Yr4 T2 History Anglo Saxon quiz

The Anglo - Saxons were made up of three groups of people from Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. The groups were named the...

• Angles, Romans, Jutes.

• Angles, Saxons, Jutes.

• Saxons, Jutes, Vikings

• Angles, Saxons, Vikings.

How many Kingdoms was Anglo-Saxon Britain divided into?

• Seven Kingdoms.

• Six Kingdoms.

• Five Kingdoms.

• Four Kingdoms.

Saint Bede was a monk at the monastery of St.

Peter and St Paul in the Kingdom of

Northumbria.

• True

• False

How many monks survived the plague that killed most

at Jarrow monastery?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Saint Bede The Venerable was best known for being an author and scholar, and his

most famous work: The Ecclesiastical History of the English

people, led to him being named ‘The Father of English

History.

• True

• False

Who was St Edward the Confessor?

• Leader of the Angles.

• Viking King of England.

• Anglo-Saxon king of England.

• Leader of the Jutes.

His title ‘Confessor’ was added after his death to reflect the holy life he led.

• True

• False

In what year did Alfred become King of England?

• AD819

• AD899

• AD871

• AD751

Who won the Battle of Edington?

• Great Heathen Army under the Viking king Guthrum.

• West Saxons under King Alfred the Great.

What is the significance of the Battle of Hastings?

• 1066 is the date of the last successful invasion of England, the year in which William, Duke of Normandy, defeated England's Saxon army, killed the king, Harold, and seized the throne.

• Fought in 1060 the Angles were successful.

• Oct. 14, 1066 Battle that ended in the defeat of William, duke of Normandy.