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A #GCSE #History #Quiz to test your knowledge of the #CrimeandPunishment course
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1
Who was the Thief Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland?
Dick Turpin
King James I
Matthew Hopkins
Jonathan Wild
2
What was the punishment for heresy?
Beheading
Drowning
Burnt at the stake
Hung, drawn and quartered
3
Which crime did the 1671 Game Act deal with?
Begging
Smuggling
Poaching
Highway Robbery
4
Which law required all parishes to provide poor relief to the 'deserving poor'?
Vagabonds and Beggards Act 1495
Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597
Poor Law 1601
Vagrancy Act 1547
5
Why did the gunpowder plotters want to kill King James I and the MPs in 1605?
They wanted a Catholic King
They wanted a Scottish King
They wanted a Spanish King
They wanted a Protestant King
6
What was the punishment for a first offence of begging?
Execution
Fines
Whipped through the streets on Market Day
Amputation of arms
7
To which country were people transported to during the rule of King James I (1603-1625)?
India
Canada
Australia
America
8
Which test was used to determine whether a witch was actually a witch?
The Wise Woman Test
Trial by Ordeal
The Witch Test
Swimming Test
9
Which monarch had around 283 people burnt at the stake for heresy?
Mary I
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Edward VI
10
How many crimes were punishable by death during the Bloody Code?
225
95
50
150
11
What was a Bridewell?
A place for beggars to get food
A royal palace
A hospital for poor people
An early prison for paupers
12
Who was the Witchfinder General?
Dennis Hopper
Jonathan Wild
Matthew Hopkins
Dick Turpin
13
What was a Puritan?
A Catholic
A strict Catholic
A strict Protestant
A Protestant
14
Which ruler made Christmas Day a day of fasting in the 1650s?
Oliver Cromwell
Henry VIII
James I
Charles I
15
Who was the first English monarch to bring in laws against witchcraft?
James I
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
Henry VII
16
Which of the following was
not
a type of law enforcement in the Early Modern Period?
Hue and Cry
Watchmen (Charlies)
The Metropolitan Police
Town Constable
17
Which monarch wrote a book about witchcraft called daemonologie?
King James I
King Edward VI
King Charles I
King Henry VIII
18
Approximately how many people were transported to America between 1600 and 1770?
100-200,000
50-80,000
1 million
10-20,000
19
What times did the night watchmen partrol the towns?
11pm until 6am
10pm until dawn
8pm until dawn
9pm to 5am
20
What was the punishment for selling goods at the wrong prices?
Amputation of feet
Fines
Stocks
Execution
