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ECW

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The English legislative government is called. 
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Monarchial
d)
Patrilineal
2.
The first document that limited the power of the English King, written in 1215
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Social Contract
d)
Magna Carta
3.
This unpopular monarch was the reason for the English Civil War
a)
Edward I
b)
Charles I
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
4.
King Charles I locked Parliament out of their meeting place, this was known as (the) 
a)
War of the Roses
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Eleven Year Tyranny
d)
A Bad Idea
5.
Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the
a)
Brits vs Scots
b)
Broncos vs Stallions
c)
Squarepants vs Colts
d)
Cavaliers vs Roundheads
6.
Before restoration, this parliamentarian took control with a "New Model Army"
a)
Benjamin Banneker
b)
Prince Charles II
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
Pippi Livingstone
7.
What happened to King Charles once he lost the Civil War?
a)
Jailed
b)
Exiled
c)
Punched in the face repeatedly by Parliament
d)
Executed
8.
Who became leader of England directly after the English Civil War?
a)
William and Mary
b)
Oliver Cromwell
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
9.

______________________: the idea that the monarch (king/queen) is God’s representative on earth

a)

Divine Right

b)

Absolutism

c)

Traditionalism

d)

Catholicism

10.

The period of Charles II's rule over England, after the collapse of Oliver Cromwell's government is known as the

a)

Restoration

b)

Thirty Years' War

c)

Renaissance

d)

Cabinet

11.
What was the result of the English Civil War?
a)
Charles I was beheaded, and Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England
b)
Charles I was arrested but later escaped and fled to France
c)
Oliver Cromwell was beheaded, and Charles I continued to rule as an absolute monarch
d)
Charles II became king of England immediately after Charles I was executed.
12.

What is the name for strict Protestants?

a)

Puritans

b)

Catholics

c)

Christian

d)

Peagan

13.

Where was Henrietta Maria from?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Sweden

d)

Spain

14.

King Charles's father was...

a)

King James VII and II

b)

King James VI and I

c)

King John I and VII

d)

King Henry VIII

15.

When did King Charles come to the throne?

a)

1684

b)

1625

c)

1678

d)

1624

16.

What was Cromwell's title after he dismissed Parliament in 1653?

a)

Lord Chancellor

b)

Lord of the Flies

c)

Lord of the Rings

d)

Lord Protector

17.

What were England's strict Protestants called?

a)

Catholics

b)

Predecessors

c)

Puritans

d)

Parliament

18.

In the film "Cromwell", the actor playing King Charles (Sir Alec Guinness) went on to play which famous Star Wars character?

a)

Darth Vader

b)

R2-D2

c)

Luke Skywalker

d)

Obi-Wan Kenobi