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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where in the feudal system pyramid were the peasants?
At the top
In the middle
At the bottom
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who did the peasants either work for or rent from?
The lord
The king
The bishop
The knights
- 3. Multiple Choice
Peasants who had to work for their lord for 1-2 days a week with no pay were called...
villans
villeins
villagers
vagrants
- 4. Multiple Choice
What percentage of peasants were freemen who paid rent to the lord and only did paid work for him?
50%
40%
60%
70%
- 5. Multiple Choice
True or false: Peasants did not take baths
True
False
- 6. Fill in the Blank
Peasants used soap to clean themselves and used hazel __________ to brush their teeth.
- 7. Multiple Choice
True or false: Peasants had more time off than most working people do today.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
What day of the week did peasants not work on?
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False: Skeletons of medieval peasants show they did lots of manual work.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
During the medieval period, how many babies died before their first birthday?
1 in 2
1 in 3
1 in 4
1 in 5
- 11. Fill in the Blank
There was less tooth decay in medieval peasants as there were no foods containing high levels of __________.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was considered a 'good age' to live to as a peasant in the medieval period?
40
50
60
70
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not an event that peasants spent their leisure time doing?
Feasts
Dances
Cricket
Archery shows
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