Lesson Y7-U06-L01

The Tudors Arrive A New Dynasty Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 6

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U06-L01, The Tudors Arrive A New Dynasty: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 6: Year 7: The Tudors, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What was fought over during the Wars of the Roses?

    • Monastery wealth
    • Control of Scotland
    • The French throne
    • The English crown

  2. Which house used a red rose as its symbol?

    • York
    • Tudor
    • Lancaster
    • Stuart

  3. Which house used a white rose as its symbol?

    • Wessex
    • Normandy
    • York
    • Lancaster

  4. From roughly which year did the Wars of the Roses begin?

    • 1066
    • 1215
    • 1348
    • 1455

  5. Who was king of England in 1485?

    • Henry VIII
    • Richard III
    • Henry VII
    • Edward IV

  6. Which alleged crime made Richard III deeply unpopular before Henry Tudor invaded?

    • Banning Parliament
    • Murdering his nephews
    • Starving the poor
    • Stealing the crown

  7. Where was Henry Tudor living in exile before invading England in 1485?

    • France
    • Spain
    • Scotland
    • Flanders

  8. Which royal house or family did Henry Tudor belong to?

    • Stuarts
    • Plantagenets
    • Lancastrians
    • Yorkists

  9. Where and when was the Battle of Bosworth fought?

    • Leicestershire, on 22 August 1485
    • Yorkshire, on 25 September 1066
    • Dorset, on 8 June 1348
    • Kent, on 14 October 1066

  10. Which family switched sides to Henry at a key moment in the battle?

    • The Percys
    • The Nevilles
    • The Mortimers
    • The Stanleys

  11. What happened to King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth?

    • Escaped to France
    • Killed in battle
    • Surrendered peacefully
    • Imprisoned in London

  12. What was the main weakness of Henry Tudor's claim to the throne?

    • Weak blood claim
    • Foreign birth
    • Young age
    • Lack of money

  13. Why did a king who seized his crown by force often feel insecure?

    • Foreign invasion
    • Fear of usurpers
    • Lack of castles
    • Pope's disapproval

  14. Who did Henry VII marry in 1486 to unite Lancaster and York?

    • Anne of Cleves
    • Mary of Guise
    • Elizabeth of York
    • Catherine of Aragon

  15. What symbol combined the red rose of Lancaster and white rose of York?

    • Tudor Rose
    • Lion Rampant
    • Plantagenet Crest
    • Royal Lily

  16. Name one of the pretenders who challenged Henry VII by claiming to be a lost royal.

    • Perkin Warbeck
    • Thomas More
    • Cardinal Wolsey
    • Richard Neville

  17. How did Henry VII weaken the power of the English nobility?

    • Abolished peerage
    • Banned private armies
    • Seized all lands
    • Exiled all lords

  18. What term describes a series of rulers from the same royal family?

    • Monarch
    • Regent
    • Empire
    • Dynasty

  19. Which non-military method did Henry VII use to help secure his throne?

    • Papal decree
    • Marriage
    • Public election
    • Foreign treaty

  20. Which combination of methods helped the Tudors establish a lasting dynasty?

    • Foreign mercenaries
    • Conquest and exile
    • Church alliance alone
    • Force, marriage, money

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