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Stuart England

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first English monarch of the Stuart royal family?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Charles I

c)

James I

d)

Andrew I

2.

What term describes the belief that a monarch's right to rule came directly from God

a)

Petition of Right

b)

Divine Right

c)

Limited Monarchy

d)

Bill of Rights

3.

Why did Guy Fawkes try to blow up King James I at the opening of Parliament?

a)

Fawkes hated absolute monarchs

b)

James persecuted Catholics

c)

James was Catholic

d)

He liked playing with gunpowder

4.

Frustrated that Charles I ruled without its influence, Parliament tried to limit him with this document

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Petition of Right

5.

What had Charles I done to frustrate Parliament and others?

a)

Married a French Catholic

b)

Forced Scottish Puritans to Convert to Anglicanism

c)

Ignored Parliament

d)

All are true

6.

All of the following are TRUE about James I

a)

He issued his own Anglican Bible

b)

He wanted to be an absolute monarch

c)

He believed Kings were Gods on earth

d)

He agreed that Parliament should have consent over the suspending of laws

7.

Which of the following pairings is TRUE?

a)

Supporters of the King- Cavaliers; Supports of Parliament- Knights

b)

Supporters of the King- Roundheads; Supporters of Parliament- Royalists

c)

Supporters of the King- Cavaliers; Supporters of Parliament- Roundheads

d)

Supports of the King- Royalists; Supporters of Parliament Cavaliers

8.

This man was leader of the New Model Army and was on the winning side in the English Civil War

a)

William of Orange

b)

Nick Jonas

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Charles Stuart

9.

During the Commonwealth period England was supposedly a

a)

Limited Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

10.

Oliver Cromwell banned which of the following

a)

long lines at bagel world

b)

Puritanism

c)

Christmas

d)

travel to the colonies

11.

Which monarch was welcomed back to England because he reinstate Anglicanism and signed the Petition of Right

a)

Charles II

b)

Charles I

c)

The King of Pop

d)

James II

12.

Because his brother had 14 illegitimate children and no heirs to the throne this man took the throne

a)

Charles II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Prince

d)

James II

13.

Why was James II exiled (had to flee to France)?

a)

He was a Puritan

b)

He was a staunch Catholic

c)

He was partying too much

d)

He agreed with parliament

14.

Before they could be crowned King & Queen, William and Mary had to agree to:

a)

Agree to the Bill of Rights

b)

Sign the Petition of Right

c)

establish William and Mary College in Virginia

d)

have a child

15.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

limited the monarchs powers

b)

guaranteed civil liberties to England's privileged citizens

c)

both answers are correct

d)

none of the answers are correct