Castles, Knights and Crop Rotation - Medieval Times

Question 1

What was a manor lord's private estate called?

Accepted Answer

Demesne

Question 2

A tithe amounted to one-tenth of a serf's produce.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Lords hunted and hawked for fresh meat.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Why was one field left fallow during crop-rotation?

Accepted Answer

To allow it to recover.

Question 5

Serfs paid a money rent and could leave a manor whenever they wanted to.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What did peasants receive from the woods?

Accepted Answer

Firewood

Question 7

At what age did pages become squires?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT grown in manor fields?

Accepted Answer

Corn

Question 9

When a lord died, who inherited his land?

Accepted Answer

His eldest son

Question 10

Which of the following was used to scale the walls of castles during an attack?

Accepted Answer

Siege Tower

Question 11

What food did peasants eat in the evening?

Accepted Answer

Pottage

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT part of a knight's code of chivalry?

Accepted Answer

To rebel against the King when necessary.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of a medieval stone castle?

Accepted Answer

Wayne Manor

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