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1.	Who called England as ‘Precious stone set in the silver sea’?
A.	milton
B.	shakespeare
C.	tennyson
D.	t. s. eliot
Answer» B. shakespeare

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2.	From which date did the growth of civilization in England begin?
A.	by about 1000 b.c
B.	by about 2000 b.c
C.	by about 3000 b.c
D.	by about 4000 b.c
Answer» C. by about 3000 b.c

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3.	When did the Iberians come to England?
A.	by about 1000 b.c.
B.	by about 2000 b.c.
C.	by about 3000 b.c.
D.	by about 4000 b.c.
Answer» B. by about 2000 b.c.

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4.	Why were the Iberians known by their name?
A.	they came from iceland
B.	they came through the iberian peninsula
C.	they came from greenland
D.	they came from spain
Answer» B. they came through the iberian peninsula

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5.	Which is the relic of Iberian engineering skill situated near Salisbury?
A.	the pyramids
B.	the acropolis
C.	the stonehenge monuments
D.	the sphinx
Answer» C. the stonehenge monuments

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6.	Avebury is a ............... centre built by the Iberians.
A.	sports
B.	religious
C.	political
D.	social
Answer» B. religious

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7.	Name the first Celtic invaders who came to England.
A.	gaelic
B.	brythons
C.	belgae
D.	iberians
Answer» A. gaelic

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8.	Name the second Celtic invaders who came to England.
A.	goidelic
B.	brythons
C.	belgae
D.	gaelic
Answer» B. brythons

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9.	Name the last Celtic tribes who came to England.
A.	gaelic
B.	brythons
C.	belgae
D.	goidelic
Answer» C. belgae

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10.	Who were the first tribe to use iron equipments in England?
A.	iberians
B.	romans
C.	celts
D.	angles
Answer» C. celts

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11.	Which of the tribes was known for their agricultural skills?
A.	iberians
B.	celts
C.	romans
D.	jutes
Answer» B. celts

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12.	Which Greek traveller came to England around 330 B.C.
A.	herodotus
B.	pytheas
C.	socrates
D.	plato
Answer» B. pytheas

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13.	The famous Shakespearean characters such as Puck, Ariel, Titania and Oberon are taken from which mythology?
A.	roman
B.	celtic
C.	iberian
D.	angles
Answer» B. celtic

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14.	What were the Celtic priests called?
A.	wiccans
B.	druids
C.	wizards
D.	magicians
Answer» B. druids

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15.	Who wrote the most detailed account of the old Celtic religion?
A.	julius caesar
B.	herodotus
C.	shakespeare
D.	chaucer
Answer» A. julius caesar

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16.	Which Roman emperor attacked England in 43 A.D.?
A.	julius caesar
B.	caligula
C.	claudius
D.	nero
Answer» C. claudius

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17.	Which country stood against the Romans for their valourous queen?
A.	belgae
B.	iceni
C.	brythons
D.	gaelic
Answer» B. iceni

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18.	Which wall was erected in 123 A.D. to check the attacks of the Picts and Scots in the northern frontier of England?
A.	great wall
B.	hadrian’s wall
C.	rose wall
D.	antoine’s wall
Answer» B. hadrian’s wall

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19.	What was called Pax Romana?
A.	gaulic peace
B.	roman peace
C.	french peace
D.	celtic peace
Answer» B. roman peace

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20.	Who introduced Christianity into England?
A.	celts
B.	romans
C.	picts
D.	scots
Answer» B. romans

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21.	What is the basis of the famous poem ‘Elene’ by Cynewulf?
A.	the story of esther
B.	the story of ruth
C.	the story of helena
D.	the story of hannah
Answer» C. the story of helena

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22.	Who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
A.	julius caesar
B.	emperor constantine
C.	emperor claudius
D.	emperor nero
Answer» B. emperor constantine

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23.	What is the victory of Welsh Bishop St Germanus against the Picts and Scots in 429 A.D. called?
A.	the praise victory
B.	the halleluiah victory
C.	the joy victory
D.	the peace victory
Answer» B. the halleluiah victory

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24.	Who wrote the ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation’?
A.	chaucer
B.	shakespeare
C.	venerable bede
D.	cynewulf
Answer» C. venerable bede

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25.	Who were the warriors invited by King Vertigern of Britain from Jutland to fight against Picts and Scots?
A.	aella
B.	hengist and horsa
C.	sussex
D.	essex
Answer» B. hengist and horsa

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26.	Who was the leader of the Angles who came to England?
A.	aella
B.	ida
C.	arthur
D.	ethelbert
Answer» B. ida

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27.	From which tribe did England get its name?
A.	angles
B.	saxons
C.	jutes
D.	celts
Answer» A. angles

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28.	Where did the Britons flee to escape from the Saxon invasion?
A.	armorica
B.	cymry
C.	cambria
D.	kent
Answer» A. armorica

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29.	The Anglo Saxon Seven kingdoms were called as the ..........
A.	trinity
B.	heptarchy
C.	pentagon
D.	octagon
Answer» B. heptarchy

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30.	Who was the most famous Kentish King?
A.	arthur
B.	ethelbert
C.	alfred
D.	henry
Answer» B. ethelbert

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31.	The monk ... .... officially introduced Christianity into England.
A.	st patrick
B.	st augustine
C.	st george
D.	st peter
Answer» B. st augustine

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32.	What was the most famous incident which took place in the Seventh century in the ecclesiastical history of England?
A.	the synod of sussex
B.	the synod of whitby
C.	the synod of canterbury
D.	the synod of kent
Answer» B. the synod of whitby

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33.	Who was the famous king of Mercia?
A.	ethelbert
B.	edwin
C.	offa
D.	egbert
Answer» C. offa

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34.	Who united the Heptarchy into one Kingdom?
A.	ethelbert
B.	alfred
C.	egbert
D.	edwin
Answer» B. alfred

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35.	Name a famous Irish Saint.
A.	st george
B.	st patrick
C.	st augustine
D.	st peter
Answer» B. st patrick

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36.	Who was the great celtic saint produced by the monastery of Iona?
A.	st patrick
B.	st aidan
C.	st benedict
D.	st augustine
Answer» B. st aidan

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37.	Who consecrated St Augustine as the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
A.	pope peter
B.	pope francis
C.	pope gregory the great
D.	pope julius
Answer» C. pope gregory the great

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38.	Who was the first King of United England crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury?
A.	king ethelbert
B.	king arthur
C.	king athelstan
D.	king alfred
Answer» C. king athelstan

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39.	What were the Danish men called?
A.	saxons
B.	vikings
C.	danelaw
D.	angles
Answer» B. vikings

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40.	Who made a permanent army and navy for England?
A.	arthur
B.	alfred
C.	athelstan
D.	ethelbert
Answer» B. alfred

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41.	Who was the famous Danish King of England
A.	canute
B.	alfred
C.	arthur
D.	ethelbert
Answer» A. canute

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42.	Who built Westminister Abbey?
A.	alfred
B.	edward the confessor
C.	arthur
D.	canute
Answer» B. edward the confessor

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43.	The Norman Conquest by William of Normandy took place in the year.
A.	1060
B.	1066
C.	1086
D.	1096
Answer» B. 1066

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44.	........ is a famous Anglo Saxon travelogue.
A.	beowulf
B.	widsith
C.	elene
D.	witangemot
Answer» B. widsith

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45.	Other surviving poems of Caedmon other than Beowulf
A.	widsith
B.	elene
C.	hymn of creation
D.	the charms
Answer» C. hymn of creation

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46.	The Witangemot was
A.	council of ministers
B.	council of wise men
C.	council of elders
D.	council of villagers
Answer» B. council of wise men

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47.	Beowulf is an epic poem with
A.	more than 1000 lines
B.	more than 2000 lines
C.	more than 3000 lines
D.	more than 4000 lines
Answer» C. more than 3000 lines

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48.	The Anglo Saxon Chronicle was set up by
A.	arthur
B.	alfred
C.	caedmon
D.	cynewulf
Answer» B. alfred

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49.	Aelfric was a monk who wrote
A.	sermons in greek
B.	sermons in anglo saxon
C.	sermons in latin
D.	sermons in german.
Answer» B. sermons in anglo saxon

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40+ Moulding and Being Moulded Solved MCQs

Who called England as ‘Precious stone set in the silver sea’?

From which date did the growth of civilization in England begin?

When did the Iberians come to England?

Why were the Iberians known by their name?

Which is the relic of Iberian engineering skill situated near Salisbury?

Avebury is a ............... centre built by the Iberians.

Name the first Celtic invaders who came to England.

Name the second Celtic invaders who came to England.

Name the last Celtic tribes who came to England.

Who were the first tribe to use iron equipments in England?

Which of the tribes was known for their agricultural skills?

Which Greek traveller came to England around 330 B.C.

The famous Shakespearean characters such as Puck, Ariel, Titania and Oberon are taken from which mythology?

What were the Celtic priests called?

Who wrote the most detailed account of the old Celtic religion?

Which Roman emperor attacked England in 43 A.D.?

Which country stood against the Romans for their valourous queen?

Which wall was erected in 123 A.D. to check the attacks of the Picts and Scots in the northern frontier of England?

What was called Pax Romana?

Who introduced Christianity into England?

What is the basis of the famous poem ‘Elene’ by Cynewulf?

Who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

What is the victory of Welsh Bishop St Germanus against the Picts and Scots in 429 A.D. called?

Who wrote the ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation’?

Who were the warriors invited by King Vertigern of Britain from Jutland to fight against Picts and Scots?

Who was the leader of the Angles who came to England?

From which tribe did England get its name?

Where did the Britons flee to escape from the Saxon invasion?

The Anglo Saxon Seven kingdoms were called as the ..........

Who was the most famous Kentish King?

The monk ... .... officially introduced Christianity into England.

What was the most famous incident which took place in the Seventh century in the ecclesiastical history of England?

Who was the famous king of Mercia?

Who united the Heptarchy into one Kingdom?

Name a famous Irish Saint.

Who was the great celtic saint produced by the monastery of Iona?

Who consecrated St Augustine as the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

Who was the first King of United England crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury?

What were the Danish men called?

Who made a permanent army and navy for England?

Who was the famous Danish King of England

Who built Westminister Abbey?

The Norman Conquest by William of Normandy took place in the year.

........ is a famous Anglo Saxon travelogue.

Other surviving poems of Caedmon other than Beowulf

The Witangemot was

Beowulf is an epic poem with

The Anglo Saxon Chronicle was set up by

Aelfric was a monk who wrote