Lesson 2
2 Crime and punishment in medieval England: The nature of law enforcement and punishment Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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What were Anglo-Saxon groups of ten households responsible for each other called?
- Hundreds
- Shires
- Tithings
- Parishes
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What was the term for a public alarm raised to pursue a suspect?
- Hue and cry
- Benefit of clergy
- Sanctuary
- Wergild
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What was the title of the local officer who kept order within a parish?
- Sheriff
- Coroner
- Forester
- Parish constable
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What was the Anglo-Saxon compensation payment made to a victim's family called?
- Wergild
- Murdrum
- Tithe
- Danegeld
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A Saxon killer pays a fixed sum to the victim's family. Which system does this describe?
- Corporal punishment
- Trial by ordeal
- Wergild
- Forest law
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Which two aims were emphasised in medieval punishment?
- Reform and mercy
- Rehabilitation and education
- Treatment and recovery
- Deterrence and retribution
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A medieval thief is publicly whipped so that others will not steal. Which purpose does this show?
- Prison reform
- Rehabilitation
- Deterrence
- Treatment of illness
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Which penalty was most frequently used for minor medieval offences?
- Fines
- Exile
- Execution
- Transportation
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Which penalty was the standard capital punishment for serious medieval felonies?
- Mutilation
- Fining
- Hanging
- Pillory
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The parish constable role developed directly from earlier local community duties of what?
- Collecting taxes
- Keeping order
- Mining silver
- Building roads
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What were villagers expected to do immediately when hearing the hue and cry?
- Hide inside
- Flee the village
- Pay a fine
- Join the pursuit
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Which medieval punishment shamed offenders in public?
- Transportation
- The pillory
- Penal servitude
- Solitary confinement
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What wider legal shift did the replacement of Wergild demonstrate?
- Local to international law
- Church to secular courts
- Written to oral law
- Private to royal justice
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Which feature best demonstrates medieval reliance on local communities for law enforcement?
- Collective responsibility
- Paid detectives
- Standing police forces
- Professional judges
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Which corporal punishment marked an offender's body permanently?
- Transportation
- Imprisonment for life
- Fining
- Branding
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Requiring all local residents to pursue thieves reflects which core medieval principle?
- Trial by ordeal
- Benefit of clergy
- Royal absolutism
- Collective responsibility
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Who was the king's chief officer responsible for a medieval shire?
- The reeve
- The constable
- The sheriff
- The coroner
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Why did medieval authorities frequently rely on fines as punishments?
- Raised money cheaply
- Prevented all crime
- Removed bad citizens
- Reformed criminals
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Why was the Saxon Wergild payment higher for a noble than a peasant?
- Severity of crime
- Victim social rank
- Location of murder
- Weapon used
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Which of these was a corporal punishment in medieval England?
- Fining
- Whipping
- Transportation
- Penal servitude
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