1) What was a typical workweek like for medieval serfs? a) Worked 3 days a week b) Worked 6 days a week c) Worked only during harvest d) Worked only on holy days 2) What leisure activities did serfs enjoy on their free days? a) Hawking b) Hunting c) Wrestling and dancing d) Cock-fighting and football 3) Q: What did serfs do for fun on their free days? a) Watch gladiator fights b) Dancing and singing c) Host grand feasts d) Attend monastery schools 4) What did serf women wear every day? a) Long wool dresses b) Stolla and Palla c) Long silk gowns  d) Simple cotton dress 5) Q: What did female serfs do at home? a) manage servants b) cook c) look after children d) clean 6) What was a serf's house made of? a) Marble b) Stone c) Wood and mud d) mosaics 7) What clothes did men wear? a) Knee-length tunics b) Veils and headdresses c) Velvet robes d) tonsures 8) Q: What did women do with wool? a) Direct slaves to weave b) Spin it into cloth c) Hire professional weavers d) Make monk robes 9) Q: What did serfs use to dye their clothes? a) Paint b) ink c) Chemical dyes d) berry juice 10) Q: What day did serfs have free? a) Sunday b) Ssaturday c) Monday d) Saints days 11) Q: What was the main food serfs ate daily? a) Pizza b) pasta c) Pottage d) pie 12) Q: What did serfs use to build their walls? a) Bricks and cement b) Wattle and daub c) Stone blocks d) Marble slabs 13) What did serfs usually drink? a) Wine b) milk c) ale d) berry juice 14) What did serfs wear on their feet? a) boots b) Sometimes nothing (barefoot) c) Silver buckle shoes d) Sandals 15) How many rooms did a serf's house have? a) Five rooms b) two room c) One rooms d) Three rooms 16) Q: What was the floor made of? a) Marble tiles b) Dirt (packed earth) c) Stone slabs d) Wood planks 17) Q: What animals lived in the house? a) No animals allowed b) hunting dogs c) pigs d) Chickens 18) Q: What work did men do? a) Cook and clean b) Farm the fields c) Write books d) Make clothes 19) Why were animals kept inside? a) safety b) for the smell c) animals' body helped heat house d) for fun 20) Q: What did serfs give to the church? a) 50 percent b) 10 percent c) 75 percent d) 25 percent 21) What farming tool cut grain? a) Sword b) Spoon c) Scythe d) Spindle 22) What tools did serfs use to farm? a) Plows and scythes b) Chisel and hammer c) Sword and shield d) Quill and ink

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