CHAPTER 4
Feudalism and Paternalism in England
MULTIPLE CHOICE
36. The economic institution of feudalism can be described as
a. Production performed by serfs, while the feudal lord makes all economic decisions and
owns the product.
b. Production is performed by slaves, while the king makes all decisions and owns the
product.
c. Production is performed by unpaid labor, while the church makes all decisions and owns
the product.
d. Production is performed by wage labor, while the merchant capitalist makes all decisions
and owns the product.
37. The role of the church in feudal society
a. was nonexistent.
b. was relatively minor and subordinate to the feudal lords.
c. was significant and members of the church were also feudal lords.
d. was characterized by a clearly defined separation of church and state.
38. Under feudal law, private property rights
a. were clearly defined by the courts.
b. were basically identical to present day rights in most European countries.
c.
d. were available only to males.
39.
a. a price that would allow the seller to accumulate a modest amount of material wealth.
b. a price that would compensate the seller for his efforts in transporting the good, finding a
buyer and allow him to maintain his customary station in life.
c. a price that would guarantee enough profits to encourage further production.
d. a price that represented an equality between quantity demanded and quantity supplied.
40. The Christian paternalistic ethic viewed society as
a. composed of free and independent individuals.
b. an alliance held together by a mutual need for survival.
c. a family characterized by fatherly and brotherly obligations.
d. a community based on equality and consensus.
41. According to the Christian paternalistic ethic, the wealthy
a. were unlikely to go to heaven.
b. had an obligation to care for the poor.
c. were encouraged to cultivate a love of material objects and to accumulate more wealth.
d. were admired for their luxurious and gracious lifestyle.
42.
a. the lending of money at interest.
b. the lending of money at high rates of interest above 25%.
c. any lending of money.
d. the failure to repay money.
43.
a. someone who always votes Republican.
b. someone who is traditional and opposes rapid change.
c. someone who is concerned about natural resources and the environment.
d. someone who aims to overturn tradition in order to promote more rapid progress of
society.
44. Under feudalism, women
a. were considered equal to men.
b. were subordinate to the feudal lord but equal to male serfs.
c. were subordinate to the feudal lord and also to male serfs.
d. were often independent and free to live their own lives.
45. The social institutions of feudalism included
a. all legal, economic, and military power is centralized and held by the king.
b. all legal, economic, and military power is decentralized and held by the lord of the
manor.
c. all legal, economic, and military power is held by the Roman Empire.
d. all legal, economic, and military power is held by provincial and municipal governments.