The Middle Ages 1 Spread the love /24 The Middle Ages 1 1 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The Canterbury Tales are still popular today.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 2 / 24 Which famous historical event took place in 1314?Choose only ONE best answer. The Romans successfully invaded Britain The Wars of the Roses began The Battle of Bannockburn King John signed the Magna Carta 3 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. The Middle Ages was a time of peace and prosperity. The Middle Ages was a time of almost constant war. 4 / 24 What TWO effects did the Black Death have on social classes in the 14th century?Choose ALL answers that apply. A new landowning class known as the gentry emerged Lots of peasants survived so their wages fell Wealthy middle classes developed in the town Lots of Catholic priests were killed, leading to the Reformation 5 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. William Caxton was the first person in England to print books using the printing press. William Caxton wrote a collection of poems in English called The Canterbury Tales. 6 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?Under the system of feudalism, the kings gave land to lords, and the landowners had to send men to serve in the army in return.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 7 / 24 Why were castles built in Britain and Ireland in the Middle Ages?Choose only ONE best answer. They were cheap to build They were defensive strongholds They were status symbols for the nobility They created work for tradesmen 8 / 24 Who defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn?Choose only ONE best answer. The Welsh The Irish The Scottish The French 9 / 24 English kings fought a long war with France during the Middle Ages. What was it called?Choose only ONE best answer. Crimean War Fifty Year War Hundred Years War Boer War 10 / 24 What were The Canterbury Tales?Choose only ONE best answer. A book of Christian doctrine A series of poems A Royal Charter A story about Canterbury Cathedral 11 / 24 Which King of England was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?Choose only ONE best answer. Richard III John Henry V Henry Tudor 12 / 24 Along with the great landowners, which TWO groups of people originally sat in the House of Lords?Choose ALL answers that apply. Merchants Knights Nobility Bishops 13 / 24 Who were serfs?Choose only ONE best answer. Soldiers in the Boer War Stone age farmers Peasants in Norman times who worked for a lord Roman priests 14 / 24 Why did the English first go to Ireland in the Middle Ages?Choose only ONE best answer. To trade with the Irish farmers To conquer and control the lands To spread Christianity and build churches Troops went to help the Irish king 15 / 24 Who was the first person to print books using a printing press?Choose only ONE best answer. Geoffrey Chaucer Sir Francis Drake William Caxton Richard Arkwright 16 / 24 When did the Hundred Years War and the Crusades take place?Choose only ONE best answer. Middle Ages During the Norman Conquest Between 1640 and 1646 The 18th century 17 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?Richard III was from the House of York and Henry Tudor was from the House of Lancaster.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 18 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. Serfs were free and could do as they chose. Serfs had to work for their lord and could not move away. 19 / 24 Why was the English victory at the Battle of Agincourt unexpected?Choose only ONE best answer. King Henry V was killed The English army had fewer weapons The English army was weakened by illness The French army outnumbered the English 20 / 24 The Middle Ages saw an increase in the building of which types of structure?Choose only ONE best answer. Cathedrals Castles Town halls Farmhouses 21 / 24 The Wars of the Roses were fought by the supporters of which TWO families in order to decide who should be king of England?Choose ALL answers that apply. The House of Lancaster The House of Windsor The House of York The House of Tudor 22 / 24 Which TWO of the following castles were built in Wales during the Middle Ages?Choose ALL answers that apply. Corfe Castle Conwy Castle Bodiam Castle Caernarvon Castle 23 / 24 Who was defeated by Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn?Choose only ONE best answer. The English The Normans The Romans The Scottish 24 / 24 Which statement reflects the electoral laws of England’s Parliament during the Middle Ages?Choose only ONE best answer. In England, only a small part of the population was able to elect members to the House of Commons. In England, only the middle classes were able to elect members to the House of Commons. Your score is 0% Restart quiz
