What Prompted the Original Feudal Knights to Perform Their Duties

question 37

Multiple Choice

What prompted the original feudal knights to perform their duties?

• A)They served because of an idealistic loyalty to their leaders.
• B)The knights were motivated by chivalry and fulfilling romantic visionaries.
• C)The knights were mercenaries who usually served the highest bidder in exchange for land and serfs.
• D)They wanted to see justice and mercy balanced out in treatment of the serfs.
• E)The knights were usually of a monastic order that saw its members as selfless servants of the people.

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