History Quiz

What is the term for a social structure marked by the dominance of the father in the family?

• Aristocracy

• Patriarchy

• Feudalism

• Nobility

Which term relates to the middle ages in Europe?

• Medieval

• Clergy

• Institution

• Literacy

What is the upper or noble class whose members' status is usually inherited called?

• Knight

• Lord

• Aristocracy

• Fief

Who are the people in the Christian church, such as priests, who carry out religious duties?

• Nobility

• Clergy

• Institution

• Illuminated

What is an organization that has existed for a long time and promotes a particular cause called?

• Institution

• Feudalism

• Literacy

• Knight

What is the ability to read called?

• Literacy

• Illuminated

• Lord

• Fief

What term describes something decorated by hand with designs?

• Clergy

• Illuminated

• Medieval

• Nobility

Who is a person with power and influence who controls land given to them by a king?

• Knight

• Lord

• Institution

• Aristocracy

What is a soldier on horseback serving a king or other ruler called?

• Knight

• Fief

• Clergy

• Feudalism

What are powerful families that hold fiefs and titles called?

• Nobility

• Patriarchy

• Institution

• Literacy