Chapter: Moulding and Being Moulded
1.
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Who called England as ‘Precious stone set in the silver sea’?
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A. |
milton |
B. |
shakespeare |
C. |
tennyson |
D. |
t. s. eliot |
Answer»
B. shakespeare
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2.
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From which date did the growth of civilization in England begin?
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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.
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When did the Iberians come to England?
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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.
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Why were the Iberians known by their name?
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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.
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Which is the relic of Iberian engineering skill situated near Salisbury?
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A. |
the pyramids |
B. |
the acropolis |
C. |
the stonehenge monuments |
D. |
the sphinx |
Answer»
C. the stonehenge monuments
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6.
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Avebury is a ............... centre built by the Iberians.
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A. |
sports |
B. |
religious |
C. |
political |
D. |
social |
Answer»
B. religious
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7.
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Name the first Celtic invaders who came to England.
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A. |
gaelic |
B. |
brythons |
C. |
belgae |
D. |
iberians |
Answer»
A. gaelic
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8.
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Name the second Celtic invaders who came to England.
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A. |
goidelic |
B. |
brythons |
C. |
belgae |
D. |
gaelic |
Answer»
B. brythons
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9.
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Name the last Celtic tribes who came to England.
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A. |
gaelic |
B. |
brythons |
C. |
belgae |
D. |
goidelic |
Answer»
C. belgae
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10.
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Who were the first tribe to use iron equipments in England?
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A. |
iberians |
B. |
romans |
C. |
celts |
D. |
angles |
Answer»
C. celts
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11.
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Which of the tribes was known for their agricultural skills?
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A. |
iberians |
B. |
celts |
C. |
romans |
D. |
jutes |
Answer»
B. celts
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12.
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Which Greek traveller came to England around 330 B.C.
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A. |
herodotus |
B. |
pytheas |
C. |
socrates |
D. |
plato |
Answer»
B. pytheas
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13.
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The famous Shakespearean characters such as Puck, Ariel, Titania and Oberon are taken from
which mythology?
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A. |
roman |
B. |
celtic |
C. |
iberian |
D. |
angles |
Answer»
B. celtic
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14.
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What were the Celtic priests called?
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A. |
wiccans |
B. |
druids |
C. |
wizards |
D. |
magicians |
Answer»
B. druids
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15.
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Who wrote the most detailed account of the old Celtic religion?
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A. |
julius caesar |
B. |
herodotus |
C. |
shakespeare |
D. |
chaucer |
Answer»
A. julius caesar
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16.
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Which Roman emperor attacked England in 43 A.D.?
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A. |
julius caesar |
B. |
caligula |
C. |
claudius |
D. |
nero |
Answer»
C. claudius
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17.
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Which country stood against the Romans for their valourous queen?
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A. |
belgae |
B. |
iceni |
C. |
brythons |
D. |
gaelic |
Answer»
B. iceni
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18.
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Which wall was erected in 123 A.D. to check the attacks of the Picts and Scots in the northern
frontier of England?
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A. |
great wall |
B. |
hadrian’s wall |
C. |
rose wall |
D. |
antoine’s wall |
Answer»
B. hadrian’s wall
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19.
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What was called Pax Romana?
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A. |
gaulic peace |
B. |
roman peace |
C. |
french peace |
D. |
celtic peace |
Answer»
B. roman peace
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20.
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Who introduced Christianity into England?
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A. |
celts |
B. |
romans |
C. |
picts |
D. |
scots |
Answer»
B. romans
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21.
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What is the basis of the famous poem ‘Elene’ by Cynewulf?
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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.
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Who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
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A. |
julius caesar |
B. |
emperor constantine |
C. |
emperor claudius |
D. |
emperor nero |
Answer»
B. emperor constantine
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23.
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What is the victory of Welsh Bishop St Germanus against the Picts and Scots in 429 A.D. called?
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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.
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Who wrote the ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation’?
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A. |
chaucer |
B. |
shakespeare |
C. |
venerable bede |
D. |
cynewulf |
Answer»
C. venerable bede
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25.
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Who were the warriors invited by King Vertigern of Britain from Jutland to fight against Picts and
Scots?
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A. |
aella |
B. |
hengist and horsa |
C. |
sussex |
D. |
essex |
Answer»
B. hengist and horsa
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26.
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Who was the leader of the Angles who came to England?
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A. |
aella |
B. |
ida |
C. |
arthur |
D. |
ethelbert |
Answer»
B. ida
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27.
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From which tribe did England get its name?
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A. |
angles |
B. |
saxons |
C. |
jutes |
D. |
celts |
Answer»
A. angles
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28.
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Where did the Britons flee to escape from the Saxon invasion?
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A. |
armorica |
B. |
cymry |
C. |
cambria |
D. |
kent |
Answer»
A. armorica
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29.
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The Anglo Saxon Seven kingdoms were called as the ..........
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A. |
trinity |
B. |
heptarchy |
C. |
pentagon |
D. |
octagon |
Answer»
B. heptarchy
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30.
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Who was the most famous Kentish King?
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A. |
arthur |
B. |
ethelbert |
C. |
alfred |
D. |
henry |
Answer»
B. ethelbert
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31.
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The monk ... .... officially introduced Christianity into England.
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A. |
st patrick |
B. |
st augustine |
C. |
st george |
D. |
st peter |
Answer»
B. st augustine
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32.
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What was the most famous incident which took place in the Seventh century in the ecclesiastical
history of England?
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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.
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Who was the famous king of Mercia?
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A. |
ethelbert |
B. |
edwin |
C. |
offa |
D. |
egbert |
Answer»
C. offa
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34.
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Who united the Heptarchy into one Kingdom?
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A. |
ethelbert |
B. |
alfred |
C. |
egbert |
D. |
edwin |
Answer»
B. alfred
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35.
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Name a famous Irish Saint.
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A. |
st george |
B. |
st patrick |
C. |
st augustine |
D. |
st peter |
Answer»
B. st patrick
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36.
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Who was the great celtic saint produced by the monastery of Iona?
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A. |
st patrick |
B. |
st aidan |
C. |
st benedict |
D. |
st augustine |
Answer»
B. st aidan
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37.
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Who consecrated St Augustine as the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
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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.
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Who was the first King of United England crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury?
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A. |
king ethelbert |
B. |
king arthur |
C. |
king athelstan |
D. |
king alfred |
Answer»
C. king athelstan
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39.
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What were the Danish men called?
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A. |
saxons |
B. |
vikings |
C. |
danelaw |
D. |
angles |
Answer»
B. vikings
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40.
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Who made a permanent army and navy for England?
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A. |
arthur |
B. |
alfred |
C. |
athelstan |
D. |
ethelbert |
Answer»
B. alfred
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41.
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Who was the famous Danish King of England
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A. |
canute |
B. |
alfred |
C. |
arthur |
D. |
ethelbert |
Answer»
A. canute
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42.
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Who built Westminister Abbey?
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A. |
alfred |
B. |
edward the confessor |
C. |
arthur |
D. |
canute |
Answer»
B. edward the confessor
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43.
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The Norman Conquest by William of Normandy took place in the year.
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A. |
1060 |
B. |
1066 |
C. |
1086 |
D. |
1096 |
Answer»
B. 1066
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44.
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........ is a famous Anglo Saxon travelogue.
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A. |
beowulf |
B. |
widsith |
C. |
elene |
D. |
witangemot |
Answer»
B. widsith
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45.
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Other surviving poems of Caedmon other than Beowulf
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A. |
widsith |
B. |
elene |
C. |
hymn of creation |
D. |
the charms |
Answer»
C. hymn of creation
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46.
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The Witangemot was
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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.
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Beowulf is an epic poem with
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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.
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The Anglo Saxon Chronicle was set up by
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A. |
arthur |
B. |
alfred |
C. |
caedmon |
D. |
cynewulf |
Answer»
B. alfred
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49.
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Aelfric was a monk who wrote
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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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