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Year 8 quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Tudor king?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Henry VII

c)

Edward VI

2.

When did Henry VIII become king of England^

a)

In 1485

b)

In 1547

c)

In 1509

3.

What was the name of Henry VIII`s first wife?

a)

Catherine Parr

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Catherine of Aragon

d)

Lady Jane Grey

4.

How many wives did Henry VIII have?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

5

5.

Who was the third wife ?

a)

Catherine Howard

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Catherine Parr

d)

Jane Seymour

6.

How does Mary Tudor earn her title "Bloody Mary."

a)

She killed her father for revenge

b)

She burned 300 Protestants

c)

By looking in the mirror and saying her name three times

d)

She killed 300 Spainiards for invading England

7.

What year did Elizabeth become Queen?

a)

1553

b)

1555

c)

1558

d)

1603

8.

What was the name of the son of Henry who was crowned King after his death?

a)

John

b)

Edward

c)

Henry

d)

Richard

9.

When did Charles I come to the throne?

a)

1625

b)

1629

c)

1649

d)

1659

10.

Charles believed in the Divine Right of Kings. What does this mean?

a)

The king had power over Parliament.

b)

The king was appointed by God.

c)

The king was as important as God

d)

The king had less power over Parliament.

11.

What were England's strict Protestants called?

a)

Catholics

b)

Arminian

c)

Puritan

d)

Jews

12.

Which of these fought for the King?

a)

Cavaliers

b)

Royalist

c)

Covenanters

d)

Roundheads

13.

King Charles I was executed by beheading, outside Whitehall Palace, London. He was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. When was this held?

a)

1647

b)

1648

c)

1649

d)

1650

14.

What was the name of Charles I wife?

a)

Henrietta Anne

b)

Henrietta Agnes

c)

Henrietta Maria

d)

Henrietta Mary

15.

This tax was paid by coastal towns to pay for the upkeep of the Royal Navy. What was the name of the tax mentioned?

a)

Ship payment

b)

Ship wages

c)

Ship Money

d)

Ship tax

16.
Before 1750 Britain was an agricultural society
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population declined steeply.
c)
The population increased dramatically.
d)
The population stayed the same.
18.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the social life of people in Europe?
a)
People moved to the country to be away from the factories.
b)
The working conditions were excellent.
c)
Women and child were NOT allowed to work.
d)
People moved from the country to the cities in order to work in factories.
19.

A common disease in Industrial Towns was...

a)

Lice

b)

Flu

c)

Cholera

20.

What was the route of the Triangle Trade Route?

a)

England to Africa, Africa to the Americas, the Americas back to England.

b)

China to North America, North America to India, India back to China.

c)

England to South America, South America to China, China back to England.

d)

South America to England, England to India, India back to South America.

21.

The part of the slaves' journey aboard the ship between Africa and the Americas was known as the ...

a)

Bermuda Triangle

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Triangular Route

22.

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to ...

a)

work in mines.

b)

work on plantations.

c)

build ships.

d)

work as house servants.

23.

What were the main crops that demanded slave labor in the Americas?

a)

cotton, wheat, corn

b)

corn, beans, squash

c)

sugar cane, cotton, wheat

d)

sugar cane, cotton, tobacco

24.

Slave traders captured Africans from different parts of Africa and also purchased slaves from other Africans.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?
a)
about 20%
b)
about 30%
c)
about 40%
26.

What is a colony?

a)

Part of the human body

b)

a) A group of countries controlled and ruled by a more powerful country

c)

countries that make an alliance during the war

27.
What was the name of the company which first started the British Empire in India? 
a)
The India Company
b)
The West India Company
c)
The East India Company
28.

What did the British gain from India?

a)

Tea, bananas, curry

b)

Silk, coffee, spices

c)

Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity

29.
Which country was the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire?
a)
New Zealand
b)
India
c)
Canada
d)
The Gold Coast
30.

What is an empire?

a)

a collection of countries that are controlled by one ruler

b)

when a country is free

c)

when one country is taken over by another

d)

a chunk of land that is connected