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1. The people who owned and livedin castles were _________.

merchants

artisans

peasants

nobles

2. A castle might be surrounded by a moat. What is a moat?

a ditch often filled withwater

a jagged hill with caves

a mound of dirt

a wooden fence

3. How could nobles live a life of luxury?

The king paid them money.

Commoners paid them taxes.

They earned money by sellingfood.

They worked on jobs aroundthe castle.

4. Which list is in the correct order,from most powerful to leastpowerful?

knight, noble, peasant,craftsman

nobleman, knight, craftsman,peasant

peasant, craftsman, noble,knight

none of the above

5. What did castles have forprotection?

guards

watchtowers

thick, tall walls

all of the above

6. What was the primary purpose of a castle?

protection

beauty

living space

display of wealth

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7. What would not have been foundin the inner ward?

houses

food

weapons

water wells

8. _________ were almost like slaves.

commoners

peasants

children

blacksmiths

9. What did catapults do?

shot arrows

hurled rocks

hammered at walls

all of the above

10. Why was one way to take over a castle simply to wait for thepeople inside to run out of food?

The people didn’t want to eatthe food they had inside.

The people didn’t grow anyfood inside the castle walls.

The king demanded thepeople go out to get food.

The people wouldn’t noticethe attackers were still there.

11. Why did people decide not tobuild any more castles?

Castles were no longer easy to defend because of heavy cannons.

Nobles wanted morecomfortable places to live.

Nobles wanted more openspaces to live.

all of the above

12. Why were windows at the top of a castle larger than ones atthe bottom?

They didn’t need to helpsupport the weight of thecastle.

People needed to climb outthem to reach the roof.

Enemies couldn’t reach the higher windows.

More air was needed in the upper floors.

13. Extended Response: What is the main idea of this book?

14. Extended Response: Would youlike to have lived in a castle?Give three reasons for youranswer.

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