Medieval Europe Quiz

What is the system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land?

• Feudalism

• Manor

• Chivalry

• Serfs

What is another name for Medieval Europe or the Dark Ages?

• Feudal Europe

• Middle Ages

• Magna Carta

• Black Death

Who were the religious men who lived apart in isolated communities called monasteries?

• Knights

• Lords

• Monks

• Clergy

What is the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ?

• Heresy

• Christianity

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

Who were the mounted warriors who fought and protected people and land, often given small plots of land or "fiefs" in exchange for their loyalty?

• Serfs

• Monks

• Knights

• Lords

What is a large estate of land often owned by a lord?

• Manor

• Fief

• Serf

• Charter

Who was the nobleman given land by the king and hired knights to protect the land and the serfs who lived on it?

• Clergy

• Lord

• Knight

• Monk

Who were the peasants who lived and worked on the manor in exchange for protection?

• Knights

• Lords

• Serfs

• Clergy

What is the code of honorable behavior of knights?

• Heresy

• Chivalry

• Excommunication

• Feudalism

What does it mean to cast a person out of the church?

• Heresy

• Excommunicate

• Chivalry

• Crusades