Lesson 2
2 Norman government Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 5
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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In which year was the Domesday survey completed?
- 1100
- 1066
- 1086
- 1075
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In which year was the Domesday survey commissioned?
- 1070
- 1066
- 1085
- 1100
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Who administered a shire, collected royal revenue and enforced law for the king?
- Bishop
- Tenant-in-chief
- Sheriff
- Earl
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What was a Norman royal forest primarily reserved for?
- Royal hunting
- Timber production
- Arable farming
- Cattle grazing
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Who governed England on William's behalf during his absences?
- Peasants
- Bishops
- Regents
- Sheriffs
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Why did William I prefer centralised power over using powerful earls?
- Reduce clergy
- Encourage trade
- Increase taxes
- Prevent rebellions
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What administrative purpose did the Domesday Book primarily serve for the Crown?
- Military drafts
- Assessing taxes
- Tracing criminals
- Appointing bishops
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What was the main purpose of the forest laws?
- Protecting peasant farms
- Protecting royal hunting
- Expanding market towns
- Increasing grain production
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What did plough numbers in a Domesday entry help assess?
- Church attendance
- Military loyalty
- Village population
- Economic value
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Which official was primarily responsible for collecting royal income in the shire?
- The bishop
- The sheriff
- The regent
- The earl
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Why did William I often rely on sheriffs rather than earls?
- Church appointed
- Elected locally
- Always hereditary
- Easily removed
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What risk arose when William was in Normandy and regents governed England?
- Religious schism
- Economic collapse
- Rebellion
- Foreign invasion
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What is the main strength of the Domesday Book for historians?
- Battle accounts
- Systematic survey
- Royal speeches
- Personal diaries
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What was the primary reason for commissioning the Domesday survey?
- Social reform
- Taxation and administration
- Religious census
- Cultural mapping
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What did it mean for a county to be under forest law?
- Exempt from tax
- Reserved for hunting
- Ruled by bishops
- Opened to settlement
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How did Norman government change Anglo-Saxon structures overall?
- Centralised power
- Abolished shires
- Ended taxation
- Removed local courts
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What makes the Domesday Book a significant historical source?
- Complete population census
- Private letters
- Detailed landholding snapshot
- Unbiased local views
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What feature of Norman government did sheriffs, regents, and Domesday demonstrate?
- Centralised control
- Local independence
- Church rule
- Feudal democracy
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Why did William I limit the power and number of earls?
- Following church law
- Promoting peasants
- Preventing powerful rivals
- Saving money
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Which records best show how effectively Norman government collected revenue?
- Sheriffs' accounts
- Monastic chronicles
- Papal letters
- Courtly poetry
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