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Which option separates cause and consequence?

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MCQ

Type

practice

Style

Topic

BA Norman England, c1066-c1100

Question

  1. A. feudalism should be explained before judging consequences.
  2. B. A source comment with no provenance.
  3. C. A long-term cause treated as a result.
  4. D. A similarity presented as a difference.

Answer

Evidence check: feudalism should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part two: Life under the Normans within BA Norman England, c1066-c1100 and directly supports Study feudalism and government, including roles, rights, responsibilities, landholding, lordship, land distribution, patronage, Anglo-Saxon and Norman government, aristocracies, societies, military service, justice,. Check this by using evidence, provenance, date, event, individual, policy, consequence; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is feudalism should be explained before judging. This MCQ is about Which option separates cause and consequence, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment and uses the same evidence base as Study feudalism and government, including roles, rights, responsibilities, landholding, lordship, land distribution, patronage, Anglo-Saxon and Norman government, aristocracies, societies, military service, justice,. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A source comment with no provenance.; 2) A long-term cause treated as a result.; 3) A similarity presented as a difference.. To decide between them, students should identify, support, test, reject the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing feudalism

A common mistake is to write about feudalism as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1066-c1100.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Life under the Normans, use precise evidence, and state whether feudalism is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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