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Chapter 5 - The Loaded Weapon

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

British rule in Ireland began with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in __________.

a)

1168

b)

1169

c)

1170

d)

1171

2.

Lordship of Ireland, _________, marked the beginning of English domination.

a)

Henry I

b)

Henry II

c)

Henry III

d)

Henry IV

3.

___________ still remains part of the United Kingdom.

a)

Northern Ireland

b)

Southern Ireland

c)

Wales

4.

All English men in Ireland should use English surnames, speak English and ______________.

a)

speak French

b)

follow English Customs

c)

wear traditional clothes

5.

Cork, the ______ largest city in Ireland, and its distinctive speech still retains strong echoes of the Elizabethan settlement.

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

6.

The English believe that ______ are under-educated.

a)

French

b)

Irish

c)

Greek

7.

The ________ performed a type of linguistic imperialism in Ireland.

a)

French

b)

Anglo-irish

c)

Greek

d)

Irish

8.

Who is the patron of Ireland who introduced Christianity?

a)

Saint John

b)

Saint Patrick

c)

Saint Luke

d)

Saint Peter

9.

There was an IMPOSITION of British in the North (Ulster) and with it religion: Protestantism as a result _______ years

of English domination.

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

4000

10.

Civilian and military settlements followed until the ACT of UNION 1803 in which ______ (Ulster) became part of the United Kingdom.

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

11.

It is estimated that as many as ______ million Irish arrived in America between 1820 and 1930.

a)

4.4

b)

4.5

c)

4.6

d)

4.7

12.

Between ______ and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all immigrants to the United States.

a)

1800

b)

1820

c)

1850

d)

1899