles by giving land to them?
Loyalty
Money
Power
Love
22
Who introduced the feudal system to England?
The Dutch
The French
The Vikings
The Normans
23
Who was the brother of King John?
William
Henry I
Richard II
Richard the Lion-hearted
24
How is one proven innocent by an ordeal by water?
If he/she swims in the water
If he/she sinks into the water
If he/she floats on the water
If he/she refuses to enter into the water
25
Who among the following is not a medieval king?
Richard II
James II
Charlemagne
Henry I
