Misc
"Good Masters, Sweet Ladies" is set in an English manor village during which year?
1255
The person who was a blacksmith.
Who was Taggot?
Even after becoming duchess, Elena still felt she had no agency, since her husband made every decision about their household without asking her opinion.
As used in this sentence, the word “agency” most likely means —
A) a person’s freedom to make their own life decisions
B) a special title given only to certain married noblewomen
C) a strong feeling of anger toward one’s own spouse
D) a large sum of money paid as a dowry.
A
The sequence of events in a story is called?
What is plot?
Somebody who sometimes cheats people of their money in return for using comfrey on cuts and bruises.
What is a doctor?
This is an important medieval holiday. People celebrated by gathering flowers, dancing, flirting and playing games.
What is Maying/ May Day
Who was a called a "half wit"
Who is Jack
Within the guild’s strict hierarchy, an apprentice answered to a journeyman, who in turn answered to the master craftsman above them both.
What does “hierarchy” mean in this sentence?
A) a fee charged to join a craftsman’s trade guild
B) a simple tool used to measure and cut wood
C) a system that ranks members by rank and authority
D) a celebration held whenever a craftsman finally fully retires
C
What is the three field system? The three field system is a system in which farmers would have three fields to produce a harvest. They would work two fields and 1 field would rest each year. Each year, the fields would alternate in which would harvest.
Why does Taggot's mother say to her "childbearing and child dying"?
What is the importance of childbirth during the medieval time?
Taggots mother says this to her because her mother feels as if she'll never marry and its a "world of trouble". Childbirth during the Middle Ages was very difficult on mothers emotionally and physically. During this time, they did not have the appropriate medical practices and the baby would sometimes die.
What character says this line "But what man can afford to work for free? A healthy man is careless with a bill - you have to make them pay when they are ill."
Who was Thomas?
Every autumn, the peasants delivered a share of their harvest to the lord’s manor, the great house that oversaw all the surrounding farmland.
What does “manor” mean in this sentence?
A) a small tax collected once every year from farmers
B) a storage building used only for grain and tools
C) a small stone chapel located just outside the village
D) a large estate including a lord’s house and land
D
What was the name of the beautiful maiden who rejected Caradog and was later beheaded by him?
Daily Double: Who was the person who had dung thrown at her?
Who is Saint Winifred
DD: Who is Isobel
Somebody who is not free, and can be sold, bought, and traded between lords. Once they die, the Lord's can take their best beast.
What is a villein?
What is the name of the animal that Will's father let him ride while going field to field?
What is an ox?
How did Mogg and her mother decieve the Lord?
DAILY DOUBLE: WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE LORD HAD THE RIGHTS TO THE BEST BEAST OF THE VILLEIN?
Heriot Day
Though he had proven himself a skilled soldier, whispers about his parentage — a mother who had once been a servant — followed him throughout his career.
What does “parentage” mean in this sentence?
A) the total length of time a soldier served
B) the number of medals a soldier has earned
C) the rank a soldier holds within the army
D) the identity and background of a person’s parents
D
Where did Hugo leave a sprig of hawthorn for Taggot?
What is the anvil?
Somebody is very unpoluar with the rest of villagers due to lying, stealing and cheating. These people would switch flour with chalk
Who was the song for that Alice sang and brought Jilly back to life?
Who was the Virgin Mary
What color was Isobel's dress?
DAILY DOUBLE: Who did Jack find under the bridge and they eventually became friends?
What is blue?
DD: Who is Otho
Knowing the punishment could cost him a hand, Godwin still crept into the royal forest at night to poach a rabbit for his starving family.
What does “poach” mean in this sentence?
A) to legally purchase fresh meat from the royal butcher
B) to illegally hunt an animal on someone else’s land
C) to trade goods at the weekly village market square
D) to prepare and cook a simple meal over fire