Starter quiz

  • The largest unit of administration after an earldom is known as a ______.
    • 'shire' ✓
  • Why might it be problematic for a king to give wide-ranging powers to their earls?
    • The earls could use their power to challenge the king.  ✓
    • It easier for the king rule alone.
    • The shire reeves were more suited to having this power.
  • The name for a group of ten households is ______.
    • 'tithing' ✓
  • Who were the housecarls?
    • an advisory council to the king
    • elite soldiers who guarded important people  ✓
    • the people in charge of the tithing
  • How much of the taxes collected by the earls were given to the king?
    • two-thirds  ✓
    • one-third
    • one-quarter
  • Which group of people oversaw the social justice system in Anglo Saxon England?
    • The earls  ✓
    • The local people
    • the Witan
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