Exam code: 1HI0
What is land enclosure?
The fencing off of land for the exclusive use of the peasants in the local community.
The fencing off of land for the exclusive use of the king.
The fencing off of land for the exclusive use of the landowner.
The fencing off of land for the exclusive use of knights in the local area.
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What is a vagabond?
Someone who is employed but travels for their work.
Someone who is employed but does not have a home.
Someone who is unemployed but has a home.
Someone who is unemployed and has no home.
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How many types of vagabonds were there in early modern England?
Three
Four
Five
Six
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What were Justices of the Peace (JPs) in early modern England?
Justices of the Peace were members of the clergy who sat on Church courts.
Justices of the Peace were male householders who volunteered to patrol the streets.
Justices of the Peace were local officials appointed to keep the peace and judge crimes.
Justices of the Peace were men who helped with town administration and rounded up vagabonds and drunks.
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Which of the following was not a punishment given out by a Justice of the Peace (JPs) in a manor court case?
Fines.
Stocks.
Pillory.
Imprisonment.
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What is the punishment of carting in early modern England?
A punishment which included dragging a person around the streets on a cart.
A punishment which included placing a person, usually a woman, tying them to the plank and plunging them into water.
A punishment which placed someone in a stock and people would throw food or stones at them.
A punishment which would place them in a communal place of living where they would have to work until there debts were paid.
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What was the ‘Bloody Code’?
A series of law enforcement techniques used to police England during the early modern period.
A series of laws introduced in England, Wales and Ireland that gave the punishment of death for a wide range of crimes.
The nickname given to the group of Catholics who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.
The name was given to a series of religious laws introduced by ‘Bloody’ Mary.
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Who led the gunpowder plotters in 1605?
Robert Catesby.
Guy Fawkes.
Lord Monteagle.
Robert Cecil.
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How were the gunpowder plotters punished?
Hanged.
Hung, drawn and quartered.
Executed.
Stoning.
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Where in England did the majority of witch-hunts take place?
Glasgow.
Cornwall.
West Midlands.
East Anglia.
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Who employed Matthew Hopkins to find witches in East Anglia?
King James I.
Local town watchmen.
Justices of the Peace (JPs).
Church courts.
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Which of the following was not used as evidence by Matthew Hopkins in a witch trial?
‘Familiars’
The ‘jump test’
The ‘swim test’
Physical signs.
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Where were criminals transported to during the reign of King James I?
Australia.
India.
North America.
Malta.
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What caused an increase in religious-based crimes in England between c1500-c1700?
The creation of Protestantism.
The English Reformation.
The Gunpowder Plot, 1605.
Matthew Hopkins and the Witch-Hunts.
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What are the similarities between policing in the medieval period and the early modern period in England?
Law enforcement still relied upon ordinary people in the local community.
Ordinary people still had a large amount of power to deal with crimes themselves.
Wealthier households continued to join together to hire armed guards.
Victims of theft continued to hire professional thief-takers.
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Why was the introduction of the ‘Bloody Code’ significant in early modern England?
The ‘Bloody Code’ made serious crimes punishable by death and increased the number of corporal offences.
The ‘Bloody Code’ introduced a new category of crimes called capital offences to England.
The ‘Bloody Code’ made minor crimes punishable by death and increased the number of capital offences.
The ‘Bloody Code’ decreased the number of capital offences and increased the number of corporal offences.
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How did James I encourage witch hunts in early modern England?
James I became a self-proclaimed ‘Witchfinder General’ and started to prosecute women for being witches.
James I started the English Civil War in an attempt to remove witches from England.
James I argued that witchcraft was a crime against both the monarch and God, his fear caused panic throughout England.
James I wrote a book called The Demon Witches which described the horrors of witchcraft and encouraged witch trials.
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How many people were executed as a consequence of witch-hunting in England between 1542 and 1736?
Approximately 500 people.
Approximately 2,000 people.
Approximately 1,500 people.
Approximately 1,000 people.
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How significant was land enclosure to the increase of crime in early modern England?
As land enclosure increased it drove people away from the countryside into the towns resulting in overcrowding, high levels of unemployment and vagrancy.
Land enclosure forced people to poach sheep from the enclosed land to survive.
Land enclosure forced food prices to decrease as there was more land for people to grow crops on, resulting in a saturated market and causing unemployment and vagrancy.
Land enclosure caused more people to move to the countryside to seek employment, which caused the countryside to be overcrowded and an increase in poaching.
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How did witchcraft change from the medieval period to the early modern period in England?
In the early modern period, witchcraft was no longer seen as a crime.
In the early modern period, witchcraft became a crime.
In the early modern period, witchcraft became a serious crime and was tried in secular courts.
In the early modern period, witchcraft became a minor crime and was tried in Church courts.
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How significant was the Civil War to the 1645-47 witch hunts?
The Civil War was significant as it encouraged witch-hunts as the religious divide between Catholics and Protestants became stronger and Puritans accused Royalist Catholics of witchcraft.
The Civil War was not significant as royal judges were able to deal with any witchcraft accusations quickly as they travelled with the army around the country.
The Civil War was significant as women took an active role in the Civil War and their competent fighting abilities were seen as witchcraft.
The Civil War was not significant as it discouraged witch-hunts as men were needed to fight, not sit on the jury of a trial.
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How did the crime of smuggling change from the medieval period to early modern England?
Smuggling decreased as it became easier for the authorities to enforce tax and duty on the goods that they brought to England.
Smuggling increased as it became known as a ‘social crime’, this created an increase in demand for smuggling.
Smuggling increased as English explorers started to discover the New World. They returned with luxury goods which they wanted to sell without having to pay taxes to increase their profits.
Smuggling decreased due to the increase in religion at this time. People wanted to make an honest living and explorers had a reputation for making an honest living.
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Why was urbanisation important to the increase in crimes against the person in early modern England?
Urbanisation led to an increase in crimes against the person because towns became less busy and trade began to drop. Local people became desperate and started to steal food to survive.
Urbanisation led to an increase in crimes against the person as the towns became overpopulated people started to commit petty theft and poached to survive.
Urbanisation led to an increase in crimes against the person. The overpopulation in the towns made religious differences between the population more visible and increased religious tension, which increased heresy and treason.
Urbanisation led to an increase in crimes against the person a vagabonds started to move to towns and cities. Many committed crimes like assault and murder.
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