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All the answers on this quiz can be found in the Scribe's Medieval History Notes. You can read the notes first or, if you think you know medieval history, you can take the test without studying.

The rules:

There are 40 questions in the quiz, two questions from each medieval history page.

The quiz is multiple choice, each question followed by four possible answers (usually with one silly one among them).

The correct answer is a link to the next question.
The wrong answer is a link to the previous question.
The wrong answer to the first question in a link back to the top of this page.
The correct answer to the 20th question is a link to the next page and the final 20 questions.

Now on to the quiz!

Q1 Who built Stonehenge (circa 2000-1500 BC)?
a Bob McVila
b The Iberians
c Druid priests
d Unknown Celts

Q2 The Scots conquered what Celtic tribe in the 9th century?
a The Britons
b The Quarrymen
c The Picts
d The Belgae

Q3 Why did the Romans build Hadrian's wall?
a To prevent land erosion
b To keep slaves from escaping north
c To keep the Picts from raiding their towns
d So they could play handball

Q4 Why did the Romans leave Britain?
a Rome was invaded by Germanic tribes
b There was a famine
c They needed the soldiers to invade Greece
d British pizza was lousy

Q5 Which Anglo-Saxon king successfully defended England from the Vikings?
a Alfred of Dunstaffnagle
b Albert the Great
c Alfred the Great
d King Arthur

Q6 Which Viking was most likely the First European to reach North America?
a Lucky Leaf Tobaccoson
b Leif Ericksen
c Leif son-of-Twigg
d Leif Erickson

Q7 Who drove the Arabs out of Sicily in 1060?
a the Berbers
b the Normans
c The Saxons
d the Calzones

Q8 Which king and queen drove the Moors out of Spain in the 15th century?
a Ferdinand and Isabelle
b Franklin and Libertybell
c Fred and Ethel
d Ferdinand and Isabella

Q9 What was William the Conqueror's title before he became king of England?
a Duke of Earl
b Duke of Norway
c Count of Chocula
d Duke of Normandy

Q10 In 1066, William defeated the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson in the battle of:
a Pevensey
b Hastings
c Da Bulge
d Yorktowne

Q11 What was the Feudal System?
a The King owned all but the baron's property
b The king owned all and the barons were his vassals
c The king owned everything but the forests
d The king shared his wealth with the multitudes

Q12 What was 'fealty'?
a The king payments to the barons for their loyalty
b The Christmas festival for the peasants
c The annual taxation of the barons
d A pledge of loyalty from the barons to serve in war or give money

Q13 How did King Richard make an enemy out of Duke Leopold of Austria?
a He told a 'fat' joke about the Duchess
b He tore down the Duke's banner
c He took credit for the Duke's heroics
d He made the Duke ride steerage on the way to the Holy Land

Q14 Which Arab Sultan conquered Jerusalem in 1187?
a Saladbar
b Salamander
c Saladin
d Saladan

Q15 Why did the barons finally wage a civil war against King John?
a He raised taxes
b He took their sons as soldiers
c He put sand in their tea bags
d He reneged on the Magna Carta

Q16 What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
a political and civil liberties to the barons
b a chicken in every pot
c a reduction in taxes
d the right to vote and bear arms

Q17 What was motte-and-bailey?
a The most popular comedy team before Abbott and Costello
b A tasty drink served to the kings
c The living quarters and courtyards of the wooden fortresses which preceded stone castles
d The crossing of the moat to the entraceway of castles

Q18 What was the fortified living area in the center of castle grounds called?
a The Bighouse
b The great hall
c The 'keep'
d The paraphet

Q19 The property on which the king allowed the baron to build his estate was called 'demense' land. What was another name for this land?
a A fief
b A Tudor
c A croft
d A toft

Q20 Remember, you can't go on to the next page and the next 20 questions until you get the right answer.

"This is too much pressure for me! I'm gonna put the TV on and watch Teletubbies!"

Who put out the candles which lined the streets of medieval towns to prevent fires?
a the fireman
b the 'wicker'
c the castellan
d the town crier