Human Heritage: A World History

Chapter 24: Feudal Society

Feudal Society

1
During feudal times, power was based on ____.
A)inheritance to the throne
B)military service
C)the central government
D)the ownership of land
2
Which statement about feudal society is most accurate?
A)Peasants accepted as the will of God that they had fewer rights than the clergy and nobles.
B)Peasants were dissatisfied and protested their lack of rights.
C)The clergy had more rights than both nobles and peasants because they believed that God wanted it that way.
D)If peasants worked hard enough, they could become nobles.
3
The purpose of the act of homage was _____.
A)for a lord to grant a fief to his vassal
B)to make the ties of loyalty between lords and their vassals official
C)for lords to give their vassals a glove, a stick, or a stone
D)to grant lords higher ranks than vassals
4
In exchange for a fief and protection against enemy attacks, vassals had to do all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A)marry their lords' daughters
B)help their lords in battle
C)serve prison sentences or pay ransom for their lords
D)provide food and entertainment when their lords visited
5
The code of chivalry was _____.
A)the ceremony in which squires were made knights
B)a set of rules for fair fighting
C)a code of behavior that knights were expected to follow
D)the duty of a knight to obey his lord
6
Which statement about manors is most accurate?
A)Products such as wine and bread were made in villages outside the manor.
B)Manors were divided into fiefs.
C)Manors were located close to one another and were able to share products with each other.
D)Everything needed by the noble and his family was produced on the manor by peasants.
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