Lesson 1
1 The feudal system Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 6
20 questions
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Lesson 1, The feudal system: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 6: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which term describes landholding in return for service and loyalty?
- Enclosure
- Manorialism
- Feudal system
- Gavelkind
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Which major medieval institution was a massive landowner in England?
- The Church
- The Monasteries
- The Guilds
- The Parliament
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What was the name of the tax paid by knights instead of military service?
- Merchet
- Danegeld
- Tallage
- Scutage
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What core obligation did a feudal tenant normally owe his lord?
- Free trade
- Foreign diplomacy
- Military service
- Tax collection
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Who directly linked the king to lower knights within the feudal hierarchy?
- Villeins
- Tenants-in-chief
- Bailiffs
- Peasants
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What official document recorded grants of land or rights from the king?
- Domesday Book
- Royal charter
- Coronation oath
- Papal bull
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Which English king reigned from 1189 to 1199 and was called the Lionheart?
- Henry II
- Richard I
- William II
- King John
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Who succeeded Richard I as King of England in 1199?
- Henry III
- Stephen
- Edward I
- King John
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Paying scutage instead of fighting shows a shift towards which type of payment?
- Knight service
- Free labour
- Crop yields
- Monetary payments
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What did kings use scutage money to hire?
- Peasants
- Mercenaries
- Monks
- Sheriffs
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What ceremony established the bond of loyalty between a lord and his vassal?
- Ordination
- Excommunication
- Coronation
- Homage
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What type of feudal payments from landholders boosted royal finances?
- Guild fines
- Customs duties
- Feudal incidents
- Church tithes
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What legal evidence reveals relations between the king and his landholders?
- Church sermons
- Royal charters
- Gild statutes
- Village bylaws
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Which records best show practical feudal obligations and payments?
- Administrative records
- Epic poems
- Romance novels
- Hagiographies
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What term describes the custom payments and obligations owed to a lord on events like inheritance?
- Royal reliefs
- Feudal incidents
- Manorial fines
- Vassal tithes
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What did the feudal system primarily supply to medieval kings?
- Direct legislation
- Absolute taxation
- Resources and service
- Staged armies
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What feature of the feudal system frequently caused conflict between lords?
- Standardised coin
- Royal decrees
- Shared parishes
- Disputed obligations
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What dual position did Church landholders hold in the feudal system?
- Vassal and monarch
- Judge and knight
- Tenant and authority
- Lord and peasant
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Which historical records are best used by historians to study feudal obligations?
- Charters and accounts
- Royal chronicles
- Manorial poems
- Papal bulls
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What trend in feudal obligations weakened royal authority during the reign of King John?
- Total abolition
- Voluntary payment
- Complete standardisation
- Increased contestation
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