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