Feudal System and Medieval History Quiz

What is the Feudal System?

• A military strategy used in the Middle Ages

• A system of government based on elected officials

• Structure of society in which lords owned land and had serfs work it

• An economic system based on the production of goods in manor workshops

Who were the serfs in the feudal system?

• Knights who served the king

• Peasants bound to work the lord's land

• Religious leaders who owned the churches

• Merchants who traded goods

What was the purpose of Chivalry?

• To provide entertainment through tournaments and jousts

• To serve as a legal system for resolving disputes

• To act as a code for knights, including doing the right thing and protecting people

• To establish a set of rules for trade and commerce

What did the Common Law established by Henry II pertain to?

• A unified system of law common to all of England

• The division of England into separate feudal states

• The laws governing the church and clergy

• The rules for succession to the English throne

What does the term 'Czar' refer to?

• The title for the leader of the church in Russia

• The term for the leader of Russia, derived from 'Caesar'

• A high-ranking military officer in the Russian army

• The name of the Russian parliament

What was the Black Death?

• A period of darkness due to volcanic eruptions

• A series of wars fought in the Middle Ages

• The bubonic plague that killed half the population of Europe

• A famine that caused widespread starvation

What were the Crusades?

• The construction of grand cathedrals throughout Europe

• The exploration of new lands by European adventurers

• Military campaigns to conquer the 'Holy Lands' from Muslim empires

• The movement to spread Christianity to the far corners of Europe

What percentage of their earnings did people give as tithes to the church during the Middle Ages?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

What role did monks play in preserving Greco-Roman culture during the turbulent period of barbarian invasions?

• They led the invasions

• They taught barbarian children

• They preserved texts, culture, and learning by copying long works by hand

• They destroyed ancient texts

Where did many missionaries from the Roman Catholic Church go during the Middle Ages to convert others to Christianity?

• Scandinavia

• Britain and Ireland

• Eastern Europe

• North Africa