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  • 1. Which kingdoms did Cnut the Great unite with England to form the North Sea Empire?
A) Denmark and Norway
B) Scotland and Ireland
C) Sweden and Finland
D) France and Normandy
  • 2. Who was the widow of Æthelred that Cnut married?
A) Edith of Wessex
B) Margaret of Scotland
C) Emma of Normandy
D) Ælfgifu
  • 3. What official role was created by Cnut to act as the king's direct representative in a shire?
A) Earl
B) Archbishop
C) Sheriff
D) Chancellor
  • 4. Which earl was Cnut's chief minister and the strongest earl of Wessex?
A) Ralph of Mantes
B) Godwin
C) Robert of Jumièges
D) Leofric
  • 5. Who did Leofric, earl of Mercia, support for the throne after Cnut died?
A) Harold Harefoot
B) Harthacnut
C) Edward the Confessor
D) Alfred Aetheling
  • 6. What happened to Alfred Aetheling when he returned to England?
A) He fled back to Normandy
B) He was blinded and died of his injuries
C) He became the earl of Wessex
D) He was crowned king
  • 7. Who was the only surviving son of Æthelred and Emma?
A) Harold Harefoot
B) Edward the Confessor
C) Alfred Aetheling
D) Harthacnut
  • 8. Who was the first chancellor appointed by Edward the Confessor?
A) Godwin
B) Regenbald
C) Robert of Jumièges
D) Ralph of Mantes
  • 9. Which city was becoming the political and commercial capital of England during Edward's reign?
A) York
B) Winchester
C) Canterbury
D) London
  • 10. What two major structures did Edward the Confessor build to further London's transition as a capital?
A) The Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral
B) Windsor Castle and Canterbury Cathedral
C) Winchester Palace and the Royal Treasury
D) Westminster Palace and Westminster Abbey
  • 11. How much were the Godwinson estates worth in 1066 compared to the king's estates?
A) £5,000 versus £7,000
B) £10,000 versus £2,000
C) £3,000 versus £8,000
D) £7,000 versus £5,000
  • 12. Whom did Edward appoint as Archbishop of Canterbury instead of a Godwin relative?
A) Regenbald
B) Ralph of Mantes
C) Eustace of Boulogne
D) Robert of Jumièges
  • 13. Who initiated the quarrel with Godwin in 1051?
A) William of Normandy
B) Edward the Exile
C) Count Eustace of Boulogne
D) Harold Harefoot
  • 14. Which relative did Edward invite to England and supposedly nominate as his heir?
A) William, Duke of Normandy
B) Alfred Aetheling
C) Edgar Ætheling
D) Ralph of Mantes
  • 15. Who did Margaret, daughter of Edward the Exile, marry?
A) Harold Godwinson
B) Malcolm III of Scotland
C) Edward the Confessor
D) William of Normandy
  • 16. Which kingdom survived the Viking invasions after 865?
A) Kent
B) Mercia
C) Northumbria
D) Wessex
  • 17. Who was the first king to style himself 'king of the Anglo-Saxons'?
A) Edward the Elder
B) Æthelstan
C) Edmund I
D) Alfred the Great
  • 18. Who is considered the founder of the English monarchy?
A) Alfred the Great
B) Edward the Elder
C) Edgar the Peaceful
D) Æthelstan
  • 19. Who succeeded the childless Æthelstan?
A) Eadwig
B) Edmund I
C) Eadred
D) Edgar
  • 20. Why were Edmund I's sons passed over for the throne in 946?
A) They were murdered
B) They refused the crown
C) They were in exile
D) They were too young
  • 21. Who became the undisputed king of all England in 959?
A) Edmund I
B) Eadred
C) Edgar the Peaceful
D) Eadwig
  • 22. Who had Edward the Martyr murdered?
A) Eadwig
B) Cnut
C) Æthelred the Unready
D) Edgar the Peaceful
  • 23. What were the payments called that Æthelred used to buy off Danish raiders?
A) Tribute
B) Wergild
C) Danegeld
D) Taxation
  • 24. Who conquered England in 1013?
A) Edmund Ironside
B) Cnut
C) Swein Forkbeard
D) Alfred the Great
  • 25. How does David Starkey describe the agreement made between the English and Æthelred in 1014?
A) A failed peace treaty
B) The first constitutional settlement in English history
C) A betrayal of the Anglo-Saxon people
D) A tactical surrender
  • 26. What century did the Kingdom of England consolidate from Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
A) 10th century
B) 9th century
C) 11th century
D) 8th century
  • 27. What system of succession replaced the elective monarchy after 1066?
A) Tanistry
B) Appointment
C) Primogeniture
D) Lottery
  • 28. In what year was the Lordship of Ireland created?
A) 1066
B) 1283
C) 1215
D) 1177
  • 29. In what year did King John agree to the terms of Magna Carta?
A) 1215
B) 1283
C) 1542
D) 1066
  • 30. What title was used by some kings before England was a single kingdom?
A) Chieftain
B) Overlord
C) Bretwalda
D) Emperor
  • 31. What was the capital of the English monarchy during the House of Wessex period?
A) Winchester
B) Canterbury
C) York
D) London
  • 32. What was the council of bishops and nobles that advised the king called?
A) Parliament
B) Senate
C) Congress
D) Witan
  • 33. What was the land tax used as an essential source of royal revenue called?
A) Duty
B) Rent
C) Geld
D) Tithe
  • 34. What term describes the royal demesne in modern times?
A) Royal Treasury
B) Public Land
C) Crown Estate
D) Private Property
  • 35. What did the witan do regarding the succession of kings?
A) Appointed the king's successor by birth order
B) Elected kings from royal family members
C) Inherited the throne
D) Had no role in succession
  • 36. What was the name for male royal family members eligible to be king?
A) Æthelings
B) Barons
C) Thegns
D) Ealdormen
  • 37. What was necessary for a monarch's rule to be considered legitimate?
A) Coronation by the church
B) Popular vote
C) Wealth
D) Military victory
  • 38. Who gave William of Normandy his blessing to invade England?
A) Ealdred, archbishop of York
B) Edward the Confessor
C) The Witan
D) Pope Alexander II
  • 39. Who did Harold Godwinson defeat at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
A) William of Normandy
B) Harald Hardrada
C) Tostig Godwinson
D) Edgar Ætheling
  • 40. On what date did William land in England?
A) 25 September 1066
B) 28 September 1066
C) 5 January 1066
D) 14 October 1066
  • 41. When did the Battle of Hastings take place?
A) 14 October 1066
B) 6 January 1066
C) 25 September 1066
D) 25 December 1066
  • 42. Who nominated Edgar Ætheling to be king after the Battle of Hastings?
A) Ealdred
B) The Witan
C) Harold Godwinson
D) William of Normandy
  • 43. On what day was William of Normandy crowned king?
A) 5 January 1066
B) Christmas Day 1066
C) 6 January 1066
D) 14 October 1066
  • 44. Which of Harold Godwinson's brothers invaded England with Harald Hardrada?
A) Gyrth
B) Leofwine
C) Edgar
D) Tostig Godwinson
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