Lesson 1
1 Crime and punishment in early modern England: Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 1
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Which crime was newly defined in the sixteenth century for people without fixed work or a home?
- Smuggling tea
- Poaching game
- Highway robbery
- Vagabondage
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Which Act of Parliament made witchcraft a felony in England for the first time?
- Witchcraft Act 1604
- Treason Act 1534
- Witchcraft Act 1563
- Vagabondage Act 1547
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Which crime against authority continued through the early modern period?
- Vagabondage
- Bigamy
- Treason
- Witchcraft
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Which early modern witchcraft act introduced harsher penalties than the 1563 law?
- Vagrancy Act 1547
- Witchcraft Act 1604
- Treason Act 1534
- Witchcraft Act 1542
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Which crime against the person continued unchanged from medieval times into the early modern period?
- Witchcraft
- Vagabondage
- Heresy
- Murder
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Under which monarch were Protestants burned for heresy between 1555 and 1558?
- Mary I
- Elizabeth I
- Henry VIII
- Edward VI
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Which belief most strongly drove early modern witchcraft laws?
- Financial fraud
- Political treason
- Harmful magic
- Religious heresy
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In 1540 a man denies the king's supremacy over the Church. Which law most likely applies?
- Witchcraft Act 1563
- Vagabonds Act 1572
- Poor Relief Act 1601
- Act of Supremacy 1534
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Which punishment was reserved for convicted traitors in the most serious cases?
- Transportation
- Financial fine
- House arrest
- Drawing and quartering
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What was the definition of heresy in early modern England?
- Opposing Church teachings
- Stealing Church property
- Criticising the monarch
- Skipping Sunday service
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Why did the definition of heresy shift frequently during the English Reformation?
- New monarchs taxed clergy
- Popes rewrote canon law
- Juries became elected
- Official religion changed
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What made treason and heresy the most serious early modern crimes?
- Damaging local property
- Causing economic loss
- Challenging village custom
- Threatening state order
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A Protestant preacher in 1556 under Mary I is arrested for his beliefs. Which crime is most likely charged?
- Vagabondage
- Forgery
- Heresy
- Witchcraft
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A parish accuses a widow of bewitching cattle in 1590. Which offence is the charge?
- Heresy
- Treason
- Poaching
- Witchcraft
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Stealing a sheep in early modern England was classified as which type of crime?
- Statutory offence
- Crime against authority
- Crime against the person
- Crime against property
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Which feature best describes continuity in early modern criminal definitions?
- Traditional crimes remained
- New laws abolished
- Witchcraft legalised
- Property rights removed
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How did the state's definition of criminal activity widen during the sixteenth century?
- Decriminalised heresy
- Ignored minor thefts
- Added social offences
- Abolished capital punishment
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How did legal penalties for witchcraft change between 1563 and 1604?
- Fines replaced execution
- They became harsher
- They were abolished
- They became lenient
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Which early modern law targeted magical harm to people and livestock?
- Statute of Winchester
- Witchcraft Act
- Benefit of Clergy
- Forest Laws
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Why did the early modern state expand the legal definition of crime?
- To increase tax revenue
- To tighten social control
- To reduce prison populations
- To encourage free speech
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