Lesson 1
1 Establishing control Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 5
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which northern earls initially submitted to William in late 1066?
- Tostig and Harold
- Edwin and Morcar
- Waltheof and Edgar
- Hereward and Stigand
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Where were the Marcher earldoms strategically located?
- Welsh border
- East Anglian ports
- Southern coast
- Scottish border
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What was the main defensive mound of an early Norman castle called?
- Motte
- Barbican
- Bailey
- Keep
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Why did the Normans rapidly build castles across England after 1066?
- To store grain
- To collect taxes
- To house monks
- To control the population
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What was the enclosed courtyard area of a motte-and-bailey castle called?
- Motte
- Bailey
- Keep
- Moat
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Which group received the vast majority of forfeited English land after 1066?
- Norman followers
- Viking raiders
- Welsh princes
- Flemish merchants
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Which strategic border region were the specialised Marcher earldoms created to guard?
- Wales
- France
- Scotland
- Ireland
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What did the submission of major Anglo-Saxon earls in 1066 grant William?
- Total military defeat
- Immediate tax relief
- Peaceful territory acquisition
- Complete religious freedom
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What title was given to the powerful lords ruling the defended Welsh frontier regions?
- Sheriff
- Bishop
- Reeve
- Marcher earl
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What was the main purpose of building a Norman castle near a major town?
- To farm land
- To brew ale
- To dominate the settlement
- To build churches
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Which English earls submitted to William shortly after the Battle of Hastings?
- Tostig and Edgar
- Stigand and Ealdred
- Edwin and Morcar
- Harold and Leofwine
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Whose hands did English landownership primarily move into after the Conquest?
- Scots
- Danes
- Vikings
- Normans
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Who was typically placed in charge of running a newly built Norman royal castle?
- A reeve
- A monk
- A castellan
- A peasant
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What key military advantage did earls provide for William in border regions?
- Naval fleets
- Foreign mercenaries
- Siege engines
- Local force raising
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Why did Marcher earls hold both military and judicial powers?
- To build abbeys
- To mint coins
- To collect tithes
- To defend and govern
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What term describes the trusted Norman lords appointed to command castles?
- Castellans
- Thegns
- Chancellors
- Sheriffs
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Besides military might through castles, what else was vital for William's control?
- Roman laws
- Celtic translators
- Viking alliances
- Land grants and loyalty
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What administrative system did William use alongside castles to establish control?
- Roman road networks
- Existing Anglo-Saxon earls
- Danish tax systems
- French parish councils
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Why did William grant high autonomy to border earls in the Marches?
- To increase trade
- To collect rents
- To defend dangerous frontiers
- To spread religion
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What was the main tactical purpose of a Norman castle's location?
- Fishing access
- Avoiding wind
- Controlling routes
- Mining silver
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