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