1) When did the Romans leave Britain? a) 410CE b) 400CE c) 420CE d) 405CE 2) Which northern tribes raided Britain after the Romans left? a) The Jukes b) The Angles c) The Scots d) The Picts e) The Welsh 3) Where did the Saxons come from? a) Southern Denmark b) Northern Denmark c) Germany and the Netherlands 4) What did the Jutes, Angles and Saxons get for helping Britons? a) Land b) Nothing c) Land and money 5) What was life like in early Anglo-Saxon Britain? a) Anglo-Saxons only lived in the mountains. b) People lived in towns and cities. like the Romans. c) People lived in small villages by rivers and the sea. d) People lived in towns. 6) England was covered in a dense forest and wolves roamed wild in early Anglo-Saxon times. a) False b) True 7) Select a statement that is TRUE about Anglo-Saxons. a) They were barbarians and savages. b) They lived in large towns and cities. c) They were talented craftspeople. 8) What was important about Sutton Hoo? a) A village was discovered there. b) A boat burial was unearthed. c) It was a fortified building used by Romans and Anglo-Saxons. d) It was a large town. 9) What was found at Sutton Hoo? a) The remains of a Roman building. b) A chariot c) Grave goods which gave us clues about Anglo-Saxon life.   10) Who do archaeologists think may have been buried at Sutton Hoo? a) King Offa b) King Alfred c) King Edmund d) King Raedwald 11) What does the place ending '-ham' mean? a) Fortified place b) Farm c) River crossing d) Village 12) What does the place ending '-ford' mean? a) River crossing b) Village c) Farm d) Fortified place 13) Pagan means a) to believe in one god b) to believe in many gods 14) What was the name of the Pope who sent the missionary Augustine to Britain? a) Pope Germaine. b) Pope Genesis c) Pope Gregory. d) Pope Green. 15) When was the missionary Augustine sent to Britain? a) 577 CE. b) 597 CE. c) B 587 CE. 16) Which Anglo-Saxon king of Kent converted to Christianity? a) King Alfred. b) King Ethelbet. c) King Edward the Confessor. 17) How did Christianity change early Anglo-Saxon Britain? a) Christianity didn't change pagan beliefs and people still believed in spirits of nature and many gods. b) Only poor Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity. c) Many churches and monasteries were built to worship Christian beliefs. d) 18) Which city became the capital for English Christianity? a) Buckingham b) Canterbury  c) Oxford d) Cambridge

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