Medieval Villages Quiz
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

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