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Crime and Punishment - Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Medieval
Questions in this quiz (20)
1Who rebelled against Roman rule in AD60?
- AQueen Boudicca
- BHereward the Wake
- CSpartacus
- DAugustus
2In which time period could you be punished by being forced to become a gladiator?
- AAnglo-Saxons
- BMedieval times
- CRoman times
- DEarly Modern Period
3In Roman times you would be punished by being tied in a sack with live snakes for committing which crime?
- AKilling a gladiator
- BKilling your father (patricide)
- CKilling a slave
- DKilling your mother (matricide)
4In which time period did the Blood Feud exist?
- AAnglo-Saxons
- BRoman times
- CMiddle Ages
- D20th Century
5How many men were part of a tithing?
- A1
- B5
- C10
- D20
6Which monarch was associated with the Constitutions of Clarendon issued in 1164?
- AWilliam the Conqueror
- BHenry II
- CHenry VIII
- DQueen Matilda
7What was Benefit of the Clergy?
- APriests could live in any house they wanted to
- BPriests could accuse anyone of a crime
- CPriests could only be tried by church courts who could not use the death penalty
8What was meant by Right of Sanctuary?
- AA priest could remain in the church for as long as he wanted.
- BA criminal who got to the sanctuary of a church could not be arrested. If they confessed they could leave the country.
9Which of the following was a Lollard and famous for having heretical view?
- AJohn Howard
- BJohn Simpson
- CJohn Wycliff
- DJohn Smith
10Who brought in Trial by Combat?
- AThe Romans
- BThe Anglo-Saxons
- CThe Tudors
- DThe Normans
11Which laws made it illegal to kill a deer in the royal forests?
- ADeer laws
- BGreen laws
- CConstitutions of Clarendon
- DForest Laws
12Which was a system of compensation for crimes in Anglo-Saxon times?
- AWergeld
- BTithings
- CHue and cry
13Which famous king brought in Codes of Law during his 9th Century rule?
- AWilliam the Conqueror
- BHenry II
- CKing Alfred the Great
14What was Trial by Ordeal?
- AA punishment
- BA method of law enforcement
15Which event of 663AD confirmed the influence of Christianity in England?
- ASynod of Thirsk
- BSynod of Whitby
- CSynod of Norton
- DSynod of Scarborough
- ESynod of Bridlington
16What kind of crimes did the Church courts brought in by the Normans tend to deal with?
- ABurglary and theft
- BMurder and violence
- CArson
- DReligious crimes and moral crimes such as adultery
17What was the name of the English Civil War that took place in the late 15th Century?
- AWars of the Roses
- BEnglish Civil War
18Where were the most serious criminal cases heard during the reign of Henry II?
- ACourt of king's bench
- BCounty courts
- CTower of London
19What was set up in the reign of King Richard I to deal with all suspicious deaths?
- AThe Court of the King's Bench
- BTithings
- CJustices of the Peace
- DThe Coroner
20What did King Edward I set up to chase and catch criminals in the year 1285?
- ATithings
- BWergeld
- CPosse commitatus
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