Q.1
Under what form of law could ordinary citizens be dealt with for marriage, tithe, wills and magic offenses?
  • Monastic Law
  • Sacerdotal Law
  • Canon Law
  • Theocratic Law
Q.2
Which were the lowest in the pecking order of medieval courts?
  • Hundred courts
  • Leet courts
  • Manorial courts
  • Wapontake courts
Q.3
An early principle of Anglo-Saxon justice was that justice in the face of crime was the responsibility of the local community, and of which other group?
  • The victim's friends
  • The victim's family
  • The local thegns (low ranking nobles)
  • All members of the community who have acquired criminal convictions
Q.4
Medieval laws compelled all able-bodied men witnessing a crime to chase the offender until he was caught - even if the chase was long and ended up in a different town or county. What was this process called?
  • Hue and cry
  • Hot Pursuit
  • Paperchase
  • Broadcast
Q.5
In 855 Ethelwulf permitted English churches to levy the tithe (set at 10% of income or profit). The legal validity of tithes was confirmed by the Statute of Westminster in Which one of the following groups was obliged to pay the tithe?
  • The King
  • Rectors (to the vicar)
  • Vicars (to the rector)
  • Freemen
Q.6
Which one of the following was not a form of trial by ordeal up to 1215?
  • Water
  • Combat
  • Fire
  • Ice
Q.7
What was the most drastic medieval penalty for female adulterers?
  • The ducking stool
  • The stocks
  • Drowning
  • Whipping
Q.8
The mythology of Robin Hood centers on his role as a man of the people securing justice for the poor. Which of the following was not a member of his circle in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire?
  • John Ball
  • Alan-a-Dale
  • Will Scarlett
  • Little John
Q.9
Islamic (Sharia) Law generally considered apostasy to be deserving of the death penalty. What was apostasy?
  • Encouraging Muslims to embrace another faith
  • Embracing another faith oneself
  • Criticizing the Prophet Mohammed
  • Damaging a copy of the Holy Koran
Q.10
Between 1195 and 1361 the magistrate system developed. By what name were they usually known?
  • Guardians of the Peace
  • Trustees of the Peace
  • Guarantors of the Peace
  • Justices of the Peace
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