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