Lesson 1B.4
1B.4 Economic, social and cultural change, 1509–88 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What key feature distinguished the 'new draperies' produced in England from the 1560s onwards?
- Lighter woollen fabrics
- Pure linen sheetings
- Imported cotton thread
- Heavy silk garments
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Which immigrant group significantly developed England's 'new draperies' industry?
- German miners
- Dutch weavers
- Italian merchants
- French Huguenots
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Why was London the dominant domestic market in Tudor England?
- Exemption from taxes
- Monopoly on shipping
- Highest population demand
- State-fixed prices
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Which agricultural practice contributed significantly to rural depopulation and town migration in Tudor England?
- Land enclosure
- Crop rotation
- Strip farming
- Tenant protection
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What major economic problem in Tudor England was primarily caused by population growth?
- Wage increases
- Deflation
- Price inflation
- Land surplus
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What was a key negative impact of enclosure on rural Tudor villagers?
- Higher crop yields
- Loss of commons
- Increased church tithes
- Rising wage rates
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Which vital social service was lost following the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
- Poor relief
- Parish registers
- Legal aid
- University education
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Which educational institutions expanded rapidly in Tudor England to educate the professional classes?
- Sunday schools
- Chantry schools
- Monastic schools
- Grammar schools
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What was the main cultural effect of the spread of the printing press in Tudor England?
- Scriptural bans
- Decline in literacy
- Slower news delivery
- Spread of ideas
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Which Tudor poet wrote 'The Faerie Queene' to promote the 'cult of Gloriana'?
- Walter Raleigh
- Christopher Marlowe
- Edmund Spenser
- Philip Sidney
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Which duo were leading composers of sacred music for the Tudor Chapel Royal?
- Gibbons and Weelkes
- Morley and Dowland
- Tallis and Byrd
- Purcell and Blow
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Which late Elizabethan playwright pioneered the use of blank verse in English drama?
- Ben Jonson
- Thomas Kyd
- Christopher Marlowe
- William Shakespeare
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What was the primary function of royal and noble patronage in Tudor culture?
- Regulating trade
- Enforcing laws
- Collecting taxes
- Funding the arts
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What name is given to the grand Elizabethan country houses built by wealthy nobles?
- Chantry chapels
- Prodigy houses
- Fortified keeps
- Manor courts
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What was a key driver for the growth of professional classes in Tudor England?
- Feudal obligation expansion
- Decline of towns
- Dissolution of guilds
- Expansion of education
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Which joint-stock company was established in 1555 to develop Tudor trade with Russia?
- Levant Company
- East India Company
- Virginia Company
- Muscovy Company
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Which social group grew significantly in Tudor England due to population pressure and enclosure?
- Monastic monks
- Landless labourers
- Chantry priests
- Feudal barons
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Put these developments in order: A) closure of the monasteries begins, B) new draperies develop, C) Spenser publishes The Faerie Queene.
- A, then B, then C
- A, then C, then B
- B, then A, then C
- C, then A, then B
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What major social problem intensified in Tudor towns as urbanisation increased?
- Declining trade volume
- Shortage of lawyers
- Overcrowding and disease
- Decreased food prices
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What was the primary subject taught in Tudor grammar schools?
- English literature
- Agricultural science
- Mercantile accounting
- Latin grammar
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