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1 point
One account describes a lord granting a fief to a vassal in return for loyalty and service. Another describes an estate organizing farming and peasants’ duties. Which labels fit these accounts, in order?
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02
Written response
1 point
What term names the land on a manor reserved for the lord’s household and income?
03
Choose one
1 point
A tenant must spend several days working fields reserved for the lord. Which category best describes this obligation?
- A
Labor service (work on the lord’s demesne)
- B
Rent or dues (payment in money or goods)
- C
Use fee (payment to use a facility)
- D
Court duty (attendance at the manor court)
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Peasants’ duties were not identical from manor to manor; they were shaped in part by .
05
Written response
1 point
What term names a grant from a lord to a vassal that often consisted of land or rights to income from land?
06
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1 point
A vassal receives a fief and makes a bond with a more powerful lord. Which set of services could form part of that bond?
- A
Harvesting every peasant’s crops and paying the lord’s rent
- B
Managing all village common resources and collecting every use fee
- C
Providing military service, advice, and attendance at the lord’s court
- D
Guaranteeing that the lord would grant unrestricted ownership of land
07
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1 point
Which could be obligations of peasants on a manor? Select all that apply.
- A
Working on the lord’s demesne
- B
Paying rent or dues in money, crops, animals, or other goods
- C
Paying a fee to use a lord-controlled mill or oven where required
- D
Owning the manor and setting all local rules
- E
Attending a manor court or meeting other customary duties
08
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1 point
Peasants who held land in return for rent or other agreed duties were called .
09
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1 point
A lord grants a tenant rights connected with a piece of land. Which conclusion is best supported about the tenant’s landholding?
- A
The tenant necessarily gained unrestricted ownership in the modern sense.
- B
The tenant’s rights could be shaped by obligations and disputes.
- C
The tenant could never inherit any rights to the land.
- D
The grant eliminated the lord’s authority over the land.
10
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1 point
Which features could be part of a manor as a rural estate and community? Select all that apply.
- A
Land reserved for the lord’s household and income
- B
A mandatory, identical layout used on every medieval estate
- C
Peasant holdings and village homes
- D
Resources such as meadows, woods, or pasture
- E
A rule that residents could not trade beyond the manor
11
Open ended
1 point
Explain how feudal relationships differed from manorial society, and describe one specific way local custom or regional variation shaped these arrangements.
12
Choose one
1 point
A historian is describing how a rural estate organized peasant holdings, shared resources, and agricultural work. Which arrangement is the historian describing?
- A
A bond between a lord and a noble who exchanged loyalty and service for a grant
- B
An estate and community that organized farming, peasant holdings, and local obligations
- C
A uniform chain in which every person held land directly or indirectly from the king
- D
A system in which peasants owned the lord's land without owing duties
13
Written response
1 point
On a manor, some land is reserved for the lord's household and income rather than being held as peasant plots. What is this land called?
14
Written response
1 point
A peasant holds land in return for rent or other agreed duties, rather than having rights and obligations tied more closely to a lord and manor. What status best describes this peasant?
15
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1 point
A noble pledges loyalty and service to a more powerful lord, who grants land or rights to income from land and owes support and protection. Which relationship does this describe?
- A
A peasant received unrestricted ownership of a manor in exchange for labor on the demesne
- B
A lord received a fief from a vassal in exchange for court attendance
- C
A vassal received a fief from a lord and promised loyalty and services
- D
A free tenant received protection from the manor court in exchange for military service
16
Choose one
1 point
A tenant pays the lord for the right to grind grain at the lord's mill. Which category best describes this obligation?
- A
A use fee
- B
A labor service
- C
A rent paid in crops
- D
A military service owed by a vassal
17
True or false
1 point
True or false: A manor was always a self-sufficient, isolated world with no buying, selling, or movement of goods beyond it.
- A
True
- B
False
18
Choose one
1 point
A student argues that serfs and enslaved people were interchangeable because both could face restrictions. Which response best reflects the material?
- A
They were identical to enslaved people and had no customary land rights
- B
They were free tenants who owed only whatever rent they chose
- C
They owned the manor and could dismiss the lord
- D
They generally held customary rights to land, although movement and other choices could be restricted
19
True or false
1 point
A rural household has finished sowing its fields. True or false: the household’s agricultural work is largely finished until harvest, because tending crops and livestock is not part of the farming year.
- A
True
- B
False
20
True or false
1 point
True or false: A lord’s authority in rural society came with responsibilities, including maintaining order and providing protection.
- A
True
- B
False