Deck 1: A Historical Overview of Britain: From Its Early Inhabitants to the Norman Conquest

Question 1

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of the continent of …………………

A)europe
B)africa
C)north america
D)asia.

Answer 1

europe

Question 2

Which among the following is not a political division of the Island of Great Britain.

A)england
B)scotland
C)wales
D)republic of ireland.

Answer 2

republic of ireland.

Question 3

What is the Constitutional name of the Britain.

A)united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
B)united kingdom of great britain and republic of ireland
C)united kingdom of england and northern ireland
D)united kingdom of british islands.

Answer 3

united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

Question 4

which among the following is not a part of Great Britain.

A)wales .
B)northern ireland
C)republic of ireland
D)scotland.

Question 5

The Island country got the name Britain From the Teutonic tribe called ...

A)danes
B)iberians
C)anglo saxons
D)brythons

Question 6

A later Neolithic group, the Beaker Folk, migrated from…………, probably between 2500 and2000 B.C.

A)northern europe
B)southern europe
C)western europe
D)south america

Question 7

The art of working iron came to Britain about……………..

A)1000 bc
B)1000 ad
C)2000 bc
D)2000 ad

Question 8

The last pre-historic invaders of Britain were ………………

A)the celts
B)romans
C)normans
D)danes

Question 9

'Gallic wars' were the account of ……………

A)julius caesar
B)julius agricola
C)claudius
D)honorius.

Question 10

The Roman Conqueror who crossed English Channel and came to Britain in 55 BC was

A)marc antony
B)julius caesar
C)augustus caesar
D)julius agricola

Question 11

In which Language Venerable Bede had written "Ecclesiastical History of English Race".

A)latin
B)english
C)greek
D)saxon

Question 12

_________were the priests of the Celtic tribes in Britain.

A)the druids
B)the picts
C)the saxons
D)britons

Question 13

Roman contact with the Celts in the British Isles began with the invasion by ……….in 55 B.C.

A)julius caesar
B)claudius albinus
C)diocletian
D)sir thomas more.

Question 14

King Ethelbert of ………….had married Bertha; a Christian Princess of France.

A)kent
B)essex
C)wessex
D)northumbria

Question 15

The Jutes occupied the region called…………….., between the Thames River and the Strait ofDover.

A)kent
B)sussex
C)essex
D)wessex.

Question 16

Heptarchy means…………..kingdoms

A)five
B)six
C)seven
D)eight

Question 17

Alfred the Great was the king of ……………

A)northumbria
B)wessex
C)mercia
D)essex

Question 18

The language of the Anglo-Saxons, commonly called …………….

A)old english
B)middle english
C)modern english
D)post-modern english

Question 19

_________was the youngest son of King Ethelwulf and his wife, Osberga.

A)alfred the great
B)guthrum
C)william i
D)king john

Question 20

The Treaty of Wedmore was between Alfred the Great and ……………..

A)henry i
B)guthrum
C)edward i
D)charles i

Question 21

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narratingthe history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain was prepared under the guidance of………………….

A)alfred the great
B)queen mary i.
C)sir thomas more
D)cranmer

Question 22

Who were known as Vikings?

A)saxons
B)english
C)jutes
D)danes

Question 23

The ………….conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy.

A)jutes
B)norman
C)saxon
D)roman

Question 24

William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on14 October ……………….

A)1066
B)1076
C)1086
D)1096

Question 25

William the Conqueror won victory at the …………….on 14 October 1066, defeating KingHarold II of England.

A)battle of hastings
B)battle of stamford bridge
C)battle of trafalgar
D)battle of bosworth