Lesson Y7-U03-L02

The Feudal System Land for Loyalty Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 3

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U03-L02, The Feudal System Land for Loyalty: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Year 7: Norman England, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Whose property did William declare all land in England to be after 1066?

    • The king
    • The Witan
    • The barons
    • The Pope

  2. What large estates did the king grant directly to his barons?

    • Hundreds
    • Manors
    • Fiefs
    • Parishes

  3. What was the alternative title given to powerful barons in the feudal system?

    • Serfs
    • Bailiffs
    • Tenants-in-chief
    • Villeins

  4. Roughly how many barons were there in William's feudal system?

    • About 1,800
    • About 180
    • About 18,000
    • About 18

  5. What solemn promise of loyalty did barons swear to the king?

    • Homage
    • Vassalage
    • Gavelkind
    • Tithing

  6. Why did William scatter each baron's land across multiple counties?

    • Fair tax sharing
    • Improving farming
    • Easier hunting
    • Preventing rebellions

  7. Roughly what fraction of English land did William keep for himself?

    • One tenth
    • One half
    • One fifth
    • Three quarters

  8. What smaller estate did knights typically receive from barons?

    • Earldom
    • Kingdom
    • Fief
    • Manor

  9. How long was the usual knight service a knight owed each year?

    • About 40 days
    • About 4 days
    • About 400 days
    • About 140 days

  10. What did peasants or villeins receive from their local lord in exchange for labour?

    • Knightly title
    • Full freedom
    • Gold coins
    • Strip of land

  11. What restriction prevented villeins from leaving their land?

    • Not legally free
    • Paid in silver
    • Owed no taxes
    • Owned their farms

  12. What core exchange did the feudal system depend upon?

    • Crops for freedom
    • Land for loyalty
    • Taxes for voting
    • Gold for peace

  13. Which group at the bottom of the feudal pyramid did most farming?

    • Knights
    • Monks
    • Barons
    • Peasants

  14. Why did Norman barons pass down portions of their land?

    • They hated farming
    • King ordered it
    • Too large alone
    • Land was infertile

  15. Who was the king at the top of the feudal pyramid in 1086?

    • Harald Hardrada
    • William I
    • Harold Godwinson
    • Edward the Confessor

  16. How many main layers made up the feudal pyramid?

    • Two layers
    • Four layers
    • Five layers
    • Three layers

  17. Why was the king at the top of the feudal pyramid?

    • Most power
    • Oldest noble
    • Largest population
    • Hardest worker

  18. What formal promise did a baron make to show loyalty to the king?

    • Homage
    • Tithes
    • Sanctuary
    • Tribute

  19. How did William reduce the threat of rebel barons?

    • Scattering estates
    • Disarming knights
    • Banning horses
    • Burning castles

  20. At which level of the feudal system did villeins sit?

    • Middle layer
    • Second layer
    • Top layer
    • Bottom layer

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