11. James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I and became James I of England
in ____.
A. 1601 B. 1603
C. 1615 D. 1625
12. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The Puritans believed that the Reformation had gone too far.
B. The Puritans became very powerful in Parliament.
C. The Puritans were very happy when they heard that James had become
king of England.
D. The Puritans called for a purer form of worship.
13. The Puritans suspected James I of England being a secret ____because of
his pro-Spanish foreign policy and his son's Spanish marriage alliance.
A. Buddhist B. Catholic
C. Protestant D. Muslim
14. In ____ a small group of Puritans sailed from Plymouth in the Mayflower,
and found New Plymouth in America, Britain's first settlement in the New
World.
A. 1614 B. 1615
C. 1620 D. 1621
15. The Great Civil War, as it became known, lasted from ____ until 1646.
A. 1639 B. 1640
C. 1641 D. 1642
16. When the First Civil War broke out ____men were at Charles I's command.
A. 1,000 B. 2,000
C. 3,000 D. 4,000
17. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
in 1653 by the Petition of Right.
B. Oliver Cromwell crushed without mercy a rebellion in Ireland.
C. Oliver Cromwell suppressed the Levellers, a group within his own
army who advocated total religious and social equality.
D. Oliver Cromwell replaced the Rump with an assembly largely chosen by
himself.
18. In 1660 the monarchy was restored and Charles I's son was brought back
from ____, where he had fled for safety.
A. Flanders B. France
C. Holland D. Germany
19. After the Restoration, Parliament passed a series of severe laws called
____against the Puritans, now known as Conformists.
A. Agreement of People B. The Petition of Right
C. The Clarendon Code D. The Act of Supremacy
20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The Bill of Rights excluded any Roman Catholics from the succession.
B. The Bill of Rights confirmed the principle of parliamentary
supremacy.
C. The Bill of Rights guaranteed free speech within both the House of
Lords and the House of Commons.
D. The Bill of Rights requested that no taxes should be raised without
consent of Parliament.
1.C 2. B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.A 13. B 14. C 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.D