Lesson 3

3 Royal government and finances Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 6

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Lesson 3, Royal government and finances: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 6: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which senior official governed England during Richard I's absences?

    • The sheriff
    • The treasurer
    • The chancellor
    • The justiciar

  2. Which local royal official collected revenues and enforced law in shires?

    • Steward
    • Bailiff
    • Forester
    • Sheriff

  3. What term describes land kept directly by the king for personal income?

    • Common land
    • Baronial fief
    • Royal demesne
    • Church glebe

  4. What type of wealth was taxed under taxes on moveables?

    • Livestock and goods
    • Imported spices
    • Church tithes
    • Fixed property

  5. In which year did King John levy taxes on moveables and income?

    • 1216
    • 1189
    • 1207
    • 1199

  6. Who governed England as the king's chief officer in his absence?

    • The chancellor
    • The justiciar
    • The treasurer
    • The archbishop

  7. What term describes the income the king received from lands, taxes, and fines?

    • Royal revenues
    • Feudal incidents
    • Customs duties
    • Scutage payments

  8. What payments were owed by tenants to the Crown on events like inheritance?

    • Tallage
    • Feudal incidents
    • Tithes
    • Danegeld

  9. Which major problem arose for English government while King Richard was abroad?

    • Complete civil war
    • French royal invasion
    • Governing with limited oversight
    • Total peasant strike

  10. Who was responsible for collecting and handing over local royal revenue?

    • The treasurer
    • The chancellor
    • The sheriff
    • The justiciar

  11. Which tax allowed King John to quickly raise money for war with France?

    • Scutage
    • Salt tax
    • Ship tax
    • Poll tax

  12. What did scutage allow landholders to pay instead of military service?

    • Livestock
    • Crops
    • Wool
    • Cash

  13. Which official records of medieval royal revenue survive in large numbers?

    • Parish registers
    • Pipe rolls
    • Domesday books
    • Manorial court rolls

  14. What issue caused baron complaints about taxation on moveables in 1207?

    • Heavy financial demands
    • Foreign currency usage
    • Outdated coinage
    • Religious prohibitions

  15. What name was given to the royal lands farmed directly for the king's income?

    • Church glebes
    • Common land
    • Royal demesne
    • Baronial fiefs

  16. What was the main consequence of Richard and John's effective money-raising?

    • Full treasury debt-free
    • Immediate tax cuts
    • Popular royal praise
    • Widespread baron resentment

  17. What caused deep resentment among barons regarding King John's finances?

    • Lower wages
    • Foreign loans
    • Free trade
    • Heavy taxation

  18. What did governing effectively during a king's absence depend upon?

    • Mercenary armies
    • Foreign alliances
    • Popular elections
    • Trusted royal officials

  19. What did successful royal finance directly depend upon?

    • Agricultural failure
    • Effective administration
    • Religious support
    • Foreign conquest

  20. Which primary source combination best shows royal finance under John?

    • Pipe rolls and chronicles
    • Magna Carta and bibles
    • Statutes and letters
    • Domesday and poetry

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