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The Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800
  • 1. What was the common age for marriage for women in the 1500s?
A) Mid teens
B) Early twenties
C) Late thirties
D) Early thirties
  • 2. What was a common reason for divorce in early modern England?
A) Religious differences
B) Financial issues
C) Incompatibility
D) Adultery
  • 3. What was a common practice for wealthier families regarding marriage?
A) Seasonal courtship
B) Free choice
C) Common-law marriage
D) Arranged marriages
  • 4. Which famous act, enacted in 1836, significantly changed marriage laws?
A) The Marriage Act
B) The Divorce Act
C) The Family Act
D) The Licensing Act
  • 5. Which type of marriage was more common among lower classes?
A) Common-law marriage
B) Royal marriage
C) Polygamous marriage
D) Arranged marriage
  • 6. What was the main reason for child marriages in 16th-century England?
A) To allow education opportunities
B) To fulfill romantic desires
C) To avoid taxes
D) To secure political alliances
  • 7. Which group of people had the most rigid marriage customs in early England?
A) The aristocracy
B) The artisans
C) The merchants
D) The serfs
  • 8. Which social change in the 18th century encouraged women to pursue education?
A) The Enlightenment
B) The Industrial Revolution
C) The Reformation
D) The Renaissance
  • 9. Which term describes the right of a husband to control his wife's property?
A) Coverture
B) Dower
C) Primogeniture
D) Entail
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