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A history quiz to teach year 8 history students basic concepts of Medieval Europe
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1
Architecture of medieval cathedrals with features such as tall, painted windows is known as:
Classical
Gothic
Elite
Romanesque
2
People believed they got the plague because:
They were being punished by god
The drinking water was dirty
Their diet was not nutritious
Living conditions were filthy
3
Nuns who dedicated their lives to god lived in a:
Convent
Monastery
Cathedral
Church
4
Under the feudal structure, the king gave land to nobles in return for:
Peasants to work on land
Considerable amount of money
Their support during war
Building their castles and being their workers
5
Moat, keep, bailey and crenellations are features associated with:
Castles
Punishment
Weapons
Church's
6
in 1215 the English barons rebelled and forced King John I to sign a document called the:
Parliamentary Establishment Act
Peasants are revolting charter
Runnymede
Magna Carta
7
The three-field system of farming means:
Growing three different crops for variety
Growing two fields for the lord of the manor and one to serf
Growing two different crops and leaving one field fallow
Growing crops with the help of two friends
8
Males were considered adults from the age of:
13
19
15
17
9
Geoffrey Chaucer was:
A French writer
An English writer
An English noble
An English knight
10
The most economically progressive period during the Middle Ages was:
All of these
The late Middle Ages
The Dark Ages
The high Middle Ages
11
In the first English parliament the upper house was made of
Male land owners
Lords and Bishops
Knights and Burghers
All citizens male and female
12
Medieval is a term that means:
Middle Ages
Primitive
Original
Olden days
13
The average life expectancy during the Middle Ages was:
50-55 years
40-45 years
20-25 years
30-35 years
14
The main reason for the Holy Wars was:
To give Christian control of Jerusalem
Establish trade with new lands
To build Catholic Churches across pagan lands
Convert all Muslims to Christanity
15
Wealthy medieval people liked to own an illustrated prayer book called:
Psalms
A prayer book
A bible
A book of hours
16
The famous King Richard 'the lion heart' was king of:
Spain
England
France
Prussia
17
This animal appears frequently in medieval paintings and is a symbol of faith
Lion
Dove
Dog
Cat
18
In England during the Middle Ages, there were rebellions by peasants because of:
The Black Death
High taxes
Shortage of land
Starvation
19
In the Middle Ages, judgement could be made about people's innocence or guilt of a crime
Consulting the king
Trials by ordeal
Consulting the church
Tossing a dice
20
The most important institution in Medieval Europe was:
Monasteries
The Church
The Parliament
Universities
21
Peasants houses were made of:
Logs, stone and mud
Stones
Thatch, mud and wood
Bricks and mortar
22
Moats became useless in the sixteenth century because of:
The development of gun powder
The shortage of stone for building
The development of siege tactics
The development of trebuchet
23
The peasants that were bounded to their lord were called
Villeins
Clergy
Serfs
Feudal
24
Medieval books were written on:
Calf or lamb skin
Paper
Papyrus
Silk
25
In medieval times education, help for the sick and poor was provided by:
The local lord
The government
The king
The church
26
The land around the manor:
Was owned by the church
Was owned jointly by the lord and his peasant farmers
Owned by the lord except for small strips owned by the serfs
Was owned by the lord
27
Saladin was:
A Christian leader during the Crusades
A Templar Knight
A famous pagan who converted to Christanity
A Muslim leader during the Crusades
