Starter quiz

  • ______ refers to the countryside.
    • 'Rural' ✓
  • Which of the following is the correct definition of subsistance?
    • the act of maintaining oneself at a most basic level  ✓
    • the act of trying live above basic living conditions
    • the act of keeping others at the most basic level
  • Why did sheep farming present problems for the rural poor?
    • Many became unemployed as less people were needed to tend to the sheep.  ✓
    • Land enclosures for the sheep meant the poor had less land.  ✓
    • There were not enough sheep and so it was not profitable.
  • Rural people who moved in order to find work, food and shelter were known as ______.
    • 'vagabonds' ✓
  • Why did food prices increase during the Tudor period?
    • There was less food being grown due to switch from crop to sheep farming.  ✓
    • There were poor harvests in the 1590s.  ✓
    • There was less common land available for subsistence.  ✓
    • There was more common land available for subsistance.
  • Which of the following statements best explains why the Elizabethan elite were alarmed by the ever-growing urban poor in London? Select the best explanation.
    • They feared the occasional food riots.
    • They feared that riots could transform into full-blown rebellion.  ✓
    • They feared the crime.
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