The Middle Ages - Multiple Choice Exercises 2

The lowest class of people were
1. peasants
2. merchants
3. knights
People preserved food with
1. salt
2. sugar
3. spices
Rich people made clothes from
1. cotton
2. linen
3. wool
Most medieval homes were
1. cold and dark
2. bright with many candles
3. two storey houses
A moat was often around a medieval
1. castle
2. house
3. cathedral
In the Middle Ages castles were important because
1. they helped defend a lord's country
2. they were a place of rest for pilgrims
3. knights often rested there
Towards the end of the Middle Ages castles lost their importance because
1. they could not defend themselves any more
2. many lords sold them to their kings
3. people started living in bigger cities
Monks lived in a
1. monastery
2. cathedral
3. castle
The curved end of a cathedral is called the
1. apse
2. nave
3. aisle
Most medieval cathedrals were built in
1. Romanesque and Gothic style
2. Gothic and Baroque style
3. Baroque and Classic style
A soldier could become a knight when he was
1. 14
2. 18
3. 21
In a joust knights
1. fought against each other on horseback
2. competed in a bow and arrow event
3. fought with swords in an arena