Boudica
Boudica
  • 1. Who was Boudica?
A) Greek philosopher
B) Chinese empress
C) Roman general
D) Queen of the Iceni tribe
  • 2. Boudica rebelled against which empire?
A) Persian Empire
B) Roman Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Mongol Empire
  • 3. What was the name of Boudica's husband?
A) Prasutagus
B) Cleopatra
C) Marcus Aurelius
D) Julius Caesar
  • 4. What was the name of the Roman governor who faced Boudica's rebellion?
A) Augustus
B) Julius Caesar
C) Nero
D) Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
  • 5. What is the meaning of the name Boudica?
A) Strength
B) Victory
C) Love
D) Wisdom
  • 6. How is Boudica often portrayed in modern culture?
A) As a symbol of British resistance against oppression
B) As a Roman heroine
C) As a Greek goddess
D) As a peace advocate
  • 7. Who did Boudica first attack in her rebellion?
A) Athens
B) Camulodunum (Colchester)
C) Rome
D) Alexandria
  • 8. Which Roman historian documented Boudica's rebellion?
A) Suetonius
B) Pliny the Elder
C) Cicero
D) Tacitus
  • 9. What was the original Brythonic name meaning for 'Boudica'?
A) 'Noble Leader'
B) 'Fierce Warrior'
C) 'Queen of Iceni'
D) 'Victorious Woman'
  • 10. Which legion was defeated by Boudica's forces?
A) Legio II Augusta
B) Legio X Gemina
C) Legio IX Hispana
D) Legio V Alaudae
  • 11. What was the estimated number of people killed by Boudica's followers?
A) 30,000–40,000
B) 100,000–110,000
C) 50,000–60,000
D) 70,000–80,000 Romans and Britons
  • 12. What did Nero consider after the crisis of 60/61?
A) Forgiving Boudica and her followers
B) Sending more troops to Britain
C) Withdrawing all his imperial forces from Britain
D) Expanding Roman territories in Britain
  • 13. Which historian's account of Boudica survives only through an 11th-century epitome?
A) Tacitus
B) Cassius Dio
C) Pliny the Elder
D) Suetonius
  • 14. What did the Iceni produce that was among the earliest known in Britain?
A) Coins
B) Tools
C) Textiles
D) Pottery
  • 15. In what year did Prasutagus die, leading to events contributing to the revolt?
A) AD 66
B) AD 43
C) AD 60/61
D) AD 47
  • 16. What was the name of the procurator sent to secure the Iceni kingdom for Rome?
A) Catus Decianus
B) Claudius
C) Publius Ostorius Scapula
D) Seneca
  • 17. What did Boudica stress could not be enjoyed under slavery?
A) Honor
B) Wealth
C) Freedom
D) Peace
  • 18. Which scholar's work included two characters, 'Voadicia' and 'Bunduca', both based on Boudica?
A) Raphael Holinshed
B) Polydore Vergil
C) Hector Boece
D) Petruccio Ubaldini
  • 19. To which goddess did Boudica call for aid during the revolt?
A) Andraste
B) Venus
C) Diana
D) Minerva
  • 20. Which other municipium did Boudica's army sack?
A) Mona
B) Verulamium (modern St Albans)
C) Londinium
D) Camulodunum
  • 21. Who wrote 'A Pageant of Great Women' featuring Boudica?
A) Cicely Hamilton
B) Francis Barker
C) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
D) William Cowper
  • 22. Which composer set a version of the play 'Bonduca' to music in 1695?
A) John Fletcher
B) Henry Purcell
C) Edmund Spenser
D) Raphael Holinshed
  • 23. Who did Boudica blame for not expelling the Romans initially?
A) Nero
B) The Iceni tribe
C) Herself
D) Publius Ostorius Scapula
  • 24. Which historian's work first introduced Boudica to a British audience?
A) Petruccio Ubaldini
B) Raphael Holinshed
C) Polydore Vergil
D) Hector Boece
  • 25. How many Roman auxiliaries were available in London to fight Boudica's army?
A) 200 auxiliaries
B) 10,000 men
C) 120,000 men
D) 50,000 men
  • 26. Which poet wrote 'Boadicea: An Ode' that contributed to Boudica becoming a cultural icon?
A) Edward Barnard
B) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
C) Francis Barker
D) William Cowper
  • 27. In which publication did Boudica first appear as 'Voadicia'?
A) Anglica Historia by Polydore Vergil
B) The History and Chronicles of Scotland by Hector Boece
C) The Lives of the Noble Ladies of the Kingdom of England and Scotland by Petruccio Ubaldini
D) Chronicles by Raphael Holinshed
  • 28. Which city features a statue of Boudica in the Marble Hall?
A) King's Cross station
B) Colchester Town Hall
C) London Victoria Embankment
D) Cardiff City Hall
  • 29. Who sculpted the statue 'Boadicea and Her Daughters' that was positioned on the Victoria Embankment in 1902?
A) Clayton Bell
B) William Parkinson
C) Thomas Thornycroft
D) L J Watts
  • 30. What happened to the inhabitants of Camulodunum who took refuge in the Temple of Claudius?
A) They successfully defended themselves
B) They were taken as prisoners
C) They were killed after two days
D) They escaped to Londinium
  • 31. What name did Edmund Spenser use for Boudica in his poem?
A) 'Bonduca'
B) 'Voadicia'
C) 'Voada'
D) 'Bunduca'
  • 32. Which statue of Boudica was unveiled by David Lloyd George in 1916?
A) The one at Colchester Town Hall
B) The one on Victoria Embankment
C) The one at King's Cross station
D) The one at Cardiff City Hall
  • 33. Who attempted to relieve Camulodunum but suffered a defeat?
A) Quintus Petillius Cerialis
B) Suetonius Paulinus
C) Catus Decianus
D) Boudica
  • 34. In which year was the poem 'Boädicéa' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson published?
A) 1790
B) 1859
C) 1815
D) 1864
  • 35. What was the name of the footpath that passes through countryside between Norwich and Diss?
A) Boudica's Way
B) Queen Boudica Path
C) Boadicea Trail
D) Iceni Route
  • 36. Who is credited with writing the play 'Bonduca'?
A) Hector Boece
B) Edmund Spenser
C) John Fletcher
D) Henry Purcell
  • 37. In which work by Raphael Holinshed did Boudica appear as 'Voadicia'?
A) The Lives of the Noble Ladies
B) The History and Chronicles of Scotland
C) Anglica Historia
D) Chronicles
  • 38. How did Dio incorrectly spell Boudica's name?
A) Buduica
B) Boudicca
C) Bonduca
D) Boadicea
  • 39. Which engraving influenced Tennyson's depiction of Boudica?
A) Stothard's 1812 engraving
B) Parkinson's illustrations
C) Barnard's illustration
D) Havell's depiction
  • 40. Which novel by G. A. Henty, illustrated by William Parkinson, features Boudica and is based on Tacitus' accounts?
A) Boadicea: An Ode
B) Beric the Briton
C) The Costume of the Original Inhabitants
D) A Pageant of Great Women
  • 41. Which work by Francis Barker contained patriotic and Christian themes?
A) Boadicea: An Ode
B) "Boadicea" (1859)
C) The Costume of the Original Inhabitants
D) A Pageant of Great Women
  • 42. What is the Proto-Celtic origin of Boudica's name?
A) *boudīkā 'victorious'
B) *boudā 'defeat'
C) *boudā 'peace'
D) *boudīkā 'leader'
  • 43. Which poet's work depicted Boudica as a violent and bloodthirsty warrior?
A) Edward Barnard
B) William Cowper
C) Francis Barker
D) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
  • 44. Which town did Suetonius decide to abandon due to being outnumbered?
A) Mona
B) Camulodunum
C) Londinium
D) Verulamium
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