WorksheetsCulture, Language, and Literature Background for British Lit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What invaders brought the Celtic language to England in 500 B.C.?
a)
Picts
b)
Celts
c)
Druids
d)
Vikings
2.
The Romans first invaded England in
a)
55 B.C.
b)
43 A.D.
c)
500 B.C.
d)
449 A.D.
3.
In A. D. 43 the Roman Empire occupied Britain and did not leave until
a)
55 B.C.
b)
43 A.D.
c)
500 B.C.
d)
449 A.D.
4.
Who began invading in 449 A.D.?
a)
Romans
b)
Anglo-Saxons
c)
Celts
d)
Normans
5.
Invaded in waves during the 700s, 800s, and late 900s.
a)
Scandinavians
b)
Celts
c)
Romans
d)
Normans
6.
When did the last major invasion of the British Isles occur?
a)
1066 A.D.
b)
449 A.D.
c)
55 B.C.
d)
871 A.D.
7.
The Romans forced the Celts to move into the _______________ and ______________ areas of the main Island.
a)
North/Scotland, West/Wales
b)
West/Ireland, East/France
c)
East/Normandy, North/Northmanland
d)
North/Scotland, West/Ireland
8.
Germanic tribes began invading the British Isles in 449 A.D. Why did they start invading at this time?
a)
The Romans left.
b)
They were running out of room.
c)
They're Vikings. It's what they do.
d)
They believed they were on a mission from God.
9.
Germanic tribes began invading the British Isles in 449 A.D. What tribes were they?
a)
Germanic, Angles, Danes
b)
Saxons, Angles, Jutes
c)
Jutes, Scandanavians, Geats
d)
Saxons, Jutes, Anglos
10.
St. Augustine converted the pagans to what religion?
a)
Druid
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Polytheism
11.
What language did the Roman clerics introduce to the British Isles?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Scandinavian
d)
Christianity
12.
What tribe began settling in the northeast in the eighth century?
a)
Danes
b)
Jutes
c)
Angles
d)
Saxons
13.
The first king of England
a)
Alfred the Great
b)
King Arthur
c)
Arthur the Great
d)
King Adrian
14.
The last successful invasion occurred in 1066 when the ____________________ took the throne and became ____________________.
a)
Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror
b)
Duke of Germania, Alfred the Great
c)
Duke of France, Jeanpierre the Fabulous
d)
Duke of Norman, Will the Great
15.
After the battle of 1066, England was bilingual for some time. the two predominant languages were ________________ and ___________________.
a)
Norman French, Anglo-Saxon
b)
Latin, French
c)
Norman French, Anglish
d)
Welsh, Anglo-Saxon
16.
When we refer to animals as swine, cattle, and calves, this is originally _______________ words for animals.
a)
Anglish
b)
Anglo-Saxon
c)
Norman French
d)
Latin
17.
Words for meat in the kitchen such as pork, beef, and veal come from ___________________.
a)
Norman French
b)
Anglo-Saxon
c)
Anglish
d)
Latin
18.
The Norman French also brought ____________________.
a)
feudalism
b)
Latin
c)
slaves
d)
silks
19.
In a feudal government, the __________ is at the top followed by _____________, ______________, and ___________.
a)
king, serfs, nobles, freemen
b)
king, nobles, freemen, slaves
c)
king, nobles, freemen, serfs
d)
king, nobles, peasants, serfs
20.
After a turbulent period, England became a ________ _________ with one __________.
a)
unified state, language
b)
sovereign territory, religion
c)
united kingdom, religion
d)
united state, president
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