1) England became inhabited more than a) 800,000 years ago, b) 80,000 years ago, c) 8,000 years ago, d) 800 years ago, 2) Stonehenge is near a) Newcastle b) London c) Bristol d) Salisbury 3) In AD 43 the ____________ conquest of Britain began. a) Norman b) Roman c) Viking d) Anglo-Saxon e) French 4) Raids by Vikings became frequent after about AD _______ . a) 200 b) 600 c) 800 d) 1000 e) 1200 5) 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops—was led by the Duke of Normandy. He then became King of England ____________________________ . a) Henry VIII b) William the Conqueror c) Edward the Confessor d) King Lear 6) Which of the following statements about Henry VIII are true? a) He was Queen Elizabeth I's father. b) He had 5 wives. c) He founded his own church and became head of it. d) He was Welsh. e) He was father of Mary Tudor, known as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, who was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556. 7) Which of those are true about Queen Elizabeth I? a) She liked theatre. b) The famous Sir Francis Drake was her lover. c) She loved Spain and almost got married to the Spanish King Fillip II. d) She had her sister imprisoned and later executed. e) She was Catholic. 8) King James I of England and King James VI of Scotland were _______________. a) twin brothers. b) not related. c) the same person. d) fought to defend their countiries. 9) Which of the following, about Queen Victoria, are true? a) She was Empress of India. b) She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland c) She married Alfons of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. d) She had 9 children. e) She ruled for 63 years.

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