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I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each 　 unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and 　 D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or 　　 　 answers the question. 1. The first known settlers of Britain were the ____. 　 A. Celts 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Iberians 　 C. Beaker Folk 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Romans 2. The Celts' religion was ____. 　 A. Buddhism 　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. Islam 　 C. Druidism 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Christianity 3. Roman control was only effective in ____. 　 A. Scotland　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Wales 　 C. London 　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. The southeast of Britain 4. Christianity was first brought to England by the ____. 　 A. Romans 　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Celts 　 C. Anglo-Saxons 　　　　　　 　　　 D. Danes 5. The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly 400 years and they 　 pulled out in ____. 　 A. 306 AD 　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. 410 AD 　 C. 446 AD 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. 1066 AD 6. Which of the following tribes came to Britain first? 　 A. The Angles. 　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Saxons. 　 C. The Gaels. 　　　　　　　　 　　 D. The Jutes. 7. ____ became the first real king of England, though he did not assume that 　 style. 　 A. Offa 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Egbert 　 C. Vortigern 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Hengist 8. ____ became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. 　 A. Columba 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Ethelbert 　 C. St. Augustine 　　　　　　　　　 D. Egbert 9. The Vikings began to attack various parts of England from the end of the 　 ____century. 　 A. 7th 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 8th 　 C. 9th 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.10th 10. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? 　 A. The Anglo-Saxons. 　　　　　　　 B. The Normans. 　 C. The Vikings.　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Romans

　　

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 　 A. Alfred the Great started the English navy. 　 B. Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon any, making it more 　　　　 efficient. 　 C. Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal System. 　 D. Alfred the Great impose a tax, called the Danegeld, on the Saxons. 12. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 　 A. Canute was chosen by the Witan as king of England. 　 B. Canute was a warrior king and fought many battles against the 　　　　 Normans. 　 C. Canute divided power between Danes and Saxons. 　 D. Canute forced Malcolm II, king of the Scots, to recognize him as 　　　　 overlord. 13. Which of the following is NOT true? 　 A. Edward the Confessor was more French than English. 　 B. Edward the Confessor filled his court with 'foreign' favorites. 　 C. Edward the Confessor was on very good terms with his father-in-law, 　　　　 Earl Godwin. 　 D. Edward the Confessor appointed a Norman priest Archbishop of 　　　　 Canterbury. 14. When Edward the Confessor died, ____was chosen by the Witan as king Of 　　 England. 　 A. the king of Norway 　 B. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex 　 C. Edgar, Edward's nephew 　 D. Tostig, the deposed Earl of Northumbria 15. Tostig, Harold's brother, joined____, and made an attempt to recover his 　　 lost earldom of Northumbria. 　 A. Harold Hardrada, King of Norway 　 B. Edgar, Edward's nephew 　 C. Malcolm II, King of the Scots 　 D. Hardicanute 16. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of 　　 Hastings in____. 　 A. 1086　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 1066 　 C. 1035　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 1381 17. William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on____, he was crowned king of 　　 England. 　 A. Easter Day　　　　　　　　　　　 B. St. Andrew's Day 　 C. Christmas Day 　　　　　　　　　 D. Boxing Day 18. William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as____. 　 A. William the Confessor　　　　 　 B. William Lion-Heart 　 C. the father of the British navy　 D. William the Conqueror 19. Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and 　　 given to____. 　 A. the Norman barons　　　　 　　　 B. the Danes 　 C. the Irish　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. the Scots 20. The Norman Conquest is perhaps ____event in English history. 　 A. a trifling　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the best-known 　 C. a horrifying　　　　　　　　　　 D. a sensational 　 1. B 　　2. C 　　3. D 　　4. A 　　5. B 　　6. C 　　7. B 　　8. C 　9. B l0. A　11. D 　　12. B 　l3. C 　 l4. B 　 l5. A 　 16. B　 17. C 　l8. D 19. A 　20. B