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A Quiz on the Middle Ages
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1
The following statements relate to the Middle Ages. Select the FALSE statement.
The Catholic Church was the only Church in Europe.
Religion dominated the lives of Medieval European people.
Christianity was in the form of the Catholic religion.
The only recognised religion was Islam.
2
What document did King John of England sign that said the king was not above the law?
The Charter of Liberty
The Constitution
The Magna Carta
The People's Rights
3
What was the nickname of the English King, Richard I?
Richard the Confessor
Richard the Merry Monarch
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Enemy Slayer
4
In this social system, people worked/fought for nobles in return for protection & use of land.
Monarchy
Communism
Feudalism
Dictatorship
5
What event signalled the start of the Middle Ages?
The Industrial Revolution
The beginning of the Renaissance
The attack of the Vikings
The fall of the Roman Empire
6
Name the style most associated with Medieval cathedral architecture.
Georgian
Art Deco
Gothic
Spanish Colonial
7
What period of time is covered by the Middle Ages?
500 AD to 1500 AD
1000 AD to 2000 AD
1 AD to 1000 AD
500 BC to 500 AD
8
What were the wars to capture the Holy Lands known as?
The Crusades
The Hundred Years Wars
Medieval Wars
The Islamic Wars
9
Census taken by William the Conqueror after his rise to power was called_?
Demographics Book
Sovereign Book
Conqueror Book
Domesday Book
10
Name the code of honour by which knights were supposed to live.
Valour
Chivalry
Honour Code
Gallantry
11
Medieval people believed that they had to accept their position in life because_?
It was safer and more secure.
They had no choice.
It was ordained by God.
Otherwise, they would be killed.
12
This was an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants.
Kingdom
Manor
Plantation
Ranch
13
Who invented the printing press with movable type that could copy a page multiple times?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Marco Polo
Isaac Newton
14
Mangonel, trebuchet and ballista are _?
Types of medicine to stop pain
Types of siege weapons
Types of clothing worn by noblemen and noblewomen
The three stages of knighthood
15
Medieval European ordeals used to decide the innocence or guilt of people included ordeal by_?
Fire and water
Ducking stool
Disembowelment
Pillory
16
What was the name of the disease that killed nearly half the population of Medieval Europe?
Black Death
Bubonic Flu
Influenza
Small Pox
17
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
Clergy (members of the Church)
Lords
Peasants
Knights
18
In Medieval times, who provided education, help for the sick & poor; & shelter for travellers?
Government
Knights
Church
King
