Question 1

___________was the youngest son of King Aethelwulf and his wife, Osberga.

Accepted Answer

A)  alfred the great
B)  guthrum
C)  william i
D)  king johnE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

In 597 ……………was sent by Pope Gregory I, arrived in Kent to convert the people of the British Isles to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A)  st. benedict
B)  saint augustine
C)  st. martin
D)  sir thomas moreE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

___________were the priests of the Celtic tribes in Britain.

Accepted Answer

A)  the druids
B)  the picts
C)  the saxons
D)  britonsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The Domesday Book is connected with the king…………………

Accepted Answer

A)  sir thomas more
B)  queen mary i.
C)  william the conqueror
D)  alfred the greatE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a…………

Accepted Answer

A)  sergeanty
B)  jurisdiction
C)  pyramid
D)  circleE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  battle of hastings
B)  battle of stamford bridge
C)  battle of trafalgr
D)  battle of bosworthE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  julius caesar
B)  juius agricola
C)  claudius
D)  honoriusE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Who were known as Vikings?

Accepted Answer

A)  saxons
B)  english
C)  jutes
D)  danesE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) D

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  kent
B)  essex
C)  wessex
D)  northumberiaE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  alfred the great
B)  queen mary i.
C)  sir thomas more
D)  cranmerE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October ……………….

Accepted Answer

A)  1066
B)  1076
C)  1086
D)  1096E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  northumbria
B)  wessex
C)  mercia
D)  essexE) All of the above
F) None of the above B

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  julius caesar
B)  clodius albinus
C)  diocletian
D)  sir thomas moreE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the celts
B)  romans
C)  normans
D)  danesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Heptarchy means…………..kingdoms

Accepted Answer

A)  five
B)  six
C)  seven
D)  eightE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain)  is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of the continent of …………………

Accepted Answer

A)  europe
B)  africa
C)  north america
D)  asiaE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  kent
B)  sussex
C)  essex
D)  wessex.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Noblemen had to swear an oath of loyalty to William known as …………

Accepted Answer

A)  oath of salibury
B)  oath of canterbury
C)  oath of jerusalem
D)  oath of trentE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

A later Neolithic group, the Beaker Folk, migrated from…………, probably between 2500 and 2000 B.C.

Accepted Answer

A)  northern europe
B)  southern europe
C)  western europe
D)  south americaE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  henry i
B)  guthrum
C)  edward i
D)  charls iE) B) and C)
F) None of the above B

Exam 1: The History of the United Kingdom

___________was the youngest son of King Aethelwulf and his wife, Osberga.

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In 597 ……………was sent by Pope Gregory I, arrived in Kent to convert the people of the British Isles to Christianity.

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___________were the priests of the Celtic tribes in Britain.

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The Domesday Book is connected with the king…………………

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The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a…………

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

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

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Who were known as Vikings?

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

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

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William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October ……………….

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

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

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

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Heptarchy means…………..kingdoms

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of the continent of …………………

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

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Noblemen had to swear an oath of loyalty to William known as …………

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A later Neolithic group, the Beaker Folk, migrated from…………, probably between 2500 and 2000 B.C.

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

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