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The Changing Nature of Warfare (Romans until Crimea)
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A GCSE quiz quiz on the #changingnatureofwarfare
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True or false: archers were used at the Battle of Waterloo
True
False
2
True or False: by 1350, the English army was a full-time standing army (no mercenaries etc.)
False
True
3
True or False: Wellington placed his troops behind a ridge at Waterloo
True
False
4
What condition affected Napoleon at Waterloo?
Dysentery
Piles
Ingrowing toenails
Depression
5
Which of these responses sums up how I feel about this class?
I have no human emotions.
I think you are all fantastic and I have LOVED teaching you!
I hate some of you, the rest are just OK.
I hate you all. That's why I'm leaving.
6
In what year was conscription introduced?
1914
1916
1917
1915
7
The formation used by the Romans at Watling Street was
The feigned retreat
The cavalry square
The tortoise
The wedge
8
The name of the army formed by Cromwell in the English Civil War
Cavaliers
New World Order
New Model Army
New Mounted Army
9
The leaders at Waterloo were
Suetonius and Wellington
Nelson and Wellington
Napoleon and Wellington
Napoleon and Nelson
10
Why were early castles easy to destroy with cannon fire?
They were tall and thin and weak at the base
They all had big red targets painted on them
They were top heavy
They were circular and easy to hit
11
What was key to the English winning the battle of Agincourt?
The cavalry
The longbow
The feigned retreat
The crossbow
12
True or False: up until 1350, battles were fought in spring and summer because of the weather
False
True
13
What did the FIRST Assize of Arms do in 1181?
Ordered all English land holders to provide men for the army
Ordered all English men to own a horse
Ordered all English men to practice sword fighting
Ordered all English men to own a bow
14
Who led Roman legions?
The centurion
The caesar
The auxiliary
The legionnaire
15
True or False: both sides had cavalry at Hastings
True
False
16
Why were the Celts (mostly) unable to use their shields at Watling Street?
They didn't have any
They were stolen by a Roman spy
Boudicca told them to drop them as they wouldn't need them
They had to drop them after catching spears in them
17
Which of these armies did not use cavalry?
The English at Agincourt
The New Model Army at Naseby
The British at Waterloo
The Normans at Hastings
18
These soldiers were well trained, permanent soldiers in the Saxon/Medieval armies
Dragoons
Fyrd
Mercenaries
Housecarls
19
The name of Roman troops
Muddy wellies
Capillaries
Mercenaries
Auxiliaries
20
Illnesses like cholera and typhus caused what % f deaths to troops in the early Crimean War?
100%
80%
60%
40%
21
Why did the Normans initially find it hard to beat the Saxons at Hastings?
They weren't very good!
The Saxons were behind a shield wall
The Saxon archers were firing at them
Their leader wasn't there
22
How did the English archers practice?
Shooting at fixed targets
Shooting at trees
Shooting at cloth
Shooting apples off people's heads
23
What slowed down the French as they tried to move backwards at Agincourt?
They were firing arrows back and had to stop to do it
The English archers were still firing at them
They were wearing heavy armour
The ground was heavy clay
24
Who wrote a famous account of the Battle of Watling Street?
Suetonius
Tacitus
Maximus
Boudicca's daughters
25
How many soldiers were in a Roman legion?
4000
2000
6000
8000
26
Led the French cavalry at Waterloo
Blucher
Napoleon
Ney
Dauphin
27
Why did soldiers in the New Model Army generally fight better than previous armies?
They were more likely to be paid
They were all prisoners and were hardened from prison life
They were usually drunk so went into battle without a care!
They were all related to great soldiers from the past
28
What were gladiators?
Slaves forced to fight
Retiring Roman soldiers
People who were 'glad' about fighting
The sons of important Roman soldiers
29
For soldiers who ended up in hospital in Crimea, what percentage died?
30%
20%
10%
40%
30
Which of these in NOT true about the Crimean War?
Both sides did naval battles in wooden ships
It featured small armies far from civilians
The British troops had brightly coloured uniforms
Cavalry was used for a large part of the fighting
31
What did the British make great use of at Waterloo?
Percussion rifles
Dragoons
Longbows
Mobile field artillery
32
Why were percussion bullets (introduced in the Crimean War) so useful?
They could be fired in damp weather
They exploded with double the strength
They could be re-used
They could fit any gun
33
Another word for cannon fire
Drill
Salvo
Flurry
Gall
34
What did Cromwell make effective use of at Naseby?
dragoons
dragons
cannons
longbows
35
True or False: dragoons were equally skilled at fighting on horseback and on foot
True
False
36
Where did the English archers place themselves at the Battle of Agincourt?
Behind some bushes
Behind their supply wagons
Behind trees in woods
Behind their horses
37
What improved as a result of the Crimean War?
The quality of British Army Hospitals
The quality of British cavalry
The quality of British Army uniforms
The quality of British archers
38
True or False: Wellington used archers to take out the French cavalry at Waterloo
True
False
39
The Battle of Hastings took place in...
1215
1642
1066
1815
40
What is a skirmish?
An attack on a town, city or castle
A soldier who fights on horseback
A quick fight between two small groups
A payment given to a mercenary
41
What is the similarity between Watling Street and Agincourt
The winning side used cavalry to chase after the enemy
The winning side used longbows to take out the opposition
The winning side used cannons to take out the enemy cavalry
The winning side used narrow space to pack the enemy in
42
How did the Normans break through the shield wall?
They pretended they were all dead
They pretended to run away
They jumped over it with their horses
They rode straight at it with their horses
43
After Florence Nightingale stepped in, what percentage died in hospitals then?
10%
2%
No-one died
5%
44
True or False: before 1350, armies were nearly always led by kings/rulers
False
True
45
How many men were in the New Model Army?
22,000
16,000
40,000
8000
46
What is a siege?
An attack on a town, city or castle
A soldier who fights on horseback
A payment given to a mercenary
A quick fight between two small groups
47
These were soldiers who could be hired for armies
Scandinavians
Mercenaries
Scouts
Housecarls
48
True or False: a soldier's feudal duty (1066 onwards) lasted for half a year
False
True
49
How many archers did Henry V have at Agincourt?
5000
10,000
20,000
1000
50
How many spears did a Roman legionary carry?
Two
Four
Three
One
51
The Battle of Waterloo took place in...
1815
1215
1066
1642
52
True or False: Wellington arranged his troops in infantry squares at Waterloo
False
True
53
What did the English archers target during the Battle of Agincourt?
The French archers
The French king
The French cavalry
The French soldiers' heads
54
Which of these battle commanders did NOT make use of confined spaces to win their battle?
Henry V
Wellington
Cromwell
Suetonius
55
The British soldiers who based themselves in the farmhouse and chateau at Waterloo
The Housecarls
The Coldstream Guards
The Light Brigade
Super Army Soldiers
56
The name given to the English peasant army during Saxon/Medieval times
The fired
The fyrd
The fryd
The fird
57
What was set up as a result of the Crimean War?
The NHS
The Army Medical College
The British Army Medical Brigade
The Royal Army Medical Corps
58
How many troops did Blucher bring to Waterloo?
Around 45,000
Around 25,000
He didn't bring any
Around 5000
59
The Battle of Naseby took place in...
1066
1215
1642
1815
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Boudicca led the Celts at the Battle of...
Agincourt
Waterloo
Naseby
Watling Street
