Lesson 3

3 Case study Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What was medieval Sanctuary?

    • Royal pardon
    • Trial by ordeal
    • Church protection
    • Wergild payment

  2. What did Benefit of Clergy provide?

    • Total immunity
    • Exile abroad
    • Church court trials
    • Financial compensation

  3. What was trial by ordeal designed to test?

    • Physical strength
    • Eyewitness testimony
    • Divine judgement
    • Legal logic

  4. Trial by ordeal was abandoned in England after the Church withdrew support at which council in 1215?

    • Council of Nicaea
    • Council of Constance
    • Fourth Lateran Council
    • Council of Trent

  5. Which institution dominated thirteenth-century justice?

    • Parliament
    • The Church
    • Local guilds
    • The monarchy

  6. A fugitive who reached a church door in 1210 could claim which protection?

    • Hue and cry
    • Wergild
    • Sanctuary
    • Benefit of clergy

  7. An accused cleric asks to be tried by the bishop's court. Which right is he claiming?

    • Forest law
    • Benefit of clergy
    • Sanctuary
    • Trial by ordeal

  8. Why was trial by ordeal abolished?

    • Public riots
    • Lack of prisoners
    • Royal funding cuts
    • Church ban

  9. What gave the medieval Church its legal authority?

    • Written statutes
    • Military might
    • Taxation powers
    • Religious belief

  10. Name two key medieval Church justice privileges.

    • Wergild and ordeal
    • Trial and execution
    • Sanctuary and clergy benefit
    • Tithe and sanctuary

  11. Clergy court disputes between kings and popes showed what?

    • Jurisdiction tension
    • Economic collapse
    • Military alliance
    • Religious unity

  12. Trial by ordeal was underpinned by which core belief?

    • Juries decide facts
    • God reveals guilt
    • Judges weigh evidence
    • Magistrates seek truth

  13. A monk accused of theft claims Benefit of Clergy. Which court would hear his case?

    • Town court
    • Hundred court
    • Church court
    • Royal forest court

  14. What did taking sanctuary offer a fugitive?

    • Royal pardon
    • Financial reward
    • Temporary immunity
    • Permanent freedom

  15. How did Church courts and royal courts interact around 1200?

    • Mutual abolition
    • Shared jurisdiction
    • Complete merger
    • Constant warfare

  16. Which specific medieval ordeal involved carrying hot metal?

    • Trial by morsel
    • Trial by water
    • Trial by combat
    • Trial by iron

  17. What was typically required of a fugitive after claiming sanctuary?

    • Facing trial
    • Joining clergy
    • Paying fines
    • Fleeing the realm

  18. Which factor drove legal privileges like sanctuary?

    • Roman traditions
    • Viking customs
    • Church influence
    • Feudal taxes

  19. Why was Benefit of Clergy valued by churchmen?

    • Cash payments
    • Voter rights
    • Lighter punishments
    • Land grants

  20. Whose power over legal processes was shown by sanctuary and trial by ordeal?

    • Local sheriffs
    • The King
    • The Church
    • Town watchmen

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