Crime and Punishment Homework Week 2

Question 1

During the Anglo-Saxon period, the authority was largely responsible for both preventing crime and catching criminals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

In the later middle ages the government appointed police officers. They judged minor crimes in small courts.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

In the later middle ages Trial by ordeal and by combat were abolished in 1066

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

As towns grew through the 20th and 21st centuries, so did crime. Royal officials took over from the community

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Code of law meant that Anglo Saxon kings could make certain actions a crime. How did this impact the king's power?

Accepted Answer

It increased the power of the king

Question 6

There were different courts depending on the type of crime committed - royal courts dealt with minor crimes

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Where did Anglo-Saxon resistance against William take place in England ?

Accepted Answer

York and East Anglia

Question 8

A shire reeve(sheriff) was a local man appointed by the community to take criminals to court and carry out punishment

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What punishment was given to those who rebelled against William I?

Accepted Answer

Death penalty

Question 10

Shires were split into areas called hundreds and each was divided into ten tithings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Throughout medieval times there was no official 'police force'

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

If a church could not decide guilt, the accused was handed over to the Jury so God could decide a person's guilt

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What crimes are defined as a crime against the person

Accepted Answer

Murder and assault

Question 14

What percentage of England became Royal Forest?

Accepted Answer

30%

Question 15

William I was the new Norman King. what new crimes did William introduce?

Accepted Answer

Rebellion, Forest Laws and the Murdrum fine

Question 16

The Normans continued the Anglo-Saxon system of tithings, the hue and cry and the court system

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What was considered a serious crime in Medieval England?

Accepted Answer

Any crime that threteaned the authority and wealth and the ruling classes

Question 18

All men in a tithing were responsible for each other: if one was accused of a crime, the others made him go to court

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Why was poaching seen as a social crime in Mediveal England?

Accepted Answer

It was considered acceptable to many people as catching animlas for food he

Question 20

In the later middle ages if juries were not able to reach a verdict, trial by ordeal and by combat continued to be used

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

What is the correct definition of a crime?

Accepted Answer

A 'crime' is an activity that breaks the law

Question 22

Swearing oaths before God was a major part of Anglo-Saxon justice. The accused could swear their innocence under oath

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What year did William I conquer England and become King?

Accepted Answer

1066

Question 24

In the later middle ages, the role of the sheriff expanded. He had to track down criminals if the hue and cry failed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

In the later middle ages the hue and cry continued but after 1250 parish constables led the chase for the hue and cry

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

In the later middle ages some towns also had a night watch, in which volunteers patrolled the streets

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What crimes are defined as a crime against property

Accepted Answer

Arson and Poaching

Question 28

The Anglo-Saxons introduced trial by combat to settle disputes, this was where two people would fight to death

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

Oath helpers could support the Oath

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Hue and cry was when a criminal who committed a crime raised a hue and cry by shouting to alert others.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Court hearings, in which the punishment that convicted criminals would receive took place in public

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

Around the year 1900, most people lived in small hamlets or on farms, or in villages and a few small towns

Accepted Answer

False

Crime and Punishment Homework Week 2

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Crime and Punishment Homework Week 2

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