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Anglo-Saxon Background

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year was Stonehenge built?

a)

3000 BCE

b)

2000 BCE

c)

1000 BCE

d)

500 BCE

2.

How are the hills described in the summer?

a)

Snow-covered

b)

Rolling green hills

c)

Rocky and barren

d)

Sandy dunes

3.

During which period did the Celts migrate to the British Islands from Southern Europe?

a)

1000-800 BCE

b)

800-600 BCE

c)

600-400 BCE

d)

400-200 BCE

4.

Who invaded Britain and declared it a province of Rome in 55 BCE?

a)

Claudius

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

5.

Which country is located to the north of Germany?

a)

Italy

b)

Denmark

c)

Portugal

d)

Greece

6.

Which of the following suffixes in English town names is derived from Roman influence?

a)

ville

b)

ton

c)

chester

d)

burg

7.

In what year did the Romans leave Britain to defend Rome from barbarian invasions?

a)

410 AD

b)

407 AD

c)

450 AD

d)

500 AD

8.

Which of the following countries is part of Western Europe according to the map?

a)

Portugal

b)

Ukraine

c)

Belarus

d)

Russia

9.

In 432 AD, who went to Ireland and spread Christianity among the Celts?

a)

St. Patrick

b)

St. Augustine

c)

St. Francis

d)

St. Benedict

10.

Which of the following were pre-English languages?

a)

Welsh, Cornish, and Irish-gaelic

b)

French, Spanish, and Italian

c)

German, Dutch, and Swedish

d)

Latin, Greek, and Hebrew

11.

What is the name of the cross depicted in the images?

a)

Latin Cross

b)

Greek Cross

c)

Celtic Cross

d)

Maltese Cross

12.

Which of the following is not a tribe from the region of modern-day Germany and Denmark?

a)

Angles

b)

Saxons

c)

Jutes

d)

Gauls

13.

Which Anglo-Saxon god is associated with Wednesday?

a)

Thunor

b)

Frige

c)

Woden

d)

Tiw

14.

Tiw, the god of warfare, is linked to which day of the week?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Wednesday

d)

Thursday

15.

Who sacked the monasteries and burned most written records around c. 800 AD?

a)

Saxons

b)

Normans

c)

Vikings

d)

Romans