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The Norman Conquest

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the Battle of Hastings?

a)

William and Harold G

b)

Harald H and Harold G

c)

William and Harard H

d)

Richard III and Henry VII

2.

How did William find out how much tax everyone in England owed?

a)

He looked through old records

b)

He guessed

c)

He sent inspectors into every village

d)

He never knew how much tax everyone owed

3.

What is the name of the book in which the Normans recorded how much everyone in England owned?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Census

c)

The Happyday Book

d)

The Domesday Book

4.

Who was at the bottom of the Feudal system?

a)

The King

b)

The Barons

c)

The Knights

d)

The Peasants

5.

Which of these is not a Norman name

a)

William

b)

Henry

c)

Ethelred

d)

Robert

6.

Which of the below did the Normans not change?

a)

Farming

b)

Language

c)

The Landscape

d)

Medicine

7.

What did William's army do during the Harrying of the North

a)

Ploughed salt into the ground

b)

Took over London

c)

Killed Harold Godwinson

d)

Fought the Vikings

8.

Which part of the castle is the Motte?

a)

the large walled area where the soldiers lived

b)

The large mound of earth

c)

The wooden fence

d)

The water filled ditch surrounding the castle

9.

Which primary source helps us to learn about life in the Anglo-Saxon era?

a)

Docmentaries

b)

History books

c)

Monks' chronicles

d)

Shakespeare plays

10.

Who chose Harold as King of England?

a)

The Witan

b)

The English

c)

William

d)

The Normans

11.

Two Norman advantages over the English during the Battle of Hastings

a)

More Cavalry

b)

They had the higher ground

c)

They knew the area

d)

More professional soldiers

12.

Harold was hit by an arrow in the eye

a)

Fact

b)

Possible

c)

Improbable

d)

Myth

13.

Where did the strongest rebellions take place?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

14.

When was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

August 1066

b)

September 1066

c)

October 1066

d)

November 1066

15.

Who was at the top of the Feudal system?

a)

The King

b)

The Barons

c)

The Knights

d)

The Peasants