Lesson Y7-U03-L03
The Domesday Book, 1086 Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 3
20 questions
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Lesson Y7-U03-L03, The Domesday Book, 1086: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Year 7: Norman England, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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In which year did William order the Domesday survey?
- 1072
- 1066
- 1100
- 1085
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In which city did William order the Domesday survey?
- York
- Winchester
- London
- Gloucester
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Why was the Norman survey nicknamed the Domesday Book?
- Took six years
- No appeal possible
- Cost a fortune
- Written in doom
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What main information did the Domesday Book record?
- Land and wealth
- Church sermons
- Royal marriages
- Battle tactics
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How many volumes of the Domesday Book survive today?
- One volume
- Two volumes
- Three volumes
- Four volumes
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What was the historical term for the English land tax?
- Danegeld
- Tithes
- Geld
- Wergild
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Which foreign threat prompted William to order the Domesday survey?
- Viking blockade
- Scottish rebellion
- French raid
- Danish invasion
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What main economic purpose did the Domesday survey serve for William?
- Religious tithing
- Foreign trade
- Poverty relief
- Fair taxation
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Why did the Domesday survey record land values from both 1066 and 1086?
- To plan new castles
- To compare changes
- To find missing lords
- To count soldiers
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What key feature of the Domesday Book ensured it was also a tool of control?
- Church sermon lists
- Land ownership records
- Military troop counts
- Royal family trees
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Who did royal commissioners use in each local area to gather information?
- Foreign merchants
- Norman barons
- Roman priests
- Local juries
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Why was a second set of royal commissioners sent out across England?
- To collect taxes
- To arrest rebels
- To prevent cheating
- To build churches
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Which primary motivation drove William to order the Domesday survey?
- Dividing church wealth
- Creating free trade
- Writing a history book
- Raising defence taxes
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How did the Domesday Book permanently secure the Norman conquest?
- Exiling rebel lords
- Destroying Saxon towns
- Unarguable ownership records
- Banning English laws
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Which term best describes the overall function of the Domesday Book?
- Military manual
- Comprehensive survey
- Religious bible
- Legal constitution
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In which year was the Domesday Book completed?
- 1066
- 1100
- 1085
- 1086
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What outdated documents did the Domesday survey replace?
- Viking trade pacts
- Roman census rolls
- Church baptism logs
- Pre-1066 tax records
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Why is the Domesday Book considered a vital primary source by historians?
- Completely unbiased view
- Fictional folk story
- Detailed official record
- Written by peasants
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If a manor fell in value by 1086, what could the king do?
- Burn the village
- Exile the lord
- Adjust its tax
- Seize all livestock
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Which volume of the Domesday Book covers East Anglia?
- The Witan's record
- Great Domesday
- Little Domesday
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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