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Quiz about Early Britain after the Romans
Quiz about Early Britain after the Romans

Early Britain after the Romans Quiz


Basically an easy quiz for the more learned (with a few possible tricky questions), but should be interesting and educational for your average person with interests in British History.

A multiple-choice quiz by Berkshire12. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Berkshire12
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
179,467
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2456
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Question 1 of 10
1. By most accounts, in which year did the last Roman legions leave Britain? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was a key reason why Rome could no longer help the British militarily? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After the departure of the Roman forces, which ethnic groups took advantage of the evacuation and started settling in the East and South-East of the island? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Beginning in around the mid to late fifth century, many of the British went to a part of Gaul (France) called Armorica. In that region they eventually became the primary culture, and the region has long been known as _________. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In and around the 5th and 6th centuries AD, the remaining British that did not move across the channel to Armorica were eventually pushed into which areas? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The origins of the word for Wales comes from the term the English used for the Britons, "Welsh." The derivative definition of the word "Welsh" means _________? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The region roughly equivalent to modern day Scotland was once called __________ by the Romans? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Anglo-Saxons were "Christians," while the British were "Pagans" and had yet to be converted to "Christianity."


Question 9 of 10
9. In the Middle Ages there was a group of people who considered themselves to be "Celts" and "Celtic."


Question 10 of 10
10. This last question will be a little more difficult. Name the first King that came out of the "House of Wessex."

Answer: (Wessex)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. By most accounts, in which year did the last Roman legions leave Britain?

Answer: 409 AD

It was 410 AD, that the people of Britain were told by the emperor Honorius that they would have to defend themselves -- Britain in essence discontinued to be part of the empire in 409 AD when the remaining troops had returned to Rome. The British were forced to defend and rule themselves without the military or monetary support of Rome from then on.

It is likely that for some time afterwards a form of "Roman" government under Roman civilians continued in Britain.
2. What was a key reason why Rome could no longer help the British militarily?

Answer: The Goths attacked Rome

In 409 AD, Rome pulled its remaining legions back to Rome in an attempt to repel the assault on Rome by the Goths, led by Alaric. Emperor Honorius told the British in 410 AD to attend to their own affairs and thus they could not rely on assistance from Rome -- the letter from Honorius in 410 AD was a rejection of a plea to send soldiers to England.
3. After the departure of the Roman forces, which ethnic groups took advantage of the evacuation and started settling in the East and South-East of the island?

Answer: Angles, Saxons and Jutes

Although the Saxons seem to have appeared first, eventually it was all three groups. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes came from modern day Denmark and surrounding area of the south shores of the North sea area. They spoke similar languages, which were related to modern German. By around 880 AD these languages were being regarded as a single language called Old English or Anglo-Saxon.
4. Beginning in around the mid to late fifth century, many of the British went to a part of Gaul (France) called Armorica. In that region they eventually became the primary culture, and the region has long been known as _________.

Answer: Brittany

Brittany is the region in northwestern France where some of the descendants of the ancient British or Britons still live to this day.
5. In and around the 5th and 6th centuries AD, the remaining British that did not move across the channel to Armorica were eventually pushed into which areas?

Answer: Cornwall, Strathclyde, Cumbria and Wales

After a while Cornwall was assimilated into England, and Strathclyde was split between England and Scotland. Wales was eventually subdued as well, but has to this day retained a separate identity.
6. The origins of the word for Wales comes from the term the English used for the Britons, "Welsh." The derivative definition of the word "Welsh" means _________?

Answer: Foreigners

This is a term that the English used for the early Britons.
7. The region roughly equivalent to modern day Scotland was once called __________ by the Romans?

Answer: Caledonia

They called it "Caledonia." At the time the Romans ruled "Britain" there were no Scots in Scotland, they still lived in Ireland (which at that time was called "Hibernia"). Caledonia was mainly inhabited by a group of people that the Romans called "Picts." After approximately the fifth century AD, a number of Scots crossed to the west coast of Caledonia and settled there.

After a number of centuries it is thought that the Scots and the Picts basically amalgamated or that the Scots basically absorbed the Picts.
8. The Anglo-Saxons were "Christians," while the British were "Pagans" and had yet to be converted to "Christianity."

Answer: False

Actually The Anglo-Saxons were the so-called "Pagans," while the early British were the so-called "Christians", the former Roman occupiers had exposed them to Christianity. Although the term "Christian" for all these groups mentioned seems to be "in name-only" as they all seem to have battled and murdered one another for "Political Freedom" or dominance over the other, something directly opposite of what Jesus seems to have taught in Matthew 5:39 & 5:44 and John 18:36.
9. In the Middle Ages there was a group of people who considered themselves to be "Celts" and "Celtic."

Answer: False

In earlier times (BC) there were groups of people, that the Greeks called "Keltoi." In modern times the linguistic term "Celtic," has been attached to a complete grouping of the "Indo-European" language derivation, which would include the ancient Britons, Gallic, Scottish, Irish, Cornish and Breton dialects.

But during the Middle Ages there was no group of people within the aforementioned group or without, which considered itself as "Celts" or "Celtic".
10. This last question will be a little more difficult. Name the first King that came out of the "House of Wessex."

Answer: Egbert

It was Egbert who started the lineage of Wessex and reigned from 802-839 AD.
Source: Author Berkshire12

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