Starter quiz

  • Which of the below were Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
    • Wessex  ✓
    • Northumbria  ✓
    • London
    • York
    • Mercia  ✓
  • What is the correct definition of a 'heathen'?
    • a person who is a leader of a widely held religion.
    • a person who does not belong to a widely held religion.  ✓
    • a person who follows a widely held religion.
  • What was the name of the Viking army that arrived in East Anglia in 865 CE?
    • The Great Pagan Army
    • The Great Holy Army
    • The Great Fierce Army
    • The Great Heathen Army  ✓
  • True or false? The Vikings established camps over summer to continue raids.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • Order these events, starting with the earliest.
    • 1
      A huge Viking force, called the Great Heathen Army, arrived in Kent.
    • 2
      The Vikings set up winter camps to continue their raids.
    • 3
      The Great Heathen Army travelled north to East Anglia.
  • What city in the kingdom of Northumbria did the Vikings invade and capture in 866 CE?
    • Dublin
    • Jarrow
    • Iona
    • York  ✓
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