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Tudor Crime and Punishment

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Introduction:
"Tudor punishment was very cruel, but interesting, so I thought I'd do a quiz about it. I hope you like it."


1. Roughly how many Justices of the Peace (JPs) were there in Elizabethan England and Wales?
    600
    800
    500
    700


2. What was the Tudor nickname for constables?
    'The old bill'
    Coppers
    Beadles
    Nickers


3. What would happen to dishonest shopkeepers?
    They were put in the stocks
    They were beheaded
    They were hanged
    They were whipped


4. What happened when England's population rose?
    There were more deaths
    All of these
    There was a rise in the crime rate
    There was a rise in unemployment


5. Where were criminals usually hanged?
    In the market place
    In the countryside
    In a churchyard
    In front of their own homes


6. In 1598 how many people were hanged in Devon?
    46
    86
    74
    94


7. What happened to vagrants in Tudor times if they were caught?
    They were whipped and sent back to their place of birth
    They were whipped and put in the stocks
    They were whipped and put in prison
    They were whipped and hanged


8. In Tudor times what class of people were beheaded instead of being hanged?
    The poor
    Dishonest shopkeepers
    The landowners
    Noblemen


9. Accused witches were dunked into a river, to see if they were innocent or guilty. If they floated, they were innocent.
    True
    False


10. When were the most women burnt for witchcraft?
    1590s
    1570s
    1580s
    1560s


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