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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 1. |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of the continent of ………………… |
| A. | europe |
| B. | africa |
| C. | north america |
| D. | asia |
| Answer» A. europe | |
| 2. |
A later Neolithic group, the Beaker Folk, migrated from…………, probably between 2500 and 2000 B.C. |
| A. | northern europe |
| B. | southern europe |
| C. | western europe |
| D. | south america |
| Answer» A. northern europe | |
| 3. |
The art of working iron came to Britain about……………... |
| A. | 1000 |
| B. | c b) 1000 ad |
| C. | 2000 bc |
| D. | 2000 ad |
| Answer» A. 1000 | |
| 4. |
The last pre-historic invaders of Britain were ……………… |
| A. | the celts |
| B. | romans |
| C. | normans |
| D. | danes |
| Answer» A. the celts | |
| 5. |
‘Gallic wars’ were the account of …………… |
| A. | julius caesar |
| B. | juius agricola |
| C. | claudius |
| D. | honorius |
| Answer» A. julius caesar | |
| 6. |
…………….were the priests of the Celtic tribes in Britain. |
| A. | the druids |
| B. | the picts |
| C. | the saxons |
| D. | britons |
| Answer» A. the druids | |
| 7. |
Roman contact with the Celts in the British Isles began with the invasion by ……….in 55 B.C. |
| A. | julius caesar |
| B. | clodius albinus |
| C. | diocletian |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» A. julius caesar | |
| 8. |
King Ethelbert of ………….had married Bertha; a Christian Princess of France. |
| A. | kent |
| B. | essex |
| C. | wessex |
| D. | northumberia |
| Answer» A. kent | |
| 9. |
……………… was the first English poet. |
| A. | caedmon |
| B. | edwin |
| C. | gregory |
| D. | augustine |
| Answer» A. caedmon | |
| 10. |
The Jutes occupied the region called…………….., between the Thames River and the Strait of Dover. |
| A. | kent |
| B. | sussex |
| C. | essex |
| D. | wessex. |
| Answer» A. kent | |
| 11. |
Heptarchy means…………..kingdoms |
| A. | five |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | eight |
| Answer» C. seven | |
| 12. |
Alfred the Great was the king of …………… |
| A. | northumbria |
| B. | wessex |
| C. | mercia |
| D. | essex |
| Answer» B. wessex | |
| 13. |
In 597 ……………was sent by Pope Gregory I, arrived in Kent to convert the people of the British Isles to Christianity. |
| A. | st. benedict |
| B. | saint augustine |
| C. | st. martin |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» B. saint augustine | |
| 14. |
The language of the Anglo-Saxons, commonly called ……………. |
| A. | old english |
| B. | middle english |
| C. | modern english |
| D. | post-modern english |
| Answer» A. old english | |
| 15. |
……………was the youngest son of King Aethelwulf and his wife, Osberga. |
| A. | alfred the great |
| B. | guthrum |
| C. | william i |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» A. alfred the great | |
| 16. |
The Treaty of Wedmore was between Alfred the Great and …………….. |
| A. | henry i |
| B. | guthrum |
| C. | edward i |
| D. | charls i |
| Answer» B. guthrum | |
| 17. |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain was prepared under the guidance of …………………. |
| A. | alfred the great |
| B. | queen mary i. |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | cranmer |
| Answer» A. alfred the great | |
| 18. |
Who were known as Vikings? |
| A. | saxons |
| B. | english |
| C. | jutes |
| D. | danes |
| Answer» D. danes | |
| 19. |
The ………….conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. |
| A. | jutes |
| B. | norman |
| C. | saxon |
| D. | roman |
| Answer» B. norman | |
| 20. |
William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October ………………. |
| A. | 1066 |
| B. | 1076 |
| C. | 1086 |
| D. | 1096 |
| Answer» A. 1066 | |
| 21. |
William the Conqueror won victory at the …………….on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England. |
| A. | battle of hastings |
| B. | battle of stamford bridge |
| C. | battle of trafalgr |
| D. | battle of bosworth |
| Answer» A. battle of hastings | |
| 22. |
Normandy was a territory of …………………. |
| A. | prussia |
| B. | england |
| C. | france |
| D. | scotland |
| Answer» C. france | |
| 23. |
The Domesday Book is connected with the king………………… |
| A. | sir thomas more |
| B. | queen mary i. |
| C. | william the conqueror |
| D. | alfred the great |
| Answer» C. william the conqueror | |
| 24. |
The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a………… |
| A. | sergeanty |
| B. | jurisdiction |
| C. | pyramid |
| D. | circle |
| Answer» C. pyramid | |
| 25. |
Noblemen had to swear an oath of loyalty to William known as ………… |
| A. | oath of salibury |
| B. | oath of canterbury |
| C. | oath of jerusalem |
| D. | oath of trent |
| Answer» A. oath of salibury | |
| 26. |
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of …………….. |
| A. | london |
| B. | york |
| C. | canterbury |
| D. | aberdeen |
| Answer» C. canterbury | |
| 27. |
The Second crusade was almost crushed by……….., the Muslim leader. |
| A. | albuquerk |
| B. | muhammed |
| C. | saldin |
| D. | salam |
| Answer» C. saldin | |
| 28. |
Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade? |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | richard i |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» C. richard i | |
| 29. |
………………..agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as the Magna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames. |
| A. | richard i |
| B. | henry ii |
| C. | edwar vi |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» D. king john | |
| 30. |
The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over succession to the French throne. |
| A. | sweden |
| B. | denmark |
| C. | norway |
| D. | france |
| Answer» D. france | |
| 31. |
The Battle of Crécy occurred in …………….. |
| A. | 1346 |
| B. | 1349 |
| C. | 1400 |
| D. | 1436 |
| Answer» A. 1346 | |
| 32. |
The Black Death reaches England in ……………… |
| A. | 1348 |
| B. | 1353 |
| C. | 1356 |
| D. | 1359 |
| Answer» A. 1348 | |
| 33. |
Importance of the year 1381 in the history of England …………. |
| A. | the peasants’ revolt |
| B. | feudal revolt |
| C. | revolt of the slaves |
| D. | battle of bosworth |
| Answer» A. the peasants’ revolt | |
| 34. |
The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of …………….. |
| A. | black death |
| B. | peasants revolt |
| C. | feudal revolt |
| D. | peoples revolt |
| Answer» A. black death | |
| 35. |
During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strong and warlike king………… |
| A. | james i |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | edward iii |
| Answer» D. edward iii | |
| 36. |
John of Gaunt was the Duke of ………………….. |
| A. | london |
| B. | york |
| C. | canterbury |
| D. | lancaster |
| Answer» D. lancaster | |
| 37. |
In 1377, ……………imposed a new tax, the Poll (head) Tax that was to cover the cost of the Hundred Years War. |
| A. | john of gaunt |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | william shakespeare |
| Answer» A. john of gaunt | |
| 38. |
………….who roused the conscience ofEnglish against the corruption among the clergy. |
| A. | boccaccio |
| B. | dante |
| C. | petrarch |
| D. | john wycliff |
| Answer» D. john wycliff | |
| 39. |
……………..is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales. |
| A. | geoffrey chaucer |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | william shakespeare |
| Answer» A. geoffrey chaucer | |
| 40. |
Who is the father of English poetry? |
| A. | chaucer |
| B. | william shakespeare |
| C. | edmund spenser |
| D. | john dryden |
| Answer» A. chaucer | |
| 41. |
Who was the English Homer? |
| A. | geoffrey chaucer |
| B. | charles v |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | william shakespeare |
| Answer» A. geoffrey chaucer | |
| 42. |
………….attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ). |
| A. | john wycliffe |
| B. | henry iv |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | john milton |
| Answer» A. john wycliffe | |
| 43. |
Who translated the Bible from Latin to English? |
| A. | john wycliffe |
| B. | henry iv |
| C. | charles v |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» A. john wycliffe | |
| 44. |
………………..followers were called Lollards. |
| A. | john wycliffe |
| B. | henry iv |
| C. | martin luther |
| D. | chaucer |
| Answer» A. john wycliffe | |
| 45. |
Jan Hus was a ……………priest ordained in 1401, who shared similar views with John Wycliffe concerning the excesses of the medieval Catholic Church. |
| A. | bohemian |
| B. | france |
| C. | genoa |
| D. | london |
| Answer» A. bohemian | |
| 46. |
Wars of the Roses, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle for the throne of England between the noble houses of York and ……………… |
| A. | lancaster |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | stuart |
| D. | hannover |
| Answer» A. lancaster | |
| 47. |
In………, Henry landed from France, defeated and killed Richard at Bosworth Field, and ascended the throne as Henry VII. |
| A. | 1485 |
| B. | 1489 |
| C. | 1495 |
| D. | 1498 |
| Answer» A. 1485 | |
| 48. |
The Feudal System was introduced to England following the invasion and conquest of the country by ………………… |
| A. | william i |
| B. | james iv |
| C. | elizabeth |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» A. william i | |
| 49. |
The ………….. Was the war between the christains and the Muslims? |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | crusades |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | hundred year’s war |
| Answer» B. crusades | |
| 50. |
Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty. |
| A. | stuarts |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | hannoverians |
| D. | windsor |
| Answer» B. tudor | |
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