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