Medieval Villages
Quiz |
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| 1. | Strip Farming means: | a) you have to strip off your clothes to plough the fields |
| b) the fields are divided into strips | ||
| c) fields that can double up as air strips for planes to land on | ||
| 2. | During the 15 and 16th centuries fields were often enclosed for: | a) tennis courts |
| b) village greens | ||
| c) sheep pasture | ||
| 3. | Medieval Villages were sometimes deserted because: | a) the plague killed so many villagers |
| b) the village got so dirty | ||
| c) the villagers emigrated to America | ||
| 4. | Village houses were usually made of: | a) brick |
| b) glass and stone | ||
| c) wattle and daub | ||
| 5. | Medieval villagers shared: | a) chocolate bars |
| b) ploughs | ||
| c) socks | ||
| 6. | Villages often had: | a) alehouses |
| b) cinemas | ||
| c) cricket pavilions | ||
| 7. | Demesne means: | a) to die in battle |
| b) land belonging to the lord | ||
| c) to demand services for payment rendered | ||
| 8. | On open fields: | a) people grew apples and pears |
| b) people only worked when they felt like it | ||
| c) peasants grew different crops from year to year | ||
| 9. | Villages were sometimes moved because: | a) the lord thought the village spoiled his view |
| b) the lord wanted the land for his deer or sheep | ||
| c) both of the above | ||
| 10. | The Domesday Book: | a) does not exist for Herefordshire |
| b) mentions 308 separate places of settlement in Herefordshire | ||
| c) lists all the people | ||
Scores: |
8 - 10: Excellent, you were obviously concentrating!! |
| 6 - 8: Good, just a little bit more work needed. | |
| 4 - 6: Not Bad, bit more effort next time. | |
| 0 - 3: Hmm, perhaps you should try reading the text again!! |