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