Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.
- The first document to establish kings were not above the law was the
a) Bill of Rights.
b) Declaration of Independence.
c) Magna Carta.
d) Parliamentary Rules.
- The word "republic" refers to a
a) dictatorship.
b) democracy.
c) constitutional monarchy.
d) government with no monarchy.
- Mercantilism
a) was a military system by which the Governor commanded the arny.
b) insisted on a favourable balance of trade.
c) was adopted in England but not in France.
d) claimed that state power was based on land armies.
- Which of the following events took place FIRST?
a) The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock.
b) Charles I was beheaded.
c) James I became king of England.
d) The English Civil War began.
- In 1605, Guy Fawkes
a) commanded a Royalist army against French Hugenots in La Rochelle.
b) became the first Catholic prime minister of England.
c) attempted to blow up the Parliament Buildings in London.
d) led a Protestant revolt against James I.
- In the 1600's, the official church in England was the
a) Roman Catholic Church.
b) Calvanist Church.
c) Anglican Church.
d) Presbyterian Church.
- Which of the following Englishmen was a Catholic?
a) James I
b) Oliver Cromwell
c) Archbishop Laud
d) William III
- James I was a member of which church?
a) Anglican
b) Presbyterian
c) Roman Catholic
d) Calvinist
- Archbishop Laud insisted on high church rituals and in response,
a) many Puritans moved to America.
b) many Puritans supported his ideas.
c) many Puritans burned hymn books in protest.
d) many Puritans joined the Church of England.
- When Archbishop Laud tried to make the Presbyterian Scots accept the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the Scots
a) revolted.
b) reluctantly accepted the archbishop's directive.
c) ignored the directive.
d) heartily accepted the new prayer book.
- Puritans were often persecuted for their beliefs and many
a) converted to Anglicanism.
b) established fortified communities.
c) were publically executed.
d) left England to find religious freedom.
- According to many Puritans, women were responsible for
a) committing original sin.
b) resisting temptation.
c) converting non-believers.
d) saving mankind.
- Many "witches" in the 17th century
a) were accepted into upper society.
b) had a knowledge of traditional medicine.
c) opened schools and centres of learning.
d) joined the Anglican Church.
- Most witchcraft trials in the 17th century did NOT involve
a) the influence of a mob of hysterical people.
b) the use of "trial by ordeal".
c) the examination of factual evidence.
d) the use of unproven accusations.
- The statement"There are no privileges and immunities which can stand against a divinely appointed king" forms the basis of the
a) Stuart notion of absolutism.
b) Stuart notion of constitutionalism.
c) English Parliament's notion of democracy.
d) English Parliament's notion of constitutionalism.
- The early Stuart kings believed in
a) the supremacy of Parliament.
b) the Divine Right of Kings.
c) full social democracy.
d) a constitutional monarchy.
- James I believed in
a) the supremacy of Parliament.
b) full social democracy.
c) the divine right of kings.
d) a constitutional monarchy.
- James I believed that his right to rule came from
a) the House of Commons.
b) the House of Lords.
c) the will of the people.
d) God.
- James I was from
a) Scotland.
b) Ireland.
c) England.
d) the Netherlands.
- Charles I quarrelled with Parliament over taxation and
a) Parliament refused to accept his demands.
b) Charles I accepted the Parliament's supremacy.
c) Charles I joined the Roman Catholic Church.
d) the Puritans supported his right to raise taxes.
- In 1628, the "Petition of Rights"
a) limited the power of the king.
b) raised money for the war in Europe.
c) attempted to remove Charles I as king.
d) led to the persecution of the Puritans.
- The secret court which Charles I used to punish his enemies was
a) the Old Bailey.
b) the Supreme Court.
c) the Court of Star Chamber.
d) the Court of King's bench.
- The "Long Parliament"
a) sat for ten hours each day.
b) sat for fifty weeks.
c) sat for thirteen years.
d) gave Charles I more money than he needed.
- The "Long Parliament" attempted to limit the power of
a) the King.
b) the Puritans.
c) the city merchants.
d) the Roundheads.
- The English "Long Parliament"
a) enacted legislation supporting absolutism.
b) supported the Catholic friends of Charles II.
c) supported Charles II as a military leader.
d) enacted legislation against absolutism.
- Charles I forced Parliament to call for an army when he
a) insulted the Speaker of the House of Lords.
b) ordered Parliament abolished.
c) executed radical members of Parliament.
d) marched on Parliament with 500 Royalists.
- The "Roundheads" were
a) members of the Parliament's army.
b) members of the Royalist army.
c) bishops loyal to William Laud.
d) Irish Catholics.
- The "Cavaliers" were
a) members of the Parliament's army.
b) members of the Royalist army.
c) bishops loyal to William Laud.
d) Irish Protestants.
- The leader of the New Model Army was
a) Charles I.
b) Prince Rupert.
c) John Hampden.
d) Oliver Cromwell.
- The English Civil War was caused in large part by
a) the wars of religion in Europe.
b) Cromwell's desire to rule England.
c) Charles I's arbitrary rule.
d) Parliament's decsion to try the king for treason.
- During the Civil War, Parliament was mostly supported by
a) nobles.
b) Catholics.
c) peasants.
d) the middle class.
- One long range effect of the Civil War and the Commonwealth was
a) to give Puritans permanent control of Parliament.
b) to limit the power of the British monarch.
c) to make England a republic.
d) end the privileges of the English nobles.
- By 1649, the Long Parliament was much smaller because
a) Charles I had forced many Puritans and Presbyterians to leave.
b) Cromwell had forced many Presbyterians and royalists to leave.
c) the Presbyterians had forced many Puritans and royalists to leave.
d) the members had voted to support the tax increases of Charles I.
- "Pride's Purge" of 1649 referred to
a) Charles I's attempt to escape from custody.
b) the arrest and execution of Charles I.
c) the reduction in the number of members in the "Long Parliament".
d) the destruction of the Star Chamber.
- In 1649, Parliament charged Charles I with
a) treason and making war on the people.
b) disobeying the Anglican Church.
c) witchcraft.
d) accepting bribes from the Star Chamber.
- In 1649, Parliament sentenced Charles I to
a) life in exile in France.
b) life in jail in the Tower of London.
c) life under house arrest in Scotland.
d) death on the scaffold.
- Between 1649 and 1658, England was ruled by
a) Charles I.
b) Charles II.
c) a committee of Puritans.
d) Oliver Cromwell.
- Cromwell's government is best described as a
a) constitutional state.
b) democratic state.
c) military dictatorship.
d) monarchy.
- The Calvinist "blue laws" prohibited
a) rule by dictatorship.
b) sports, dancing and Christmas.
c) collecting taxes.
d) work after sundown.
- In the 17th century, English diet changed because of
a) new techniques to preserve meat.
b) the importing of new foods.
c) shortages due to poor harvests.
d) increasing consumption of fresh fruit.
- In the mid-1600's, the "diggers" were people who
a) believed in communal living and attempted to farm the swamps near London.
b) played popular music and traveled from village to village.
c) repaired the canals and lived on houseboats.
d) lived in the cemetaries and helped the priest with burial services.
- In the mid-1600's, the "levellers" were extreme Puritans who
a) advocated agrarianism and helped farmers straighten the edges of their fields.
b) called for social equality and were arrested by Cromwell.
c) proposed the appointment of William of Orange as King of England.
d) planned to tear down the ancient monuments such as Stonehenge.
Answer key 1. c 9. a 17. c 25. d 33. b 41. a 2. d 10. a 18. d 26. _ 34. c 42. b 3. b 11. d 19. a 27. a 35. a 43. _ 4. c 12. a 20. a 28. b 36. d 44. _ 5. c 13. b 21. a 29. d 37. d 45. _ 6. c 14. c 22. c 30. c 38. c 46. _ 7. a 15. a 23. c 31. d 39. b 47. _ 8. c 16. b 24. a 32. b 40. _ 48. _
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