Starter quiz

  • ______ are people with a high rank in Anglo-Saxon society such as earls.
    • 'Nobles' ✓
  • How did Edward the Confessor demonstrate his closeness to god?
    • By giving alms (charity) to the poor  ✓
    • By building Westminster abbey
    • By always attending church services  ✓
  • 100 years after his death, the Pope made Edward the Confessor a ______.
    • 'saint' ✓
  • What was the Danelaw?
    • a set of laws established by Tostig in Northumbria
    • a region in northern England influenced by Danish laws and customs  ✓
    • a region in southern England influenced by Danish laws and customs
  • How many armed rebels attacked York and killed Tostig’s housecarls at the start of the uprising against Earl Tostig Godwinson?
    • 200  ✓
    • 20
    • 2 000
  • What event marked the beginning of the uprising against Tostig in 1065?
    • assassination ordered by Queen Edith
    • Edward the Confessor's death
    • rebels attacking York  ✓
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