British History_Mock exam

Which one is the good match?

• Tudor dynasty - 18th century

• Hanoverian dynasty - 17th century

• Norman dynasty - 11th century

• Plantagenets - 16th century

Who were contemporaries? Choose the one CORRECT match.

• Harold Godwinson - General Monck

• Charles II - Thomas Paine

• Edmund Burke - William the Conqueror

• Benjamin Disraeli - William Gladstone

Who was the opponent of James II? Choose the one CORRECT answer.

• William I

• William II

• William III

• Henry VIII

Which one did NOT happen during the reign of Queen Victoria?

• The exploration of Australia

• The Indian Mutiny

• The building of the Crystal Palace

• The Berlin Conference

Which party did Margaret Thatcher belong to?

• Conservative

• Labour

• Liberal

• Democratic Unionist

What did John Wyclif criticize? Choose the one CORRECT option.

• the English translation of the Bible

• the privileges of the Jews

• the unjust electoral system

• the Catholic Church

Which one was NOT a pillar of the British welfare state?

• NHS

• state comprehensive schools

• nationalization of mines

• flat building program

What was a major and short-term consequence of the last Jacobite rising?

• The Battle of the Boyne

• The Highland Clearances

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Pilgrimage of Grace

The laws known as ......... were passed during the Napoleonic years and in the following decades.

• Corn Laws

• Poor Laws

• Test Acts

• Factory Acts