2A.1.3 State, church and society, 1066–1106 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which survey of England's landholding and resources was completed for William I in 1086?

   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
   • Domesday Book
   • Constitutions of Clarendon
   • Pipe Rolls

2. Whom did William I appoint as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1070 to reform the English Church?

   • Dunstan
   • Thomas Becket
   • Anselm
   • Lanfranc

3. Why was Archbishop Stigand deposed from Canterbury by the Papacy in 1070?

   • Rebellion and treason
   • Pluralism and simony
   • Heresy and treason
   • Murder and theft

4. What type of tax was the geld, which continued under the Norman kings?

   • Window tax
   • Poll tax
   • Land tax
   • Tithe

5. Which official represented royal power and collected revenue in each shire?

   • Earl
   • Sheriff
   • Reeve
   • Constable

6. Which Archbishop of Canterbury was exiled under William II, after a quarrel over royal and church rights?

   • Thomas Becket
   • Stigand
   • Lanfranc
   • Anselm

7. Which issue caused the major dispute between King Henry I and Archbishop Anselm?

   • Royal succession
   • Lay investiture
   • Church courts
   • Papal taxation

8. What major change occurred to English landholding after the Norman Conquest?

   • Abolition of manors
   • Replacement of elite
   • Rise of peasantry
   • Division of earldoms

9. Why did William I create new border earldoms such as Chester and Shrewsbury?

   • Papal control
   • Trade expansion
   • Tax collection
   • Regional defence

10. Which royal department was responsible for producing writs and official documents under the Normans?

    • Justiciar
    • Exchequer
    • Chancery
    • Star Chamber

11. Which area of land was set aside for royal hunting under strict Norman law?

    • Royal forest
    • Common land
    • Enclosed pasture
    • Open field

12. Which social institution rapidly declined and disappeared in England after the Norman Conquest?

    • Serfdom
    • Chivalry
    • Feudalism
    • Slavery

13. Which Norman king replaced English landholders with Normans in the shires, and then ordered the Domesday Survey?

    • Stephen
    • William I
    • Henry I
    • William II

14. Which Archbishop of Canterbury led major reforms to align the English Church with Rome?

    • Anselm
    • Dunstan
    • Stigand
    • Lanfranc

15. How was the Investiture Controversy between Henry I and Anselm resolved in 1107?

    • Constitutions of Clarendon
    • Treaty of Alton
    • Edict of Worms
    • Concordat of London

16. What was the primary silver coin used for currency in Norman England?

    • Silver penny
    • Silver groat
    • Gold mark
    • Copper farthing

17. Which major construction project boosted urban economies and royal control across Norman towns?

    • Turnpike roads
    • Castle building
    • Canal digging
    • Enclosure walls

18. Which Anglo-Saxon local court system was retained by the Normans to administer justice in counties?

    • Shire court
    • Curia Regis
    • Star Chamber
    • Chancery court

19. What was the primary purpose of William I ordering the Domesday Survey in 1085?

    • Recording laws
    • Counting population
    • Mapping borders
    • Assessing land value

20. Put these events in order: A) Lanfranc's reforms begin in the English Church, B) Anselm is exiled, C) Domesday Survey is completed.

    • C, then A, then B
    • A, then C, then B
    • A, then B, then C
    • B, then C, then A

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