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Anglo-Saxons and Celts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from?

a)

Northern Germany, Denmark and northern Netherlands

b)

Northern Germany, China and northern Netherlands

c)

Northern Germany, Denmark and Italy

d)

Southern Germany, Denmark and northern Netherlands

2.

Which type of person made metal objects?

a)

A king

b)

A poet

c)

A priest

d)

A blacksmith

3.

What was a carnyx?

a)

A tribal leader

b)

A trumpet

c)

A neck ring

d)

An animal

4.

What was a torc?

a)

A king

b)

A neck ring

c)

An arm ring

d)

A fort

5.

When did the Celtic civilization begin?

a)

1200 BC

b)

600 BC

c)

4000 BC

d)

200BC

6.

What was a bard?

a)

A priest

b)

A trumpet

c)

A warrior

d)

A poet

7.

Which queen was the leader of the Iceni people?

a)

Elizabeth II

b)

Victoria

c)

Boudicca

d)

Elizabeth I

8.

What was a scramsax?

a)

A spear

b)

A sword

c)

A knife

d)

An axe

9.

Anglo-Saxons fought primarily on...

a)

chariots

b)

horses

c)

foot

d)

airplanes

10.

What was the name of the Anglo-Saxon king who inherited the throne of Wessex in AD 871?

a)

Leo the Brave

b)

Alfred the Great

c)

John the Just

d)

Henry IV

11.

Who did Alfred the Great defeat in AD 878?

a)

Vikings

b)

Celts

c)

Romans

d)

Anglo-Saxons

12.

Originally the Anglo-Saxon religious beliefs were

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

13.

Which of these were Anglo-Saxon gods?

a)

Woden

b)

Thunor

c)

Zeus

d)

Tiw

14.

Which king converted to Christianity and helped the spread of Christianity in England?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Ethelbert of Kent

c)

Alfred the Great

d)

King Darius

15.

What is this an image of?

a)

A shield

b)

A door

c)

A goblet

d)

A pendant

16.

What were the Anglo-Saxon standing stones?

a)

Signs giving directions

b)

Religious monuments

c)

Gravestones

d)

Boundary markers

17.

What group, that lived in western Germany and France, did the Anglo-Saxons often trade with?

a)

Goths

b)

Romans

c)

Italians

d)

Fanks

18.

What is a manuscript?

a)

A printed document

b)

A handwritten document

c)

A sculpture

d)

A photograph

19.

What was the name of book that told the history of England (written around AD 890)

a)

History of England

b)

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

c)

Celts, Belts, and Trade

d)

The Written History of the Anglo-Saxons

20.

How long might it take a manuscript to complete?

a)

1 day

b)

1 week

c)

1 month

d)

1 year