GCSE Revision! NMG 2007

Instructions All questions are multi-choice All questions are multi-choice Read through each question and the alternative answers Read through each question and the alternative answers Click on the answer that you think is correct Click on the answer that you think is correct If you are wrong, make a note of the right answer for future reference! If you are wrong, make a note of the right answer for future reference!

Question One How would the Romans have dealt with a thief? A) The vigiles would have tracked the thief down and brought him to justice A) The vigiles would have tracked the thief down and brought him to justice B) The victim would have found the thief and brought him to court B) The victim would have found the thief and brought him to court C) The Army would have found him and dealt with it C) The Army would have found him and dealt with it

Question Two What would happen to a nobleman found guilty of murder? A) He would be allowed to go into exile A) He would be allowed to go into exile B) He would be fined and forced to pay compensation to the victim’s family B) He would be fined and forced to pay compensation to the victim’s family C) He would be put to death C) He would be put to death

Question Three In Anglo-Saxon England a man who killed another in peace time had to A) Go into exile, never to return A) Go into exile, never to return B) Give up his own life B) Give up his own life C) Pay compensation to his victim’s family C) Pay compensation to his victim’s family

Question Four In a Saxon court a person might be declared guilty by A) An oath of compurgation A) An oath of compurgation B) By the tithing B) By the tithing C) By the blood feud C) By the blood feud D) A prosecuting lawyer D) A prosecuting lawyer

Question Five In Anglo-Saxon England the amount of wergild paid to an injured person depended on A) A fixed scale for all parts of the body A) A fixed scale for all parts of the body B) How important the victim was B) How important the victim was C) How rich the person was who carried out the assault C) How rich the person was who carried out the assault

Question Six: True or False? Which of the following statements are true? A) In a Saxon court the jury did not know the accused A) In a Saxon court the jury did not know the accused B) In a Saxon court judges decided guilt or innocence B) In a Saxon court judges decided guilt or innocence C) Often an accused person would undergo trial by ordeal C) Often an accused person would undergo trial by ordeal

Question Seven- Odd man out Which of the following was NOT connected with medieval law A) The Sheriff A) The Sheriff B) The Magistrate B) The Magistrate C) The Coroner C) The Coroner D) The Constable D) The Constable

Question Eight In 1066 the Normans took control of England. What changes did they make? A) Got rid of trial by ordeal A) Got rid of trial by ordeal B) Introduced the Forest Laws B) Introduced the Forest Laws C) Increased the value of wergild C) Increased the value of wergild D) Got rid of Church courts D) Got rid of Church courts

Question Nine What was the most likely way to become an outlaw in the Middle Ages? A) By stealing money A) By stealing money B) By killing the king’s deer B) By killing the king’s deer C) By not facing trial at court C) By not facing trial at court

Correct! The correct answer is B! There was no police force in Roman times so a citizen would have to catch the thief and prosecute him. The correct answer is B! There was no police force in Roman times so a citizen would have to catch the thief and prosecute him. Click on the arrow below to move to the next question Click on the arrow below to move to the next question

Question 2:Right Answer! The correct answer is A. More often than not rich or powerful people were allowed to go into exile rather than face punishment. If they returned they could still be executed! The correct answer is A. More often than not rich or powerful people were allowed to go into exile rather than face punishment. If they returned they could still be executed! Click on the arrow for the next question Click on the arrow for the next questionarrow

Incorrect! Romans did not pay compensation for injury, only for property Romans did not pay compensation for injury, only for property You may have confused this with the Saxon idea of ‘wergild’ You may have confused this with the Saxon idea of ‘wergild’ Click on the button for another go! Click on the button for another go!

Incorrect! Rich Romans were rarely executed even for murder. Plotters against the Emperor were allowed to commit suicide instead! Rich Romans were rarely executed even for murder. Plotters against the Emperor were allowed to commit suicide instead!

Correct! C is the right answer! The Saxons had a compensation system called wergild or ‘blood money’ C is the right answer! The Saxons had a compensation system called wergild or ‘blood money’ Click on the link below to move to the next question Click on the link below to move to the next question

Question 4: Correct Answer! In Saxon times the jury would know both the accused and the accuser. They would use this knowledge to decide who was telling the truth and would swear an oath so saying. This was known as Compurgation In Saxon times the jury would know both the accused and the accuser. They would use this knowledge to decide who was telling the truth and would swear an oath so saying. This was known as Compurgation Click on the arrow to continue Click on the arrow to continue

Question 5: Right Answer! Well done! The Saxons had a well defined scale of compensation eg 20 shillings for a lost thumb, 50 shillings for having an eye knocked out, and 12 shillings for a lost ear! Click on the button to continue Click on the button to continue

Question 6: Right Answer! Well done – C is correct! Well done – C is correct! Ordeals by heat (water & iron bar) and eating consecrated bread took place in church. Ordeals by heat (water & iron bar) and eating consecrated bread took place in church. Ordeal by cold water would take place in a local pond, lake or river Ordeal by cold water would take place in a local pond, lake or river Click the arrow to continue Click the arrow to continue

Question 7: Odd man out: Right! Yes, B is the right answer. Magistrates are a modern idea, unpaid volunteers who preside over minor crimes like petty theft and traffic offences. Click on the arrow for the next question

Question 8 – You are right! B is the right answer! William took control of most of England, designating it as ‘forest’. Harsh punishments were imposed for poaching. He kept trial by ordeal, adding ‘by combat’, got rid of wergild but kept the Church courts.

Question Nine: Right Answer! A person summoned to court but who did not appear on 3 occasions was declared a ‘wolf’s head’ or outlaw and could be killed on sight by anyone A person summoned to court but who did not appear on 3 occasions was declared a ‘wolf’s head’ or outlaw and could be killed on sight by anyone Click the button for the next question Click the button for the next question

Question 10 According to a law of 1601 who was made responsible for the unemployed? A) The Church A) The Church B) The parish where they were born B) The parish where they were born C) The county council C) The county council

Question 11 Which popular rising was a protest against government attempts to reduce wages? A) The Pilgrimage of Grace A) The Pilgrimage of Grace B) Kett’s Rebellion B) Kett’s Rebellion C) The Peasants Revolt C) The Peasants Revolt D) The Rebecca Riots D) The Rebecca Riots

Question 11: Answer Correct! The Peasants’ Revolt (also called the Great Revolt) was a result of government attempts to reduce wages to pre Great Plague levels. There was also an attempt to raise a poll tax. Correct! The Peasants’ Revolt (also called the Great Revolt) was a result of government attempts to reduce wages to pre Great Plague levels. There was also an attempt to raise a poll tax. Click the arrow to continue Click the arrow to continue

Question 10: Right Answer! Under Elizabeth I the parish of a vagrant’s birth had to provide for him. Often vagrants were whipped through towns & villages while they were sent on their way. Under Elizabeth I the parish of a vagrant’s birth had to provide for him. Often vagrants were whipped through towns & villages while they were sent on their way. Click on the arrow for the next question Click on the arrow for the next question

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Question 12 When was ‘The Bloody Code’ in place? A) 500 AD to 1066? A) 500 AD to 1066? B) 1066 to 1500? B) 1066 to 1500? C) ? C) ? D) ? D) ?

Question 12 : Answer Correct! The answer is D – 1750 to During this time the number of crimes for which death was the penalty rose to over 200. Sir Robert Peel made a great reduction in the 1820s but harsh punishments still remained Click the arrow to move on

Question 13 Which group of protestors fought against the introduction of machinery in factories in the 18 th and 19 th centuries? A) The Luddites A) The Luddites B) The Rebecca Rioters B) The Rebecca Rioters C) The Chartists C) The Chartists D) The Suffragettes D) The Suffragettes

Question 14 For which crime was prison most commonly used as a punishment up to the 19 th century? A) Murder A) Murder B) Theft B) Theft C) Rape C) Rape D) Debt D) Debt

Question 14: Right answer! D is correct. Before the 19 th century prisons were small and built to hold prisoners before trial/and or execution or to hold debtors. Famous examples include the Fleet and Newgate Prisons in London.

Question 15 In which year did the last public hanging take place? A) 1741 A) 1741 B) 1841 B) 1841 C) 1868 C) 1868 D) 1965 D) 1965

Question 13- Correct! Named after the mythical ‘Ned Ludd’, hand craft workers saw their living disappearing as more machines were built. Machine wrecking was regarded as very serious and was punishable by death, though many were transported for life.

Question 15: Right answer! C) 1868 is the right answer. Condemned criminals continued to be hanged inside jails until 1965 when the death penalty was abolished. Every year since Parliament has held a free vote on whether or not to bring hanging back as a punishment.