Chapter 3: Test 6 Welcome to your Chapter 3: Test 6 Test Name Email Phone Number 1. What was the most spoken language during the Iron Age? Celtic English Welsh Anglo-Saxon None 2. Who was the first English Prime Minister? Lord Frederick North William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland Baroness Margaret Thatcher Sir Robert Walpole None 3. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The Union Flag comprises four crosses, one for each part of the United Kingdom. FALSE TRUE None 4. Which TWO are plays by William Shakespeare? A Midsummer Night’s Dream Romeo and Juliet Oliver twist Pride and Prejudice 5. What were ‘the Troubles’ about? Setting up an English Parliament Disagreement over Ireland becoming one country Independence for Scotland Independence for Wales None 6. What is the meaning of the term ‘Habeas corpus’? You must obey the law You should not go to court You must present the person in court You should be judged None 7. The UK is not a full member of the European Union because it does not use the Euro currency: FALSE TRUE None 8. What is the meaning of ‘Magna Carta’? The Knight’s Charter The Great Charter The Tiny Charter The Queen’s Charter None 9. What type of government was formed after the General Election of 2010? National Coalition All-party One-party None 10. What animal is represented in the Welsh flag? A dog A fish A dragon A cat None 11. Which of the following statements is correct? ‘The Divine Right of Kings’ meant that the king was appointed by God. ‘The Divine Right of Kings’ meant that the English king should rule France. None 12. What was the symbol of the House of Tudor? A white rose A white rose with a red rose inside it A red rose with a white rose inside it A blue rose with a blue rose inside it None 13. Which TWO were associated with King Charles I and Parliament during the English Civil War? Luddites Cavaliers Roundheads Tories 14. Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War? The Battle of Waterloo Battle of Trafalgar Battle of Hastings The Battle of Agincourt None 15. What important event happened in England in 1066? The building of the Offa Dyke The Roman left England The Battle of Bannockburn The Norman invasion None 16. Is the statement TRUE or FALSE?‘The Restoration’ refers to the re-establishment of Catholicism as the official Church in the 17th century. FALSE TRUE None 17. In 1348 a third of the populations of England, Wales and Scotland died as a result of which plague? The White Death The Blue Death The Green Death The Black Death None 18. Which of the following statements is correct? Elizabeth I had very good relations with Parliament. Elizabeth I handled Parliament very badly during her reign. None 19. Who established the Church of England? Henry VIII The King and Queen Henry V The Archbishop of Canterbury None 20. Why was Magna Carta important? It established a system of free education. It limited the power of the monarch. It gave all men the vote. It gave women legal rights. None 21. In 1999 which TWO new national bodies were established? Welsh Assembly House of Lords Scottish Parliament English Parliament 22. Which famous economist developed ideas about economics during the 18th century and which are still referred to today? Adam Smith David Ricardo Charles Fourier Thomas Robert Malthus None 23. Which of the following statements is correct? The industrial Revolution introduced changes in the banking system in the 1970s. The Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. None 24. Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’? Sir Clive Sinclair James Goodfellow Shepherd-Barron Sir Tim Berners-Lee None Thank you for taking - Chapter 3: Test 6. Time's upTime is Up! Munira Begum2021-01-25T11:10:00+00:00
