The Whipping Boy, Chapter 1-3

"This period of time in history is called the Middle Ages beause it was between ancient times and modern times."

What is another name for Middle Ages?

• Dark ages

• Renaissance period

• Medieval times

• Modern times

The middle ages were a great time of change in Europe. What were the reasons for the changes?

• more people learned to read and write

• the first universities were built

• new kinds of painting and poetry were created

• all of the above

"The Middle Ages were also a time of war and fighting." What were the main causes of the war and fighting?

• Religion, who should marry who, and land

• who should rule the kingdom

• the preparation of food for medieval feasts

• whose manor each serf worked

"Each king's land was called his kingdom."

Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word.

• all the land in the continent of Europe

• the land that belongs to the king

• the portion of land that belongs to the servants

• continentes excluding Europe

Choose the definition of the underlined word.

"Most kingdoms were too big for a king to defend without help. So a king often turned over pieces of his kingdom to me he trusted. These men were called barons."

• men hired by the king to be in an army to protect the king's land

• someone who has had their passage paid for by a landowner in exchange for so many years of worki

• men who the king gave land to in exchange for their loyalty

• someone who marries into royalty

Pieces of land that were given to barons were called manors or _______________.

• castles

• palaces

• fiefs

• cottage

At the very beginning of Chapter 1 of The Whipping Boy, what prank did Prince Brat pull on his father's guests?

• spread peanut butter on everyone's chair

• opened the doors so that cats would come into the dining hall

• call all the guests rude names

• Tied guests wigs to the back of their chairs.

True or False

At the beginning of Chapter 1, Prince Brat knows that he is called Prince Brat behind his back.

• True

• False

True or False

According to the text, it was against the law to spank a Prince.

• True

• False

Choose the definition of the underlined word.

"Defiantly biting back every yelp and cry, the whipping boy received the twenty whacks."

• happlily accept consequences

• to go against, show disobedience

• to yell loudly

• to whisper quietly