Lesson 1D.1.1

1D.1.1 Absolutism challenged in Britain, 1603–1649 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 4

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Lesson 1D.1.1, Absolutism challenged in Britain, 1603–1649: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 4: 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Stuart monarch succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603 as King of England, having already ruled Scotland as James VI?

    • Charles I
    • William III
    • James I
    • Henry Stuart

  2. Which 1605 Catholic conspiracy aimed to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament?

    • Essex Rebellion
    • Gunpowder Plot
    • Main Plot
    • Bye Plot

  3. Which Parliament of 1614 was dissolved after a few weeks without passing any legislation, earning the name Addled?

    • The Rump Parliament
    • The Long Parliament
    • The Addled Parliament
    • The Short Parliament

  4. Which 1610 proposal offered James I a fixed annual income in return for abolishing feudal dues?

    • Millenary Petition
    • Book of Rates
    • Great Contract
    • Ten Articles

  5. Which 1628 constitutional document set limits on non-parliamentary taxation, forced loans and unprovoked imprisonment?

    • Grand Remonstrance
    • Nineteen Propositions
    • Bill of Rights
    • Petition of Right

  6. Which royal favourite of James I and Charles I was assassinated by John Felton in 1628?

    • Earl of Essex
    • Archbishop Laud
    • Duke of Buckingham
    • Earl of Strafford

  7. Which Archbishop of Canterbury, a leading Arminian under Charles I, pushed through religious reforms that alarmed Puritans?

    • Richard Bancroft
    • Thomas Cranmer
    • John Whitgift
    • William Laud

  8. Which parliamentarian challenged the legality of Charles I's Ship Money tax in court in 1637?

    • John Pym
    • John Hampden
    • Edward Hyde
    • Oliver Cromwell

  9. Which 1638 manifesto united Scottish opposition against the imposition of Charles I's new Prayer Book?

    • National Covenant
    • Perth Articles
    • Book of Canons
    • Solemn League

  10. Which leader of the Parliamentary opposition in the Long Parliament organised key attacks on Charles's ministers and the Grand Remonstrance?

    • John Pym
    • Thomas Fairfax
    • Oliver Cromwell
    • John Hampden

  11. Which chief adviser to Charles I and former Lord Deputy of Ireland was executed in 1641?

    • Earl of Strafford
    • Lord Cottington
    • Archbishop Laud
    • Duke of Buckingham

  12. Which battle, fought in October 1642, was the first major engagement of the English Civil War?

    • Worcester
    • Marston Moor
    • Naseby
    • Edgehill

  13. Which battle of 1645, won by the New Model Army under Fairfax and Cromwell, decisively defeated the royalist field army?

    • Edgehill
    • Preston
    • Dunbar
    • Naseby

  14. How many years separated the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 and the Petition of Right in 1628?

    • 33 years
    • 28 years
    • 18 years
    • 23 years

  15. How many years did Charles I's Personal Rule last, from the dissolution of Parliament in 1629 to the summoning of the Short Parliament in 1640?

    • 9 years
    • 11 years
    • 13 years
    • 7 years

  16. Which conflicts between Charles I and Scottish Covenanters forced the king to recall Parliament in 1640?

    • Barons' Wars
    • Bishops' Wars
    • Eleven Years' Tyranny
    • Irish Rebellion

  17. Which 1641 document detailed Parliament's major grievances against Charles I?

    • Grand Remonstrance
    • Roots and Branch Petition
    • Nineteen Propositions
    • Petition of Right

  18. Which group of the 1640s, who opposed both royal absolutism and the Parliamentary leadership, pressed for radical political and religious reform?

    • The Cavaliers
    • The Presbyterian Scots
    • The Royal Society
    • The Levellers

  19. Which 1649 event, after a long trial, led to the execution of Charles I outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall?

    • The regicide
    • The Dunbar campaign
    • The Glorious Revolution
    • The Restoration

  20. Which 1643 agreement secured Scottish Covenanter military support for Parliament?

    • Engagement
    • Humble Petition
    • Solemn League and Covenant
    • National Covenant

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