Unit 12 - Ireland Pre-Viking
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What was the basic unit of Irish social organisation to 5th - 6th century AD?
- lordship
- tribe
- kingdom
- kins
- family
What was the primitive alphabet developed in Ireland?
- runes
- latin
- ogam
- writing
- inscriptions
A settlement built on a natural or artificial island was a .........................
- crannog
- rath
- cashel
- fort
- monastery
How many enclosed sites of the period have been estimated in Ireland altogether?
- 5,000
- 10,000
- 60,000
- 90,000
- 100,000
Where were the larger monasteries most commonly situated?
- on the coast
- on navigable rivers
- on islands
- in populous areas
- near royal sites