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Answer the questions to see how much you know about the Middle Ages.
1. What is feudalism?
a. Feudalism is a social, economic, and political system that exchanged property for personal service.
b. Feudalism is the crime system that the knights have in place.
c. Feudalism is how the kings and queens order their food.
d. Feudalism is a real estate sytem.
2. What is another name for the peasants who were slaves on the feudal manors?
a. Another name for a peasant is a “manor.”
b. Another name for a peasant is a “chilvalry.”
c. Another name for a peasant is a “serf.”
d. Another name for a peasant is a "knight."
3. What is the first step to knighthood called?
a. A boy’s first step toward knighthood is becoming a page.
b. A boy’s first step toward knighthood is becoming a knight.
c. A boy’s first step toward knighthood is becoming a squire.
d. A boy’s first step toward knighthood is becoming a serf.
4. What is the second step toward knighthood?
a. The second step toward knighthood is when the page becomes a knight.
b.The second step toward knighthood is when the page becomes a page.
c. The second step toward knighthood is when the page becomes a squire.
d. The second step toward knighthood is when the page becomes a serf.
5. At what age could a man become a knight?
a. A squire could become a knight at age 12.
b.A squire could become a knight at age 14.
c. A squire could become a knight at age 21.
d. A squire could become a knight at age 18.
6. What is the ceremony called when the knight is touched on the shoulder by his lord’s sword?
a. The ceremony is called “knighting” when the knight is touched on the leg by his lord’s sword.
b. The ceremony is called “dubbing” when the knight is stabbed between the shoulders by his lord’s sword.
c. The ceremony is called "chivalry" when the knight is touched on the shoulders by his lord’s sword.
d. The ceremony is called “dubbing” when the knight is touched on the shoulders by his lord’s sword.
7. What is chivalry?
a. Chivalry is a code of conduct for knights.
b. Chivalry is a code of conduct for serfs.
c. Chivalry is a code of conduct for kings and queens.
d. Chivalry is a code of conduct for everyone.
8. What is a coat of arms?
a. A coat of arms is a way of identifying serfs.
b. A coat of arms is a way of identifying noble families and knights in battle.
c. A coat of arms is a way of incarcerating thieves.
d. A coat of arms is a way to prevent the Black Death.
9. How was the Black Death spread?
a. The Black Death was spread by children.
b. The Black Death was spread by fleas on serfs.
c. The Black Death was spread by dogs.
d. The Black Death was spread by fleas on rats.
10. How many people died of the Black Death in Europe?
a. 25 million people died of the Black Death in Europe.
b. 25 thousand people died of the Black Death in Europe.
c. 100 million people died of the Black Death in Europe.
d. 10 thousand people died of the Black Death in Europe.
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