Lesson 2E.2.1

2E.2.1 Radicalism, Republic and Restoration, 1642–1660 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 16

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The 20 questions

  1. Which battle of July 1644 gave Parliament control of most of northern England?

    • Naseby
    • Preston
    • Edgehill
    • Marston Moor

  2. Who was the Lord General commanding the New Model Army at the Battle of Naseby?

    • Earl of Essex
    • Earl of Manchester
    • Prince Rupert
    • Thomas Fairfax

  3. Which April 1645 ordinance forced MPs and peers to resign their military commands?

    • Self-Denying Ordinance
    • Solemn League
    • Test Act
    • Militia Ordinance

  4. Which Leveller leader was imprisoned several times in the 1640s for his political writings?

    • John Lilburne
    • John Pym
    • Gerrard Winstanley
    • Thomas Harrison

  5. Which radical 1647 Leveller manifesto proposed a written constitution and wider franchise?

    • Agreement of People
    • Heads of Proposals
    • Case of Army
    • Solemn Engagement

  6. On what date was Charles I executed in London?

    • 12 December 1648
    • 30 January 1649
    • 30 January 1648
    • 17 May 1649

  7. Which event in December 1648 forcibly removed moderate MPs from the House of Commons?

    • Pride's Purge
    • Barebone's Dismissal
    • Five Members Arrest
    • Rump Dissolution

  8. Cromwell defeated the Scottish army at which battle in September 1650?

    • Worcester
    • Naseby
    • Marston Moor
    • Dunbar

  9. Which assembly, summoned by the army in 1653, was known as the Parliament of the Saints?

    • The Convention Parliament
    • The Long Parliament
    • The Barebones Parliament
    • The Rump Parliament

  10. Which 1653 constitution established the office of Lord Protector in England?

    • Putney Debates
    • Instrument of Government
    • Humble Petition
    • Heads of Proposals

  11. What main role were the Major-Generals appointed to fulfil across England in 1655?

    • Collect ship money
    • Reform Parliament
    • Draft constitutions
    • Enforce godly rule

  12. Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector in September 1658?

    • George Monck
    • John Lambert
    • Richard Cromwell
    • Charles Fleetwood

  13. Which 1660 declaration by Charles II promised pardons to secure the Restoration?

    • Solemn League
    • Declaration of Indulgence
    • Grand Remonstrance
    • Declaration of Breda

  14. In which month and year was Charles II restored to the English throne?

    • September 1651
    • January 1649
    • May 1660
    • April 1653

  15. Which battle of September 1651 led to the defeat and exile of Prince Charles, the future Charles II?

    • Dunbar
    • Preston
    • Worcester
    • Marston Moor

  16. Which radical group, led by Gerrard Winstanley, tried to set up communal farming on common land in 1649?

    • The Quakers
    • The Ranters
    • The Diggers
    • The Fifth Monarchists

  17. Which assembly consisted of the MPs remaining after Pride's Purge in December 1648?

    • The Rump Parliament
    • The Long Parliament
    • The Short Parliament
    • Barebones Parliament

  18. What primary power base supported Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate government from 1653 to 1658?

    • Anglican clergy
    • Merchant Adventurers
    • House of Lords
    • New Model Army

  19. Which general led army forces from Scotland to London to restore Charles II in 1660?

    • Henry Ireton
    • John Lambert
    • Thomas Fairfax
    • George Monck

  20. Which 1649 military mutiny ended Leveller influence within the New Model Army?

    • Putney Debates
    • Corkbush Field
    • Burford mutiny
    • Pride's Purge

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