REGIAL PURSUIT V

How well do you know the Early Middle Ages? As we get back into the school year, these questions might be of interest to students, and to new or inexperienced reemactors!

1. Medieval maps had what direction to the top
   A. East
   B. North
   C. South
   D. West
2. The magnetic compass was introduced into Europe in
   A. Circa 800
   B. Circa 1200
   C. Circa 1300
   D 1492
3. In Old Norse, a church was known as
   A A sulu
   B A kirk
   C A picard
   D A coy
4. Commentary by the scribe in the margin was known as
   A. Marginalia
   B. Commentario
   C. Sidenotes
   D. Textblocks
5. Books were commonly made in the middle ages from
   A. Parchment or vellum
   B. Paper made of hemp
   C. Metal sheets
   D. Papyrus
6. Books were protected from being stolen by
   A. Keeping readers naked
   B. Poisoning the pages an keeping the antidote secret
   C. Being protected with a book curse
   D. Requiring another book to be left as hostage
7. Right Hand pages were known as recto, and Left Hand pages were known as
   A. Leifto
   B. Verso
   C. Contra
   D. Buckram
8. The movable type press was invented in Europe in
   A. The fourteenth century
   B. The fifteenth century
   C. The eleventh century
   D. The sixteenth century
9. Books were hand written until
   A. Gutenberg invented movable type in the mid-fifteenth century
   B. Block books were invented in the early fifteenth century
   C. Paper was produced in Europe in the eleventh century
   D. Typewriters were invented in the sixteenth century
10. Illustrations in books were also known as
    A. Cartoones
    B. Ditkos
    C. Illuminations
    D. Litabits
11. A frilla was
    A. A large horse
    B. An Icelandic monk
    C. An Englisc queen
    D. A Norse concubine
12. A Norse sleeping bag was called
    A. A blanket
    B. A hüdfat
    C. They had none
    D. Goksattad sack

answers: 1-A. 2-C. 3-B. 4-A. 5-A. 6-C. 7-B. 8-A. 9-B. 10-C. 11-D. 12-B.