Quiz  /  Medieval History Quiz: Part Two

  • 1. 
    What was a ceorl in medieval England?

  • a sailor
  • a craftsman
  • a free peasant
  • a soldier

  • 2. 
    Which of these English kings has a nickname derived from a word meaning “bad counsel”?

  • Ethelred II
  • Aethelwulf
  • William I
  • Edgar

  • 3. 
    Who became king of England when his rival for the throne was, supposedly, killed in battle with an arrow shot through his eye?

  • Henry II
  • Canute
  • Henry VII
  • William I

  • 4. 
    Who among these kings preserved the political ties between England and Normandy that William I (the Conqueror) had established?

  • Henry VIII
  • Elizabeth I
  • William II
  • Robert II

  • 5. 
    During which English monarch’s reign was Archbishop Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral?

  • William I
  • Elizabeth II
  • Richard III
  • Henry II

  • 6. 
    Which king of England spent only about six months in his realm during his 10-year reign, which began in 1189?

  • George I
  • Eadwig
  • James I
  • Richard I

  • 7. 
    In what year was the Magna Carta first granted?

  • 1215
  • 1348
  • 1689
  • 1066

  • 8. 
    What rebellion in England was partially resolved by the personal intervention of the young king Richard II?

  • Revolt of the Ciompi
  • Revolutions of 1848
  • Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
  • Thirty Years’ War

  • 9. 
    Which English king led his country into the Hundred Years’ War with France?

  • Edward III
  • Henry IV
  • John
  • Richard I
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