Question

How could serfs move up from the bottom of the social hierarchy?

a) Most peasants were also serfs.
b) Serfs were always below peasants in the medieval hierarchy
c) Serfs worked in the manor house, and peasants worked on the land.
d) Serfs had more freedom than peasants

Answer 1

c) Serfs worked in the manor house, and peasants worked on the land.

Step-by-step explanation:

The servants worked in the mansion and peasants worked on the land, so the servants had more "perks" and for that reason, they could rise from the bottom of the social hierarchy.

Peasants were the people who took care of the land and agriculture in general. A peasant could own his own land, but it was more common for him to work for the feudal lord, receiving a plot of land to live and protect.

The servants, on the other hand, served the nobility and could live at court, although it was necessary to pay tribute, they had a better life.

Answer 2

c) Serfs worked in the manor house, and peasants worked on the land.

Serfs, likewise might be farmers but might also be craftsmen. The difference between the two was that the peasant owned his own land, while the serf did not. The serf owed labor duties to his lord, whereas a peasant owed nothing or, more usually, owed some sort of rent.