World History Practice Test: The Middle Ages in Europe
- Middle Ages in Europe
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on Europe from about 500 to 1500 CE. Tip: many questions ask what was exchanged for what, so think about land, loyalty and labor.
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Question 1
Under feudalism, what did a lord usually give a vassal in return for military service and loyalty?
Correct answer: B
The fief supported the vassal, who in return fought for his lord. Parliament developed later and was not part of this exchange.
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Question 2
What was the position of a serf on a medieval manor?
Correct answer: C
Serfs could not leave the manor without permission but, unlike enslaved people, could not be sold separately from the land. They farmed the lord's fields and their own strips.
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Question 3
On Christmas Day in 800 CE, Pope Leo III crowned which Frankish king as emperor of the Romans?
Correct answer: A
Charlemagne's coronation linked the Frankish kingdom with the Church and the memory of Rome. Otto I was crowned emperor later, in 962.
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Question 4
In 1066, William of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings. What was the result?
Correct answer: D
William became king of England and brought Norman French rulers and language to the country. England did not conquer Normandy.
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Question 5
Why did Pope Urban II call for the First Crusade in 1095?
Correct answer: A
Urban II urged Christian knights to aid the Byzantine Empire and take Jerusalem, which crusaders captured in 1099. The Reformation began more than 400 years later.
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Question 6
In 1054 the Christian church split into two branches. Which two?
Correct answer: B
The Great Schism separated the Latin West, led by the Pope, from the Greek East centered on Constantinople. Lutheran and Anglican churches came from the Reformation in the 1500s.
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Question 7
What did English barons force King John to accept when he signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
Correct answer: D
The Magna Carta limited royal power, for example by protecting free men from imprisonment without lawful judgment. It did not create elections or end serfdom.
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Question 8
The Black Death swept across Europe from 1347 to 1351. What was one major result?
Correct answer: C
The plague killed roughly a third or more of Europe's people, so labor became scarce and valuable. Feudalism weakened over time but did not end at once.
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Question 9
What was a medieval guild?
Correct answer: B
Guilds controlled training, quality and prices, and an apprentice had to work up to master. Church courts and royal taxes were separate institutions.
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Question 10
How did monasteries help preserve learning during the early Middle Ages?
Correct answer: C
Before printing, monks copied books by hand in scriptoria. The printing press did not reach Europe until the mid-1400s.
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