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What were the consequences of the Norman Conquest?
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A quiz to help you revise for the assessment on William's solutions to his problems.
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Why did William want to find out what was in England?
because he was mean
because he needed to find out how much he could tax everyone
because he was bored
because he wanted to raise money for more soldiers
2
What do the peasants produce for everyone above them in the Feudal System?
badgers
food
land
money
3
What is passed
down
the Feudal System from kings to barons, from barons to knights, and from knights to villeins?
money
loyalty
food
land
4
Who were the religious versions of barons, running the Church in different parts of the country?
friars
priests
monks
bishops
5
Which group is at the bottom of the medieval Feudal System?
Knights
The King and his family
Barons
Peasants
6
A scene of William building his first castle in England can be seen in which historic source?
the Bayeux storybook
the Bayeux storyboard
the Bayeux Tapestry
the Buyer Tapestry
7
What is the name of William's great survey of England?
The Doomsday Diary
The Dumesday Book
The Dooms Day Book
The Domesday Book
8
What was the name of the Norman that William made his Archbishop of Canterbury?
Landedgentry
Laurence
Lanfranc
Leonard
9
Who was in charge of the Christian Church in Europe medieval times?
Boris Johnson
the king
the Archbishop of Canterbury
the Pope
10
What is passed
up
the Feudal System from peasants to knights, from knights to barons, and from barons to the king?
weapons
loyalty
land
clothes
11
What did William remove all but two of, from the calendar?
weekends
the months
English saint's days
Mondays
12
What were the weaknesses of motte and bailey castles?
they were flammable
they were easy to see
they were too small
they could rot
13
What is the name of the safest part of a motte and bailey castle?
the ditch
the drawbridge
the keep
the bailey
14
What type of castle did William build after his invasion of England?
the stone keep castle
the motte and bailey castle
the botte and mailey castle
the concentric castle
15
Which of the following was a job performed by the local priest?
marrying people
forgiving the sins of the dying
baptising children
building stone churches and cathedrals
16
What was the area at the base of the motte where the soldiers lived and supplies were kept called?
the bailey
the drawbridge
the keep
Mr Bailey
17
What is the name of the wooden fence which surrounds a motte and bailey castle?
the palisade
the purplemaid
the promenade
the cherryade
18
The barons, knights and peasants all fight for the king if there is a war:
False
True
19
Who wrote out the Domesday Book for William?
monks
peasants
knights
barons
20
How much of the land in England did William give the Church?
about a quarter
about three-quarters
about half
all of it
21
Why was it so important for William to have some control over the Church?
because it helped him communicate with the people
because the people believed whatever the Church told them
because the people were very religious
because it helped him control the people's thoughts and actions
22
Who did William send to survey England?
commissioners
monks
peasants
his sons
23
The person in charge of the Church in England was - and is - known as what?
The Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Pope
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of York
24
Church services and bibles in Medieval England were in which language?
Latin
Norwegian
English
French
25
What were the two types of Medieval peasants?
Vandals and serfs
Villains and smurfs
Villeins and smurfs
Villeins and serfs
26
How many of the 16 bishops in England were Normans by 1080?
14
13
15
16
27
Why did William build motte and bailey castles first?
he was lazy
the materials were all readily available
they were quicker to build
they looked nice
28
How did people avoid going to hell?
by eating their five a day
by giving their loyalty to William
by reading the bible
by confessing their sins to the local priest
29
How did ordinary people understand the lessons the Church taught them?
by reading the bible
by going on Google Classroom
by looking at pictures painted on church walls
by going to lessons given by monks
30
In which year did William commission the Domesday Book?
1066
1085
1080
1072
31
The Domesday Book is a medieval version of which modern document?
the passport
the marriage certificate
the census
the driving licence
32
Why was the motte and bailey castle always built close to a town or village?
so the Normans could use take the food of the surrounding area
so the Normans could use the people to build the castle
so the Normans could keep watch on the village
so the Normans could intimidate the people
33
What did the Normans build churches and cathedrals in, to show that they were here to stay?
metal
jelly
stone
wood
34
The Feudal System is a medieval type of what?
hedgehog
higher arky
hectagon
hierarchy
35
The palisade, the motte, the drawbridge and the ditch could all be described as what?
digestive
green
defensive
offensive
36
What was the name of the large mound of earth that the keep sat on?
the bailey
the moat
the motte
the hill
37
In which year did William Duke of Normandy become William the Conqueror?
1066
1065
1068
1067
38
Which of the following things did William
not include
in the Domesday Book?
the amount of land
the number of people in each household
the number of cars everyone had
the number of animals people had
