Q.1
The wages and conditions of Medieval serfs improved between the 14th and 15th centuries because of what?
  • The Black Death
  • The beginning of democratic government
  • The Hundred Years War
  • The abolition of slavery
Q.2
High taxes to support overseas wars and laws restricting the movement of peasants led to an uprising in 1381 which we know as Who was the leader of this rebellion?
  • Nat Thatcher
  • Pat Butcher
  • Wat Tyler
  • Mat Baker
Q.3
Peasants in the Middle Ages lived hand-to-mouth and their livelihoods were always at risk. What was the main threat to their income?
  • Greedy lords
  • Disease
  • Raiding armies
  • The weather
Q.4
Peasants had to pay taxes to their king and rent to their lord, but they also had to pay a charge to the church. What was this charge called?
  • A Godly gift
  • A tithe
  • A crusades coin
  • An alms
Q.5
Medieval serfs lived in small houses made from timber frames covered in What, amongst other things, is daub made from?
  • Animal dung
  • Cement
  • Grass turfs
  • Plaster
Q.6
How often was the average peasant said to have had their whole body washed?
  • Twice a month
  • Twice a year
  • Twice ever
  • Never
Q.7
At what age did peasant children begin school?
  • They went to school aged four
  • They went to school aged six
  • They went to school aged eight
  • They never went to school
Q.8
What did an average Medieval peasant sleep on at night?
  • A feather bed
  • A straw mattress
  • A pile of animal skins
  • A stone floor
Q.9
How many days holiday did peasants get from work in a typical year?
  • One hundred and five days a year
  • Seventy five days a year
  • Twenty five days a year
  • Five days a year
Q.10
Despite the failure of the Peasants' Revolt, serfdom died out during the 15th Century and peasants won their freedom. By what means did the majority achieve this?
  • They refused to work for their lords
  • They escaped from their lords' lands
  • They voted their lords out of office
  • They bought their freedom for cash
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