Rip-A Medieval Feast

What is the setting of this story?

• A city with many buildings last year.

• An elementary school ten years ago.

• The countryside about 1,000 years ago.

Where did the King, Queen and his party stay for a few nights?

• Florida

• A church

• Camdenton Manor

What type of genre is this story?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Mystery

What is a "serf"?

• People who serve the King, farm the land and fight in battles.

• People who farm the land only.

• People who fight against the King.

Name 2 things that the people did to prepare for the big feast.

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The cooks had "scullion" boys to help them. What does the word "scullion" mean?

• Boys that have big skulls.

• Boys that are poor that work in the kitchen for cooks.

• Boys that like onions.

Why do you think only the rich lords could afford spices?

• Back then you had to have money to buy and ship the spices to your home or castle.

• It was dangerous to pick spices so the lords paid good money for them.

What is a Cokentrice?

• A capon and a suckling pig cut in half and sewn together.

• A pig and a deer sewn together.

• A capon and a duck sewn together.

Name 2 things that the cooks made that were very imaginative.

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What 2 things did the guests eat their food with?

• Spoons and fingers

• Forks and spoons

• Knives and fingers