Medieval Europe Trivia Quiz Questions!
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This quiz covers important events in Medieval Europe. Take this quiz and learn more about it!
- 1.Frankish king who became Catholic
- A.
Gregory the Great
- B.
Clovis
- C.
Henry II
- D.
Charlemagne
- 2.Founder of the first order of friars whohelped the poor and served as missionaries
- A.
Thomas Aquinas
- B.
Clovis
- C.
Francis of Assisi
- D.
Edward I
- 3.Most peasants who lived in Western Europe during theMiddle Ages
- A.
Were unfree laborers on fiefs.
- B.
Were slaves on plantations.
- C.
Fought on horseback for their lord.
- D.
Paid nobles for the right to farm land.
- 4.The Magna Carta
- A.
Gave the king unlimited power
- B.
Limited the power of the pope.
- C.
Freed all serfs in England.
- D.
Limited the power of the king.
- 5.The Crusades were holy wars launched by
- A.
Christians against Jews.
- B.
Catholics against Muslim Turks.
- C.
Muslim Turks against Jews.
- D.
Muslim Turks against Catholics.
- 6.Which of the following was a feature of Gothiccathedrals?
- A.
A flat roof
- B.
Thick walls
- C.
Stained glass windows
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Approximately how many Europeans died from the plague?
- A.
About 10%
- B.
About 25%
- C.
About 50%
- D.
About 75%
- 8.
Use the map below to answer the questionWhere was the first battle of the Hundred Years’ War?- A.
Formigny
- B.
Crécy
- C.
Normandy
- D.
Agincourt
- 9.Charlemagne was a successful ruler because
- A.
He led a strong army.
- B.
He had the support of the pope
- C.
He set up courts throughout his empire.
- D.
All of the above
- 10.The shift of power from kings to nobles led to the system of___________, which was based on loyalty and duty amongnobles.
- 11.On Christmas day A.D. 800, the pope crowned ____________ thenew Roman emperor.
- 12.The ______________helped establish the idea that people haverights and that the power of government should be limited.
- 13.Because religion was important in the Middle Ages, large newchurches, or______________ , were built.
- 14.The Hundred Years’ War began when the English king EdwardIII declared himself king of ____________________.
- 15.
Use the document below to answer the question:Why did the Black Death spread quickly in the Middle Ages?
- A.
It was a new disease.
- B.
Population had grown, and Europeans traded extensively with Asia
- C.
Soldiers used germ warfare.
- D.
All of the above
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