Chapter 3: Test 5 Welcome to your Chapter 3: Test 5 Test Name Email Phone Number 1. What type of government was formed after the General Election of 2010? All-party One-party National Coalition None 2. When was the hovercraft invented? In the 1950s In the 1940s In the 1930s In the 1920s None 3. Who was the British Minister after Margaret Thatcher? James Callaghan John Major Tony Blair Harold Wilson None 4. What name is given to the period in the 18th century when new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed? The Glorious Ideas The Enlightenment The Tudors The Industrial Revolution None 5. What was the most spoken language during the Iron Age? Anglo-Saxon English Celtic Welsh None 6. Who defeated Emperor Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815? The Duke of Kent The Duke of Wellington The Duke of Lincolnshire Richard Arkwright None 7. Who is the author of the famous play ‘Macbeth’? William Shakespeare Abraham Cowley Charles Perrault Evelyn Waugh None 8. Who was Robert Burns? An Irish playwright A British scientist A Scottish poet A Welsh musician None 9. Who established the Church of England? Henry VIII The King and Queen The Archbishop of Canterbury Henry V None 10. What is the meaning of ‘Magna Carta’? The Tiny Charter The Queen’s Charter The Great Charter The Knight’s Charter None 11. Which German princess got married with Henry VIII? Catherine Howard Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Anne of Cleves None 12. What is the meaning of the term ‘Habeas corpus’? You should be judged You should not go to court You must obey the law You must present the person in court None 13. How many wives did Henry VIII have? FIVE SIX SEVEN TWO None 14. Who was the first English Prime Minister? Baroness Margaret Thatcher Sir Robert Walpole Lord Frederick North William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland None 15. When did the English become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament? In 1400 In 1455 In 1350 In 1467 None 16. Which famous economist developed ideas about economics during the 18th century and which are still referred to today? Adam Smith Thomas Robert Malthus David Ricardo Charles Fourier None 17. Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’? Sir Clive Sinclair Sir Tim Berners-Lee James Goodfellow Shepherd-Barron None 18. When did the Wars of the Roses end? 1485 1455 1475 1465 None 19. Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War? Battle of Trafalgar The Battle of Agincourt The Battle of Waterloo Battle of Hastings None 20. What was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England, known for? Her rebellion against the Anglo-Saxons Her rebellion against the Romans Her rebellion against the Germans Her rebellion against the Celtics None 21. What animal is represented in the Welsh flag? A dragon A cat A dog A fish None 22. During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Where did the engineers come from? Germany France Spain New Zealand None 23. What was the symbol of the House of Tudor? A white rose A red rose with a white rose inside it A white rose with a red rose inside it A blue rose with a blue rose inside it None 24. The UK is not a full member of the European Union because it does not use the Euro currency: TRUE FALSE None Thank you for taking - Chapter 3: Test 5. Time's upTime is Up! Munira Begum2021-01-25T11:10:00+00:00
