Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Quiz 1

What percentage of Anglo-Saxon society were slaves?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

How many thegns were there by 1060?

• 2000

• 3000

• 4000

• 5000

What three ways did Anglo-Saxons lose their land between 1066-1087? Select all correct answers

• BY forfeit,

• new earldoms

• land grabs

• Taxation

King Sweyn made an alliance with which rebel Saxon in 1070?

• Hereward the Wake

• Edwin

• Morcar

• Edgar Aethling

What is the name of a free peasant not tied to the land?

• Peasants

• Thegns

• Earls

• Ceorls

Who blocked Hardada and Tostig at Gate Fulford ?

• Harold Godwinson

• Edgar Aethling

• Edwin and Morcar

• Hereward the Wake

Who was William’s least favourite son?

• Robert Cuthhose

• William Rufus

• Henry

• Matilda

Why was there a rising against Earl Tostig in Northumbria?

• Friendship with Malcolm of Scotland

• heavy taxation

• new unjust laws

• Friendship with Harald Hardrada

How many earldoms were there in Anglo-Saxon society?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

What is the name of the council that advised the King?

• Witan

• Bishops

• Earls

• Thegns