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Oliver Cromwell

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Oliver Cromwell was born in which year?

a)

1596

b)

1599

c)

1602

d)

1605

2.

Cromwell attended college in...

a)

Cambridge

b)

Oxford

c)

York

d)

Manchester

3.

What was the name of the army he created?

a)

Brand New Army

b)

New Shiny Army

c)

New Model Army

d)

Brilliant New Army

4.

True or false...Cromwell was one of the Members of Parliament who signed Charles I's death warrant?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What title did Oliver Cromwell have when he was in charge of the country?

a)

King Cromwell

b)

Lord Protector

c)

Supreme Leader

d)

Secretary of the State

6.

Cromwell was a...

a)

Catholic

b)

Puritan

7.

When Cromwell ruled the country it was known as a...

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Totalitarian

8.

True of false...Puritans wore very bright and colourful clothes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How many districts (areas) did Cromwell divide the country into?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

13

d)

15

10.

What did Cromwell die of?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Malaria

c)

Plague

d)

Influenza (flu)

11.

In which year did Cromwell die?

a)

1648

b)

1658

c)

1668

d)

1678

12.

Oliver Cromwell's son took over when Cromwell died. What was his name?

a)

Edward

b)

John

c)

Richard

d)

James

e)

Henry

13.

Cromwell's son resigned from his role of running the country. Who then became king?

a)

Charles II

b)

James II

c)

George I

d)

William III

14.

What was the name of the men who were in charge of a district [area] in the country and helped Cromwell to rule?

a)

Magistrates

b)

Major-Generals

c)

Lord Lieutenants

15.

Cromwell's son quit his job of running the country and went back to what job?

a)

Being a teacher

b)

Being a farmer

c)

Being a lawyer

d)

Being a doctor