Starter quiz

  • True or false? Elites only used violence to stop the poor from challenging the social order.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • Match up each key word with the correct definition.
    • mayor
      ⇔
      person elected to lead a city ✓
    • merchant
      ⇔
      person who buys and sells goods ✓
    • monk
      ⇔
      person who has devoted their life to God ✓
  • Which industry became very successful in Norwich after the 14th century?
    • beer
    • glass-making
    • leather
    • textiles  ✓
  • How much did Norwich Cathedral earn every year?
    • nothing
    • £220
    • £2200  ✓
    • £22 000
  • Write the missing word. During the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, poor people in Norwich attacked the ______ in the city.
    • 'elite' ✓
  • Which statement is most accurate?
    • most of the poor in medieval Norwich were not literate  ✓
    • half of the poor in medieval Norwich were literate
    • most of the poor in medieval Norwich were literate
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