Restoration Quiz Review

Leading to the outbreak of the English civil war in 1642, Charles I and Parliament struggled over?

• taxation authority

• religious authority

• political authority

• social media authority

What happened to King Charles I after his defeat in the civil war?

• He continued to fight against the Roundheads

• He went into exile in France.

• He was beheaded

• He became Lord Protector of England.

Who was Lord and Protector of England after Charles I and before Charles II?

• William Shakespeare

• Richard III

• Winston Churchill

• Oliver Cromwell

Who became the King of England after the monarchy was restored in 1660?

• Charles I

• Charles II

• William of Orange

• Oliver Cromwell

What were the names of the couple invited to take the throne to prevent another Catholic being king?

• William III and Mary II

• William III and Anne

• James II and Mary

• George I and Mary II

The transition to the dual monarchs happened without bloodshed and was hailed as the ______?

• The Protestant Revolution
• The Agricultural Revolution
• The Glorious Revolution
• The Industrial Revolution

Which monarch spoke no English and cared little for England?

• James II

• George I

• George III

• Queen Anne

Who assumed almost complete control after George I?

• Parliament

• George II

• Queen Anne

• William III

Who was the controversial monarch known for "losing" the American colonies?

• George II

• Queen Anne

• George I

• George III

The Agricultural Revolution in England was characterized by: Choose all that apply

• New machinery and improved farming techniques

• Political reforms

• Population growth in cities

• Advances in transportation