Lesson Y7-U03-L05

How Far Did the Normans Change England Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 3

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U03-L05, How Far Did the Normans Change England: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Year 7: Norman England, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Roughly what share of the English population were Normans after 1066?

    • 1 in 50
    • 1 in 10
    • 1 in 5
    • 1 in 500

  2. Which language did the new ruling class speak after 1066?

    • Old English
    • Latin only
    • Norman French
    • Old Norse

  3. Which language did the Church and official records use after 1066?

    • Old Norse
    • Latin
    • Norman French
    • Old English

  4. What language did ordinary English people keep speaking at home?

    • English
    • Latin
    • German
    • French

  5. Which group did the Normans replace at the top of the Church?

    • Bishops and abbots
    • Monks and friars
    • Popes and cardinals
    • Vicars and priests

  6. Which great stone cathedral was built by the Normans?

    • Salisbury Cathedral
    • Exeter Cathedral
    • Durham Cathedral
    • Wells Cathedral

  7. What was the main purpose of Norman stone cathedrals?

    • Storing grain
    • Housing peasants
    • Defending towns
    • Showing power

  8. What remained the same for ordinary churchgoers after the conquest?

    • Norman priests everywhere
    • Local parish churches
    • Latin services only
    • New holy days

  9. How did the small Norman ruling group control England?

    • Destroying all towns
    • Mass colonisation
    • Controlling top institutions
    • Banning local farming

  10. Who raised live farm animals in Norman England?

    • Norman knights
    • English peasants
    • French barons
    • Italian traders

  11. Which pair of words shows the French influence on the names of meat?

    • Sheep and cow
    • Pig and sheep
    • Cow and pig
    • Beef and pork

  12. Which language heavily added vocabulary to English after 1066?

    • French
    • Spanish
    • Celtic
    • Greek

  13. What do historians weigh against change when judging history?

    • Rebellion
    • Migration
    • Continuity
    • Progress

  14. Who did William appoint to lead the English Church?

    • Viking monks
    • Saxon elders
    • Norman clergy
    • Roman senators

  15. What strict new rule was introduced for priests?

    • Tax exemption
    • Mandatory travel
    • Military service
    • Celibacy

  16. What major life events did the parish church mark?

    • Births and deaths
    • Land sales
    • Army drafts
    • Tax payments

  17. What did lists of bishops from 1090 reveal?

    • Papal decline
    • Saxon dominance
    • Viking leadership
    • Norman takeover

  18. Which part of daily life stayed mostly unchanged?

    • Church leadership
    • Royal government
    • Farming and villages
    • Law courts

  19. Which farm animal name comes from Old English?

    • Beef
    • Pork
    • Mutton
    • Pig

  20. What was William's main motive for reforming the Church?

    • Increasing taxes
    • Building cathedrals
    • Spiritual devotion
    • Control and rewards

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