Boudica - Quiz
Boudica
  • 1. Who was Boudica?
A) Queen of the Iceni tribe
B) Roman general
C) Chinese empress
D) Greek philosopher
  • 2. Boudica rebelled against which empire?
A) Mongol Empire
B) Roman Empire
C) Persian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 3. What was the name of Boudica's husband?
A) Prasutagus
B) Marcus Aurelius
C) Cleopatra
D) Julius Caesar
  • 4. What was the name of the Roman governor who faced Boudica's rebellion?
A) Augustus
B) Nero
C) Julius Caesar
D) Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
  • 5. What is the meaning of the name Boudica?
A) Strength
B) Love
C) Wisdom
D) Victory
  • 6. How is Boudica often portrayed in modern culture?
A) As a symbol of British resistance against oppression
B) As a Greek goddess
C) As a peace advocate
D) As a Roman heroine
  • 7. Who did Boudica first attack in her rebellion?
A) Rome
B) Alexandria
C) Athens
D) Camulodunum (Colchester)
  • 8. Which Roman historian documented Boudica's rebellion?
A) Suetonius
B) Pliny the Elder
C) Cicero
D) Tacitus
  • 9. What was the original Brythonic name meaning for 'Boudica'?
A) 'Queen of Iceni'
B) 'Victorious Woman'
C) 'Noble Leader'
D) 'Fierce Warrior'
  • 10. Which legion was defeated by Boudica's forces?
A) Legio V Alaudae
B) Legio X Gemina
C) Legio IX Hispana
D) Legio II Augusta
  • 11. What was the estimated number of people killed by Boudica's followers?
A) 70,000–80,000 Romans and Britons
B) 30,000–40,000
C) 100,000–110,000
D) 50,000–60,000
  • 12. What did Nero consider after the crisis of 60/61?
A) Forgiving Boudica and her followers
B) Sending more troops to Britain
C) Withdrawing all his imperial forces from Britain
D) Expanding Roman territories in Britain
  • 13. Which historian's account of Boudica survives only through an 11th-century epitome?
A) Cassius Dio
B) Suetonius
C) Tacitus
D) Pliny the Elder
  • 14. What did the Iceni produce that was among the earliest known in Britain?
A) Textiles
B) Coins
C) Pottery
D) Tools
  • 15. In what year did Prasutagus die, leading to events contributing to the revolt?
A) AD 60/61
B) AD 43
C) AD 66
D) AD 47
  • 16. What was the name of the procurator sent to secure the Iceni kingdom for Rome?
A) Seneca
B) Catus Decianus
C) Publius Ostorius Scapula
D) Claudius
  • 17. What did Boudica stress could not be enjoyed under slavery?
A) Peace
B) Freedom
C) Honor
D) Wealth
  • 18. Which scholar's work included two characters, 'Voadicia' and 'Bunduca', both based on Boudica?
A) Polydore Vergil
B) Raphael Holinshed
C) Petruccio Ubaldini
D) Hector Boece
  • 19. To which goddess did Boudica call for aid during the revolt?
A) Andraste
B) Minerva
C) Venus
D) Diana
  • 20. Which other municipium did Boudica's army sack?
A) Londinium
B) Mona
C) Verulamium (modern St Albans)
D) Camulodunum
  • 21. Who wrote 'A Pageant of Great Women' featuring Boudica?
A) William Cowper
B) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
C) Francis Barker
D) Cicely Hamilton
  • 22. Which composer set a version of the play 'Bonduca' to music in 1695?
A) Raphael Holinshed
B) John Fletcher
C) Henry Purcell
D) Edmund Spenser
  • 23. Who did Boudica blame for not expelling the Romans initially?
A) Herself
B) Nero
C) The Iceni tribe
D) Publius Ostorius Scapula
  • 24. Which historian's work first introduced Boudica to a British audience?
A) Raphael Holinshed
B) Hector Boece
C) Polydore Vergil
D) Petruccio Ubaldini
  • 25. How many Roman auxiliaries were available in London to fight Boudica's army?
A) 200 auxiliaries
B) 50,000 men
C) 10,000 men
D) 120,000 men
  • 26. Which poet wrote 'Boadicea: An Ode' that contributed to Boudica becoming a cultural icon?
A) Francis Barker
B) Edward Barnard
C) William Cowper
D) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
  • 27. In which publication did Boudica first appear as 'Voadicia'?
A) Chronicles by Raphael Holinshed
B) Anglica Historia by Polydore Vergil
C) The Lives of the Noble Ladies of the Kingdom of England and Scotland by Petruccio Ubaldini
D) The History and Chronicles of Scotland by Hector Boece
  • 28. Which city features a statue of Boudica in the Marble Hall?
A) Colchester Town Hall
B) London Victoria Embankment
C) King's Cross station
D) Cardiff City Hall
  • 29. Who sculpted the statue 'Boadicea and Her Daughters' that was positioned on the Victoria Embankment in 1902?
A) L J Watts
B) Thomas Thornycroft
C) Clayton Bell
D) William Parkinson
  • 30. What happened to the inhabitants of Camulodunum who took refuge in the Temple of Claudius?
A) They were taken as prisoners
B) They were killed after two days
C) They successfully defended themselves
D) They escaped to Londinium
  • 31. What name did Edmund Spenser use for Boudica in his poem?
A) 'Bunduca'
B) 'Bonduca'
C) 'Voadicia'
D) 'Voada'
  • 32. Which statue of Boudica was unveiled by David Lloyd George in 1916?
A) The one at King's Cross station
B) The one at Cardiff City Hall
C) The one at Colchester Town Hall
D) The one on Victoria Embankment
  • 33. Who attempted to relieve Camulodunum but suffered a defeat?
A) Quintus Petillius Cerialis
B) Suetonius Paulinus
C) Boudica
D) Catus Decianus
  • 34. In which year was the poem 'Boädicéa' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson published?
A) 1864
B) 1859
C) 1790
D) 1815
  • 35. What was the name of the footpath that passes through countryside between Norwich and Diss?
A) Queen Boudica Path
B) Iceni Route
C) Boudica's Way
D) Boadicea Trail
  • 36. Who is credited with writing the play 'Bonduca'?
A) John Fletcher
B) Henry Purcell
C) Edmund Spenser
D) Hector Boece
  • 37. In which work by Raphael Holinshed did Boudica appear as 'Voadicia'?
A) The Lives of the Noble Ladies
B) Anglica Historia
C) The History and Chronicles of Scotland
D) Chronicles
  • 38. How did Dio incorrectly spell Boudica's name?
A) Boudicca
B) Buduica
C) Bonduca
D) Boadicea
  • 39. Which engraving influenced Tennyson's depiction of Boudica?
A) Stothard's 1812 engraving
B) Barnard's illustration
C) Parkinson's illustrations
D) Havell's depiction
  • 40. Which novel by G. A. Henty, illustrated by William Parkinson, features Boudica and is based on Tacitus' accounts?
A) A Pageant of Great Women
B) The Costume of the Original Inhabitants
C) Boadicea: An Ode
D) Beric the Briton
  • 41. Which work by Francis Barker contained patriotic and Christian themes?
A) A Pageant of Great Women
B) Boadicea: An Ode
C) The Costume of the Original Inhabitants
D) "Boadicea" (1859)
  • 42. What is the Proto-Celtic origin of Boudica's name?
A) *boudā 'peace'
B) *boudīkā 'leader'
C) *boudā 'defeat'
D) *boudīkā 'victorious'
  • 43. Which poet's work depicted Boudica as a violent and bloodthirsty warrior?
A) Francis Barker
B) Edward Barnard
C) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
D) William Cowper
  • 44. Which town did Suetonius decide to abandon due to being outnumbered?
A) Verulamium
B) Mona
C) Camulodunum
D) Londinium
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