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WorksheetsCrime and Punishment revision
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
How many Witch Trials were there between 1450 and 1750?
10,000
1 million
5
110,000
What happened to a tithing of 10-12 men if one of them committed a crime?
They had to hand over the criminal, or all be punished.
Not talk to the criminal
All had to pay the fine
They served as the jury on his / her trial
When someone raised the 'Hue and Cry' - what did everyone had to do by law?
Shout out if they see anyone running by
Chase and catch the criminal
Locked their doors
Identify themselves
Which of these was NOT a Trial by Ordeal?
Trial by Hot Iron
Trial by Water
Trial by Combat
Trial by Squirrel
In Medieval times, who created laws?
The government
The monarch
The Church
The Pope
The period of time in British history known as 'Early Modern England' begins in roughly which year?
c.1400
c.1500
c.1000
c.1700
The period of time in British history known as 'Early Modern England' ends in roughly which year?
c.1400
c.1500
c.1000
c.1700
The crime of heresy can best be defined as....
An action against the official religion of a country
An action against the power of the monarchy or government in a country
The new punishment for carrying out an act of heresy in Early Modern England what what?
Hung, drawn & quartered
Hung
Burned at the stake
Which of these Tudor monarchs can be used as an example of a strict Catholic who harshly punished Protestants?
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Mary I
Which of these Tudor monarchs can be used as an example of trying to find peace and a 'Middle Way' between the Catholics and Protestants?
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Mary I
Which event could you use as an example of treason against the monarchy of the time?
The Reformation
The defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588
The Gunpowder Plot 1605
The English Civil War 1642
Which TWO terms can best describe the homeless and unemployed who illegally begged on the streets, often using tactics which conned people to believe they needed help?
Vagabonds
Puritans
Vagrants
Royalists
Which new law of 1601, for the first time showed their was sympathy from the government towards the 'deserving poor' such as the elderly and genuinely disabled?
The Vagrancy Act
The Relief of the Poor Act
The Poor Law
Which description best describes a type of crime called a 'social crime'?
A crime that is carried out in public
A crime which affects other people in society
A crime which is seen as unfair and so often goes unreported
During Early Modern England, pick TWO types of crime which were seen as 'social crimes'? This means they were seen as unfair and often went unreported to the authorities.
Witchcraft
Vagabondage
Smuggling
Poaching
With the crime of smuggling, what were the smugglers and the buyers trying to avoid paying on the goods which they bought?
Income Tax
Value Added Tax
Import Duty
Gross Tax
Which leader was in charge of England during the time when a number of strict Puritan crimes were introduced?
James II
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
James II
What type of goods were illegally smuggled in to avoid import duty in Early Modern Britain?
Luxury goods
Crops
Wool
Which of the following reasons does NOT explain why crime increased in towns?
More goods were sold which meant more opportunities for theft.
The rich tended to live in towns and have more to steel
Towns were crowded with a better chance of not being caught
People knew each other very well
Select the THREE new roles of law enforcement which were introduced in the 1500s.
The Shire Reeve
The Town Constable
The Night Watchman
Thieve Takers
Which of the three new law enforcement roles had the authority to arrest criminals and take them to court?
Town Constable
Night Watchman
Thief Taker
Which of the three new law enforcement roles would patrol the streets with a candle lamp, stave and often be accompanied by a dog?
Town Constable
Night Watchman
Thief Taker
Which of the three new law enforcement roles would be employed by the rich?
Town Constable
Night Watchman
Thief Taker
Which of the three new law enforcement roles would often use violent and corrupt methods themselves in order to catch the criminals?
Town Constable
Night Watchman
Thief Taker
What was the name of the gang who were famous for smuggling?
(a)
What was invented which made the crime of highway robbery much easier to commit?
Cars
Horses
Carriage
The gift of flight
The 'Black Act' ,when passed, stated that anyone who blackened their face/distinguished their appearance or owned hunting dogs were guilty of poaching. What year was this law passed?
1723
1823
1923
2010
What crime did the Tolpuddle Martyrs commit?
Many people, however, did not think of public executions this way. Instead, they viewed public executions as a form of (a) .
My name is ________ ___ and I was a prison reformer who wanted better conditions for women, for women to be guarded by female prison guards and I organised education for women in textiles.
(a)
My name is _________ ______ and I am a prison reformer who persuaded parliament that prisoners who had finished their sentences should be released and not have to pay prison guards to leave. I campaigned for a reasonable standard of living as I believed that only this would help people to change.
(a)
The earliest form of a police force were a group know as the...
(a)
The Metropolitan Police, the first real police force, were created by Sir Robert Peel in the year of ...
(a)
The separate system / silent system, was a prototype prison built in 1842. The name of this was (a) prison.
Why did the Bloody Code end?
Executions had become entertainment instead of a deterrent.
Executions were not always carried out even if that was the sentence.
Juries were unwilling to sentence people to death.
People wanted more humane punishments.
Who were known as the Peelers in Victorian Britain?
Carpenters
Policemen
Factory workers
Prison guards
Conscientious objectors during the First World War had to present to ...
Courts
Tribunal
Trial
Council
Where in London is Whitechapel?
North London
East London
South London
West London
What was the name of the gang who were famous for smuggling?
(a)
