1.Which of the following marks the transition between the Stone Age and the Bronze Age?
a- the Anglo-Saxon Culture
b- the Beaker Culture
c- the Celtic Britain Culture
d- the Paleolithic Culture
e- the Roman Britain Culture
2.An ORDEAL BY A CURSED MORSEL was used for
a- the clergy
b- the freemen
c- the unfree
d- all of the above
e- none of the above
3.TRIAL BY BATTLE to determine guilt or innocence, by appeal to God's judgement, was introduced by
a- the Anglo-Saxons
b- the Normans
c- the Romans
d- the Tudors
e- the Viking
6.The loyalty sworn by a vassal to his lord was called
a- fealty
b- fief
c- forfeiture
d- homage
e- prerogative
10.A unit of local government, which in the 8th and 9th centuries replaced the Roman provinces was called
a- a county
b- a hide
c- a hundred
d- a shire
e- a or d
13.HEPTARCHY consisted of ... kingdoms
a- 5
b- 6
c- 7
d- 8
e- 9
14.Which of the following was NOT part of the heptarchy:
a- Essex
b- Kent
c- Mercia
d- Wessex
e- West Anglia
15.BOUDICCA is famous for her courageous fight against the
a- Angles
b- Celts
c- Iceni tribe
d- Picts
e- Romans
16.BURH was the name given in Anglo-Saxon England to
a- a fortified dwelling
b- a kind of a burger
c- a wealthy merchant
d- more than one of the above
e- all of the above
17.CELTIC CHURCH was introduced into Britain by
a- St Andrew
b- St Augustine
c- St Columba
d- St Ninian
e- St Patrick
18.What differed the Roman Catholic Church from the Celtic Church?
a- reckoning of the date of Easter
b- reckoning of the date of Christmas
c- shape of the tonsure
d- a and c
e- all of the above
19.The Anglo-Saxon practice by which an accused person could be acquitted if twelve or more oath helpers took an oath testifying to the validity of his statement was called
a- compurgation
b- oath helping
c- wager of law
d- two of the above
e- all of the above
20.DANELAW was the name given to
a- money paid by the English to the Danes to buy peace
b- parts of Britain
c- a system of law in Denmark
d- a and c
e- all of the above
21.DRUIDS were
a- political leaders
b- priests
c- warriors
d- a and b
e- all of the above
22.A medieval method of determining guilt or innocence in criminal cases by appeal to God's judgement was called
a- compurgation
b- ordeal
c- trial by battle
d- a and b
e- b and c
23.The first writer to use for historical purposes the
dating by the incarnation (instead of by indiction) was
a- Alfred the Great
b- St Augustine
c- Bede
d- Caedmon
e- St Columba
24.Which of the following peoples did NOT take part in the creation of
Anglo-Saxon Britain:
a- Angles
b- Jutes
c- Picts
d- Saxons
e- b and c
25.St Augustine arrived in Kent in
a- the IInd century
b- the IVth century
c- the VIth century
d- the Xth century
e- the XIth century
26.ANGEVIN EMPIRE was created by
a- Alfred the Great
b- Edward I
c- Henry II
d- John the Lackland
e- William the Conqueror
27.Which of the following was NOT a part of the Angevin Empire
a- Anjou
b- Brittany
c- England
d- Normandy
e- Scotland
28.Feudal term denoting an estate held by a vassal in return for homage and the provision of military service to an overlord was
a- demesne
b- fief
c- fyrd
d- impeachment
e- tenant-in-chief
29.The first Archbishop of Canterbury was
a- St Augustine
b- Bede
c- Caedmon
d- St Columba
e- St Patrick
30.BRETWALDA was a name for a
a- clergyman
b- criminal
c- king
d- soldier
e- neither of the above
31.BARROW is a kind of a
a- grave
b- meal
c- plough
d- town
e- weapon
32.BEAKERS are
a- birds
b- coffins
c- bean-meals
d- drinking-vessels
e- weapons
33.BENEFIT OF CLERGY has to do with
a- justice
b- money
c- war
d- a and b
e- none of the above
35.Which of the following were NOT peopled by Angles
a- Kent
b- Mercia
c- Northumbria
d- two of the above
e- all of the above
36.Payments to the pope of the first-fruits are called
a- annates
b- one-tenths
c- Peter's Pence
d- tithes
e- c and d
37.The Antonine's Wall was built
a- earlier than 1st century A. D.
b- during 1st century A. D.
c- during 2nd century A. D.
d- during 3rd century A. D.
e- none of the above
38.The Antonine's Wall was built to ... of the Hadrian's Wall.
a- the east
b- the north
c- the south
d- the west
e- c and d
39.BAYEUX TAPESTRY depicts the events from the times of
a- Alfred the Great
b- Harold
c- Henry I
d- William the Conqueror
e- more than one of the above
40.Macbeth, the Lord of Moray, who had murdered Duncan, King of Scotland, seized the throne, and later was slain by Malcolm, the son of Duncan, lived
a- in the Vth century
b- in the XIth century
c- in the XIIIth century
d- in the XVth century
e- only in Shakespeare's imagination.
Odpowiedzi
moja wersja odpowiedzi (sprawdzona):
1. B
2. A*
3. B
4. -
5. -
6. A
7. -
8. -
9. -
10. D
11. -
12. -
13. C
14. E
15. E
16. A
17. C
18. D (SIC!)
19. E
20. B
21. B
22. B
23. C
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. E
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. A
32. D
33. A
34. -
35. A
36. A
37. C
38. B
39. E
40. B
odp
1.b-beaker
2.- nie wiem;)
3.d-tudors, ale pwena nie jestem;)
4-brak pytania;)
5.jak wyzej;)
6.d-homage
7-9-brak pytań;)
10.e. czyli count and shire- ale i tu pewności brak;)
11.-12 brak pytań;)
13.c-siedeim:)
14.e-West anglia
15.e-Romans
16.Coto jest BURGH??
17.No i nie wiem:)
18.a-Easter
19.a-compurgation chyba;)
20.b-inna odpowiedź mi nie pasuje;)
21.tu waham sie miedzy B i E - bo to generalnie tacy starsi panowie byli;)
22.b-ordeal
23.c-bede
24.jak dla mnie to c-Picts
25.c-VI wiek. 597rok n.e:)
26.c-Henryk 2
27.e-Scotlamd
28.b-fief
29.a-jak Augustyn
30.i tu znow dylemat, bo to znaczy chyba coś w stylu "lord of England" wiec albo e-neither, albo jakby sie uprzec c- king;)
31.a-Grave(wg.Ani Podhajny;)
32.d-drinking vessels
33.a-justice
34.-no question
35.a-Kent(tu byli Jutes)
36.c-Peter's Pence?? tak mi sie kojarzy, ale no guarantee:)
37.c-During 2nd Century AD- dokłądnie 142 rok:)
38.b- na północ
39.zdaje sie, że to bedzie albo d, albo e:)
40. No i tu stawiam na e- ale nie twierdze, ze mam racje(wstyd;)
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