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Normans 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the death of Edward the Confessor create problems?

a)

His three sons all claimed the throne

b)

He had no clear heir?

c)

He had twin daughters

d)

No one knew he was dead

2.

How old was Edgar the Atheling in 1066?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

14

d)

24

3.

Why did Harold say he should be king?

a)

He was Edward's son

b)

He said Edward named him as successor

c)

He was the only Anglo-Saxon claimant

d)

He pretended to be Edward's son

4.

Why did William say he should be king?

a)

He was Edward's son

b)

He was the only adult claimant

c)

William was Edward's great nephew

d)

Edward had promised he could be 15 years before

5.

Why did Harald Hardrada claim he should be king?

a)

He was descended from the last Viking kings

b)

He was Edward's cousin

c)

Edward had promised him

d)

He said he married to Edward's wife

6.

What was the name of the Council of nobles who supported Harold?

a)

Council of Elders

b)

Fellowship of the Ring

c)

Witan

d)

Whitby

7.

What was suspicious about Harold's Coronation?

a)

He was held on the day of Edward's funeral

b)

It was held before Edward was dead

c)

Harold wasn't there

d)

He held it in York

8.

What was the fyrd?

a)

The Saxon name for a spear

b)

The Viking name for a knight

c)

The Anglo-Saxon militia

d)

A small currant bun

9.

What was a motte?

a)

The Norman name for a horse

b)

The earth mound with a tower in a Norman Castle

c)

A type of shield

d)

The Anglo-Saxon militia

10.

What is a difference between Anglo-Saxon and Norman nobles in battle?

a)

The Normans fought on horseback, the Anglo-Saxons on foot

b)

The Normans fought on foot, the Anglo-Saxons on horseback

c)

The Normans did not fight but left it to the peasants

d)

The Anglo-Saxons used more archers

11.

1066 began by raids on Southern England by Tostig. Who was Tostig?

a)

A leading Viking

b)

One of William's barons

c)

Harold Godwinson's brother

d)

An Irish Warband leader

12.

What was Harold's strategy in the Summer of 1066?

a)

Wait in London for an attack

b)

Plan to invade France

c)

Guard the South Coast with the Fyrd

d)

Moved his army to Yorkshire

13.

Harald Hardrada beat Earls Edwin and Morcar where?

a)

Fulford

b)

Stamford Bridge

c)

Hastings

d)

Sandwich

14.

Having won at Fulford. What did Harald Hardrada do?

a)

Took hostages from York

b)

Attacked Lancaster

c)

Marched south

d)

Went back to Denmark

15.

Why did Harold Godwinson stop guarding the south coast in early September?

a)

He learnt of the Viking invasion

b)

He thought William was dead

c)

He wanted to winter in London

d)

The fyrd had to go back to do the harvest

16.

When Harold arrived at Stamford Bridge he caught the Vikings by surprise. Where was their armour?

a)

Left on their ships

b)

Hanging out on washing lines

c)

They had sold it

d)

Vikings did not wear armour

17.

A lone Viking held the bridge against Harold's Army. How did he die?

a)

Shot with an arrow

b)

Cut down by Harold

c)

Cut down by Tostig

d)

Stabbed with a spear from beneath

18.

How was Harald Hardrada killed?

a)

Shot in the throat with an arrow

b)

Cut down by Harold

c)

Killed by Tostig

d)

Stabbed by an unknown Saxon

19.

The Viking fleet arrived in 300 ships. How many did they need to go home in?

a)

3

b)

30

c)

300

d)

3000

20.

What happened to Harold's brother, Tostig, at Stamford Bridge?

a)

He was killed

b)

He swapped sides

c)

He was taken prisoner

d)

He hid in a tree

21.

When was the microscope invented?

a)

1500

b)

1600

c)

1700

d)

1800

22.

Who discovered blood groups in 1901?

a)

Ernest Bevan

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Karl Landstiener

23.

Who discovery Germ Theory?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Robert Koch

c)

Pare

d)

John of Ardenne

24.

Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Howard Gillies

d)

John Snow

25.

Who was the political party who were the Kaiser's chief opposition?

a)

Conservatives

b)

Communists

c)

Nazis

d)

Socialists

26.

Roughly how many people died because of the British Blockade of Germany in WW1?

a)

250000

b)

500000

c)

750000

d)

1000000

27.

How much of its coal Industry did Germany lose under the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

6%

b)

16%

c)

26%

d)

56%

28.

How did the Spartacus Revolt end?

a)

Right wing Freikorps killed them

b)

A General Strike

c)

The German Army crushed it

d)

They gave up and went home

29.

How many Germans were unemployed in 1932?

a)

6 milliom

b)

7 million

c)

8 million

d)

9 million

30.

How many SA men were killed on the Night of the Knives?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

31.

Which is a mistake Galen made?

a)

Blood went through arteries

b)

The jaw bone was made of two bones

c)

The liver had blood in it

d)

The brain controlled speech

32.

Where did John Snow map out cholera deaths?

a)

Manchester

b)

Leeds

c)

Soho

d)

Cardiff

33.

What oath do doctors swear to promise to do no harm to patients?

a)

Galenic

b)

Ascelpion

c)

Hippocratic

d)

Parian

34.

Which anatomist challenged Galen in the 16th Century?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Pare

c)

Pasteur

d)

Koch

35.

What event started the Great Depression in 1929?

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Wall Street Crash

c)

Night of the Long Knives

d)

Turnip Winter

36.

What did the French do in 1923 when Germany refused to pay Reparations?

a)

Invaded Berlin

b)

Agreed to cut payments

c)

Lent them money

d)

Occupy the Ruhr

37.

How many loudspeakers did the Nazis have to broadcast propaganda to the public?

a)

200

b)

4000

c)

6000

d)

800000

38.

What was the bad result of discovering chloroform as an anaesthetic?

a)

Doctors hated the smell of it

b)

Death rates went up as doctors cut deeper but didn't know about germs

c)

It caught on fire

d)

It cracked peoples hands

39.

How many Germans were made homeless by bombing during World War 2?

a)

1 million

b)

4 million

c)

5 million

d)

7 million

40.

In what year did Germany fail to pay Reparations which lead to the French occupation of the Ruhr?

a)

1923

b)

1925

c)

1927

d)

1929