1 Anglo-Saxon government, economy and society Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 5

The 20 questions

1. What gave the Anglo-Saxon monarchy its central power?

   • Total foreign alliances
   • Absolute papal backing
   • Control over earldoms
   • Standing mercenary armies

2. What was an earldom in Anglo-Saxon England?

   • A royal palace
   • A large region
   • A monastic parish
   • A trade guild

3. What was the name of the king's advisory council?

   • The Hundred court
   • The Papal Curia
   • The Shire-moot
   • The Witan

4. What were the main units of local government?

   • Boroughs and baronies
   • Fiefs and manors
   • Parishes and dioceses
   • Shires and hundreds

5. What was the term for compensation paid for a killing?

   • Danegeld
   • Wergild
   • Heregeld
   • Bookland

6. Which coin was the main silver currency in Anglo-Saxon England?

   • The florin
   • The penny
   • The ducat
   • The sovereign

7. What role did the Church play in Anglo-Saxon society?

   • Major landownership
   • Commanding the army
   • Direct tax collection
   • Writing all laws

8. What did the Anglo-Saxon legal system primarily rely on?

   • Courts and procedures
   • Roman civil law
   • Trial by combat
   • Royal prison camps

9. Which local body usually heard a dispute over land?

   • The royal council
   • The papal court
   • Hundred court
   • The witenagemot

10. Which records best show the economy of an Anglo-Saxon village?

    • Church hymns
    • Foreign treaties
    • Royal decrees
    • Land and farming

11. A monastery owning farmland demonstrates which feature of society?

    • Royal tax evasion
    • Viking trade networks
    • Feudal military service
    • Church economic influence

12. What made the Anglo-Saxon monarchy politically strong?

    • Stone castles
    • Administrative control
    • Standing armies
    • Foreign mercenaries

13. Which local royal official enforced law in a shire?

    • The village reeve
    • Shire reeve
    • The Archbishop
    • The local earl

14. What economic evidence do Anglo-Saxon charters primarily provide?

    • Tax receipts
    • Grain prices
    • Coin minting
    • Land grants

15. Whose favour determined an Anglo-Saxon earl's authority in a shire?

    • The king
    • The Witan
    • The archbishop
    • The Pope

16. Which Anglo-Saxon council advised the king on major decisions?

    • The shire court
    • The papal curia
    • The Witan
    • The hundred court

17. Which local institution helped extend royal authority across England?

    • Shire courts
    • Monastic guilds
    • Merchant boroughs
    • Feudal baronies

18. What was the dominant economic activity in Anglo-Saxon England?

    • Manufacturing
    • Coal mining
    • Agriculture
    • Overseas trade

19. Where did the vast majority of people live in Anglo-Saxon England?

    • Mining camps
    • Large cities
    • Villages
    • Royal castles

20. Which Church payment was compulsory for Anglo-Saxon landowners?

    • Tithes
    • Heriot
    • Danegeld
    • Heregeld

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