Starter quiz

  • Who were the warrior class of the Anglo-Saxon time?
    • thegns  ✓
    • earls
    • aristocracy
  • This group of peasants were not tied to the land and were ‘free’.
    • ceorls  ✓
    • slaves
    • barbarians
  • Which one of the following statements best defines the word hierarchy?
    • movement up or down between the different layers of the social structure
    • a system in which people are put at various levels according to their importance  ✓
    • the fixed system in society in across which there was no movement
  • What is the name for the group of people who were treated like property: they could be bought and sold?
    • 'Slaves' ✓
  • Who was the first person to refer to an ‘English’ people?
    • an Anglo-Saxon monk  ✓
    • a Roman scholar
    • a Norman warrior
  • Which of the following statements best describes Anglo-Saxon England?
    • A wealthy country with a large population
    • A poor country with a small population
    • A wealthy country with a small population  ✓
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