Life in the UK Practice Test 5: The Middle Ages
24 questions. Pass mark 75%. Free, unlimited retakes, explanation on every answer.
Practice test 5 of 24 for the Life in the UK test, focused on the middle ages. There are 24 questions, the same number as the real test. You need 75% (18 correct) to pass. Every answer comes with a short explanation based on the official handbook.
2.What was the name of the battle where William the Conqueror defeated the Anglo-Saxon army in 1066?
3.The Domesday Book was a record of what?
4.During the Middle Ages, which language was spoken by the Norman ruling class?
5.In what year did the Black Death begin to affect Britain?
6.What was a key principle established by the Magna Carta?
7.The Hundred Years War was fought between England and which other country?
8.What type of play, based on stories from the Bible, was popular in the Middle Ages?
9.Which Scottish leader defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
10.The poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a famous series of poems about a group of people going on a pilgrimage. What is it called?
11.What proportion of the population of Britain is estimated to have died during the Black Death?
12.The Wars of the Roses were fought between which two houses?
13.Which symbol was associated with the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses?
14.The 'Statute of Rhuddlan' annexed which country to the Crown of England in 1284?
15.During the Middle Ages, what was the main occupation for most people?
16.What event marked the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1485?
17.What important legal right in the UK dates back to the Magna Carta?
18.Who wrote 'The Bruce', a famous poem about the Battle of Bannockburn?
19.In medieval England, what was a 'villein'?
20.What famous battle in the Hundred Years War was won by the English, led by Henry V, in 1415?
21.After 1400, what language became the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament?
22.The first castles in Britain were built by whom and when?
23.Which group of people were expelled from England in 1290 by King Edward I?
24.What new social class appeared in towns during the later Middle Ages?
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