History of Britain Quiz

Match the following groups with their corresponding names:

• Indigenous people of Britain

• Normans

• Norse explorers and warriors

• Celtic Britons

• Conquerors of England in 1066

• Saxons

• Germanic tribes who settled in England

• Vikings

Which age did the Britons inhabit Great Britain from?

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• British Iron Age

• Industrial Age

The Romans stayed in Britain for (a)  

• About 100 years
• About 200 years
• About 300 years
• About 400 years

What event is referred to by the Norman Conquest?

• The invasion of "Angleland"

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The Battle of Hastings

• The War of the Roses

The Anglo-Saxons greatly admired (a)   in individuals.

• Wealth
• Intelligence
• Heroic warriors
• Beauty

Which of the following best describes the Anglo-Saxon belief in fate?

• A personal force that determined life

• An impersonal force that determined most of life

• A random occurrence

• A divine intervention

What did Christianity bring with it to England?

• Literacy

• Wealth

• Military power

• Trade routes

Who is the chief Teutonic god in Anglo-Saxon mythology?

• Thor

• Tiw

• Frigga

• Woden

Which god is known as the chief Teutonic god?

• Thor

• Woden

• Tiw

• Frigga

Which literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Caesura

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile