Classic Classic Quiz Words from the Middle Ages by Robenin Robenin 55 played - 5 mths ago Quiz on the terms that made medieval civilization so rich QUIZ 15 QUESTIONS expert 1 Which word corresponds to the following definition: 'man-at-arms on horseback with full armor and several horses'? A knightA nobleA rider 2 What is a fief? A land often vassalicA castle with a set of landsA castle, lands and a forest belonging to a suzerain 3 To be a Guelph in the Middle Ages means ? A supporter of the PopeA supporter of the Holy Roman EmperorA supporter of the King of France 4 Un enfeu designe ? The chimney in the kitchen of a fortified castleA flat-bottomed niche in a church for a tombThe thick suit under a suit of armor 5 These were groups of men and women from the towns of Flanders and Rhineland who devoted themselves to work and to God? Les benedictinsLes beguinagesLes heretiques 6 The head of a monk community is a ? A canonA brotherAn abbot 7 A merlon is inseparable ? Of huntingOf a fortified castleOf a medieval weapon 8 Lige homage is ? Ceremony by which one man becomes the vassal of anotherRite intended to restore peace between two adversariesThe loan of a man to the lord to whom he owes himself in priority 9 A helmet is ? A large helmetA shieldThe suzerain's spur 10 What do you call a poete lyrique in langue d'oil? Un troubadourUn trouvereUn aede 11 What are concentric arches on a cathedral portal? The ogivesThe buttressesThe voussures 12 What is a mayor of the palace? The head of a free Hanseatic cityA sort of 1st minister of the Merovingian kingsThe director of works on a fortress construction site 13 What is chevage? Royalty levied by the lord on the serfsRoyalty levied by the lord for the number of his horsesRoyalty levied by the lord for the use of the oven, mill, press... 14 Is he a king's adviser? A champartA chamberlainA cantor 15 What is a short story in octosyllables intended to make people laugh? A chanson de gesteA fabliauA farce A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
