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REVISION QUIZ FOR HISTORY TOPIC
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1
The plague (black death) was spread by..
mice
fleas
ants
cats
2
The Black Death was said to have originated in which country?
Italy
India
Burma
Mongolia
3
This is a photo of the Keep at Dover castle. The keep is the...
the stables
living quarters
the prison
the armoury
4
This is a model of which medieval weapon?
Trebuchet
Belfry
Battering-ram
Mangonel
5
Which medieval occupation would require wearing these?
Cook
Fishmonger
Knight
Serf
6
This is a form of medieval
leisure activity
entertainment
murder
punishment
7
A form of entertainment in the middle ages was
Chess
Tiddly-winks
Golf
Jousting
8
The job of the muck-raker was to
sweep up any rubbish in the streets
collect horse dung from the streets
treat a victim of the plague
skin a pig
9
Which of these people would have lived in a medieval Manor House?
a Serf
a Reeve
a Noble
a Bailiff
10
This defensive feature of the castle is called
the battlement
the tower
the palisade
the curtain wall
11
One result of the black death was...
lower wages
food poisoning
unemployment
shortage of workers
12
The system of control used in medieval times was called the
Royal system
Homage system
Feudal system
Kingdom system
13
Which organisation had great influence in Europe during the middle ages?
the Church
Peasants
farmers
craftsmen
14
This feature of the castle would be found in
The Curtain Wall
The Tower
The Chapel
The Battlements
15
This castle structure is called
Concentric Circle
Stone Keep
Motte and Bailey
Square tower
16
The Black Death had its worst impact on Europe in which century?
18th
14th
12th
10th
17
One symptom of the plague was...
fever and vomitting
swellings in the armpits
buboes in the groin
all of the above
18
Medieval towns would have been
all of the above!
noisy
dirty
smelly
19
Castles were built to..
Protect the Monarch or the Lord's land
Launch an attack on enemies
Protect the peasants and the farm animals
Defend the Royal Cavalry
20
Many people got sick in the middle ages due to...
the number of rats
unhygenic living conditions
chemical warfare
fast food
21
One form of establishing the guilt or innocence of the accused was
Trial by Ordeal
Trial by Jury
Trial by Torture
Trial by Magistrate
22
This item is called
Linkedin
armour
Chainmail
a surcoat
23
This source tells historians that...
elephants were in Britain
elephants could carry two people
elephants were used in battle
elephants felt the cold in the middle ages
24
Which of these statements about the church in medieval times is true?
the church had limited power and influence
the church had great power and influence
the church had lost its power and influence
the church had no power and influence
25
In the Feudal system, Knights paid homage to the King by....
pledging money and prayers
paying taxes in the form of crops
offering to fight and protect the tenant- in -chief
working the land
26
This is King Henry VIII's bedchamber. It would be found in which part of the castle?
The Parapet
The Keep
The Dungeon
The Moat
27
A terrible disease came to Europe in the middle ages called the
covid 15
contagion
bubonic plague
pestilence
28
The defensive feature in this photograph is called the
crenelation
portcullis
gatehouse
drawbridge
29
This is a medieval
Lord
peasant
farmer
archer
30
People in medieval times believed that the plague was caused by
rotting flesh
lack of light
germs from animals
bad smells
31
Machicolations would be found
under the portcullis
in the moat
just below the battlements on the towers
on the outer curtain wall
32
In medieval times, a castle was built to
Protect the Lord or the King
House the weapons of war
Keep the sheep under control
Imprison the King
33
Doctors treated the plague by...
singing to patients
lancing swellings to draw out bad blood
offering them a room deodoriser
chanting nursery rhymes
34
Two defensive features of this castle are
crenelations and hedges
entrance and guards
loopholes and battlements
windows and towers
35
The defensive feature of this castle is called a
canal
lake
moat
reservoir
36
Which of these is a strategy for attacking a castle?
fire flaming arrows
lower hooks to catch the battering ram
put stakes in the ground
pour scalding water on the enemy
37
The tenants-in-chief included
Knights and Lesser Clergy
Lords and Bishops
Monarchs and their families
Villeins and Serfs
38
The emblem on this shield is called
the plate of armour
the coat of arms
the knight's crest
the King's symbol
39
What happened to witches in the middle ages? (according to this clip?)
they were weighed
they were burned
they were forgiven
they were laughed at
