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Tudor attitudes to poverty and the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601)

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Tudor attitudes to poverty and the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601)”, from the unit “Life in Tudor England: was there a 'Golden Age' for the poor?” (Year 8 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Which of the following is an example of a blood sport?
  2. Which sport was banned by Henry VIII for being too violent?
  3. Why was there so much rural poverty in Elizabethan England?
  4. Why did many people leave the local area without the local lord’s permission even though it was illegal?
  5. Why did London become the fastest growing city in Elizabethan England?
  6. By how much did the price of grain increase between 1500-1650?
  7. Match the words with their definitions.
  8. A ___ is a small administrative district that has its own church and priest.
  9. In what ways had the monasteries previously helped poor people in England?
  10. Match the monarch with the punishment they imposed for vagabonds.
  11. Match the the three categories of poor created under 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law with their meaning.
  12. Which of the following acts introduced by Elizabeth I punished beggars by having a hole burnt through their ear the first time they were caught and death by hanging for a second offence?

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