GoConqr has a new look! Let us know what you think.

Sign up free

Quiz

Medieval Crime and Punishment Quiz

Deleted user 10 questions Updated 24 Aug 2018

Take the quiz

This quiz has question types that open in the usual player.

Questions in this quiz (10)

  1. 1Fill in the blanks to illustrate the social structure of Anglo-Saxon society:
    [blank_start]King[blank_end] > [blank_start]Nobles[blank_end] > [blank_start]Freemen[blank_end] > [blank_start]Serfs[blank_end]
    1. AKing
    2. BNobles
    3. CFreemen
    4. DSerfs
  2. 2[blank_start]Crimes against the person[blank_end]: crimes such as assault or murder which cause physical harm to another person.
    [blank_start]Crimes against property[blank_end]: theft, robbery and arson; taking or damaging the belongs of another person
    [blank_start]Crimes against authority[blank_end]: betraying or plotting to kill the the king
    1. ACrimes against the person
    2. BCrimes against property
    3. CCrimes against authority
    4. DCrimes against property
    5. ECrimes against authority
    6. FCrimes against the person
    7. GCrimes against authority
    8. HCrimes against the person
    9. ICrimes against property
  3. 3What were the three trials in a 'trial by ordeal'?
    1. ATrial by hot iron
    2. BTrial by Church court
    3. CTrial by bloodletting
    4. DTrial by cold water
    5. ETrial by hot water
  4. 4Retribution was the principle that the severity of the punishment should match the severity of the crime.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 5Who conquered England and became the king in the 11th century?
    1. AHenry I
    2. BEdward the Confessor
    3. CWilliam I
    4. DWilliam II
  6. 6If an Anglo-Saxon murdered a Norman and the murderer was not found and executed there was a special penalty called the [blank_start]murdrum fine[blank_end].
    1. Amurdrum fine
  7. 7If you were found to be poaching in the royal forests you would face a trial before the courts.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  8. 8If you held a set of beliefs and practices different from the established religion of the time you would be labelled a [blank_start]heretic[blank_end].
    1. Aheretic
  9. 9What law created a maximum wage that could be paid to workers in 1351?
    1. APublic General Statutes
    2. BStatutes at Large
    3. CStatute of Labourers
    4. DThe Statutes of the Realm
  10. 10Which king ended the concept of sanctuary in the 16th century?Image for question 10
    1. AHenry III
    2. BHenry VI
    3. CHenry V
    4. DHenry VIII

Information

Description
User has deleted their subject information Quiz on Medieval Crime and Punishment Quiz, created by Deleted user on 02/08/2017.
Author
Deleted user
Language
English
Views
142
History
Created on 2 Aug 2017 · updated on 24 Aug 2018
Rating
No ratings yet
Rate this quiz
Rate this quiz

Feedback

What is it about?

What do you think of the new look?

How do you like it?