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VIKINGS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the first Vikings invasion occur?

a)

900 AD

b)

810 AD

c)

800 AD

d)

830 AD

2.

What language do the Vikings speak?

a)

Old Norse

b)

Proto-Indo-European

c)

Dutch

d)

British

3.

English was highly influenced by Old Norse after Viking Invasions and Danish/Norwegian settlement in the _,_, and _centuries. Except?

a)

7th

b)

8th

c)

9th

d)

10th

4.

Around _____ Vikings migrated to Britain.

a)

40 000

b)

30 000

c)

35 000

d)

45 000

5.

In what language family do the Old Norse and Old English belong?

a)

Dutch

b)

Celtic

c)

Anglo-Saxon

d)

Germanic

6.

The ______language of the Vikings was, in many ways, similar to the ____ of the Anglo Saxons. 

a)

Old Norse, Old English (Answer)

b)

English, Old Norse

c)

Spoken, Old English

d)

Germanic, germanic

7.

Which of the following were The Five Boroughs (five main towns) of Danelaw?

a)

Derby, Lannister, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Stanford

b)

Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Stamford

c)

Wessex,Sussex, Essex, West Anglia, Wales

d)

Derbi, Leicister, Stanford, Nottingham, and London

8.

The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, also known as The Treaty of ______, safeguarded _______, establishing a peaceful relation.

a)

Tuemore, peace

b)

Wedmore, peace

c)

Danelaw, peace

d)

Ruemore, peace

9.

What was one of the theories formulated by Historians that explained the migration of the Vikings to Old England?

a)

They were overpopulated and needed new land.

b)

They wanted to conquer Old England.

c)

They were interested in the gold resources of England.

d)

They wanted to share their language.

10.

Which one of these are the vikings that took over England?

a)

Spanish Vikings

b)

Dutch Vikings

c)

Danish Vikings

d)

American Vikings

11.

Only Scandinavians lived in the area of Danelaw.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

The Vikings migrated from Scandinavia to Old England.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

 Before the Vikings arrived, Norway was a home of a plethora of Anglo- Saxons kingdoms.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

The first real viking attack came in AD 800 with the attack on monastery at Lindisfarne where heathen men showed up and pillaged the monastery.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

The population was largely Christian having been converted some centuries before.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

 It is estimated that between 600 and 900 modern English words come from Old Norse.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Old Norse is a classical North Germanic language.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Approximately 5% of English words are derived from Old Norse.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Old Norse had no significant influence on the English language.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

King Guthrum rejected the Treaty of peace and waged war against the Anglo- Saxon king, Alfred The Great.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE