CKLA Unit 2 Mid Unit Assessment Practice

Who had more power in the Middle Ages, a serf or a lord? 

• A serf had more power. 

• A lord had more power. 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

Which provides evidence to question 1?

• "Usually, high-ranking nobles swore their loyalty to the king and lords swore their loyalty to higher-ranking nobles."

• "Freemen were not under the same control of the lord."

• "When serfs wanted to marry, the Lord had the right to approve or disapprove of the match."

• "Serfs grew the food and tended to the livestock, or animals that fed the people."

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.9A

Select three. Which of the following statements describes life on a manor?

• Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise to sundown.

• Many smaller houses made of wood and wood surrounded a castle or larger house.

• On market day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies.

• Using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Which was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the middle ages?

• They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor.

• They copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve this knowledge.

• They vowed to dedicate their lives to God.

• They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Why did the battle of Hastings take place?

• It was one of the crusades to the Holy Land.

• It was a battle between King John and the nobles because of Magna Carta.

• It was a battle between the Church and King Henry II.

• It was a battle to determine who would be the king of England-Harold or William.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Chivalry refers to.....

• the relationship of a serf and lord

• a group of merchants who controlled the quality of goods

• the type of armor worn by knights in jousting matches

• the code of rules about how knights should behave

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

Cathedrals, pilgrimages, and illuminated manuscripts are all examples of _____________.

• tithes

• the influence and power of nobles in Middle Ages

• the influence and power of the church in the Middle Ages

• the influence and power of craftsmen in the Middle Ages

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Which of the following is NOT true about the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

• It was spread by rats.

• It was a disease known as the plague.

• It was common in medieval towns due to overcrowding and filthy living conditions.

• It killed very few people, even though many became sick.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Who was the woman who was queen of France and then England?

• Charlemagne

• Joan of Arc

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

Which is a list of who lived in England and how much they owed in taxes?

• Domesday Book

• Bayeux Tapestry

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3