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THE TRAINING OF A KNIGHT

In medieval England if a boy wanted to be a knight - and what a boy didn't - he had to begin at about the age of seven. Usually he was taken from his home and sent to school at the castle of one of the great barons, perhaps that of his father's overlord. At first he was given over to the women who taught him table manners and how to behave in the house.

These young boys were called pages and as they grew older they had an increasing list of duties to perform. They waited on the ladies. They ran errands. They began to learn the endless list of terms applied to hunting, to falconry, to serving a table. They might be taught to read and write by a priest, who also taught them religion. And always, they had the idea drilled into them that some day they would be knights.

When the boys could find time, they loved to loiter about the stables or the armory, caring for the horses, or listening wide-eyed to the esquires or squires who were apprentice knights. When the pages reached the age of fourteen, they could hope to pass over to this high position themselves. From the time a boy graduated from pagehood until he won his golden spurs, he was an esquire and spent most of his time practicing with weapons. Esquire means "shield bearer," and when he grew older — sixteen or so - that's exactly what he was. He was assigned to the personal service of his lord, or of some other knight. He carried the knight's heavy shield for him on journeys. He attended to the knight and armed him for a tournament or battle. He kept his weapons in good condition, and got him out of danger if he were wounded. And all the time, of course, he was supposed to be learning the principles of chivalry from his master - courage, honor, faith, devotion to duty - and the use of arms.

A39.The boys who were to become knights started with...

1)  studying of etiquette.

2)  attending special schools.

3)  serving their father's overlord.

4)  doing housework in the castles of great Barons.

A40. What was the most important part of the education of pages?

1)  Teaching them to read and write".

2)  Teaching them how to behave with ladies.

3)  Making them realize that they will become knights.

4)  Teaching them hunting.

A41. When did pages become squires?

1)  When they won golden spurs.

2)  When they started practicing with weapons.

3)  When they left pagehood.

4)  When they started personal service to their lords or other knights.

A42. What were an esquire's duties?

1)  To practice with weapons.

2)  To protect his lord during battles.

3)  To look after his lord's weapons.

4)  To cure the wounds of his lord.

A43.The esquires were called so because they had to..

1)  arm their lords for tournaments.

2)  carry their lord's shield during the journeys.

3)  learn the principles of chivalry.

4)  get their wounded lords out of danger.

IV. Country-Specific Studies

44.What can you find in the City?

a) Saint Paul's Cathedral

b) Westminster Abbey

c) The National Theatre

45.Where can you find dinosaur skeletons?
a) Natural History Museum

b) National Gallery

c) MOMI museum

46. What can you find in the West End?

a) The Bank of England

b) Hampstead Heath

c) Oxford Street

47. Covent Garden is well-known for…

a) cafes, clubs and clothes shops

b) the Law Courts

c) a huge park

48. What can you find in the Docklands?

a) a royal palace

b) the Canary Wharf Tower

c) the Botanical Gardens

49. The Prime Minister lives at …

a ) 10 Downing Street

b) 10 Dean Street

c) 10 Regent Street

50. If you go to Greenwich you can visit

a) Camden Lock market

b) the Cutty Sark

c) the Planetarium

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