Lesson Y8-U01-L02

Charles I Causes of Conflict Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 7

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Lesson Y8-U01-L02, Charles I Causes of Conflict: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 7: Year 8: English Civil War, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. In what year did Charles I become king of England?

    • 1640
    • 1629
    • 1603
    • 1625

  2. What was Ship Money originally collected to pay for?

    • Royal palaces
    • Foreign trade
    • Parliamentary wages
    • Coastal defence

  3. How long did the Personal Rule last?

    • Twenty years, 1620 to 1640
    • Three years, 1629 to 1632
    • Five years, 1635 to 1640
    • Eleven years, 1629 to 1640

  4. Who refused to pay Ship Money in 1637 and was put on trial?

    • William Laud
    • John Hampden
    • Henrietta Maria
    • Thomas Cromwell

  5. Who was made Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633?

    • Thomas Cranmer
    • William Laud
    • John Hampden
    • Thomas Cromwell

  6. Who was Charles I's French Catholic queen?

    • Anne Boleyn
    • Henrietta Maria
    • Catherine of Aragon
    • Anne of Denmark

  7. What term describes a strict Protestant who feared Catholic influence?

    • Puritan
    • Cavalier
    • Royalist
    • Bishop

  8. What does the historical term 'tyranny' mean?

    • Weak and divided rule
    • Fair and elected rule
    • Cruel and lawless rule
    • Religious and pious rule

  9. Which body had the legal power to agree new taxes?

    • The Privy Council
    • The Church
    • Parliament
    • The Army

  10. In what year did Charles dismiss Parliament and begin the Personal Rule?

    • 1603
    • 1629
    • 1637
    • 1640

  11. Who introduced altars, candles and ceremony back into English churches?

    • John Hampden
    • Oliver Cromwell
    • John Pym
    • William Laud

  12. Why did Charles I extending Ship Money to inland counties cause widespread anger?

    • Religious changes
    • Economic depression
    • Taxation without consent
    • Foreign invasion fears

  13. Why did the Personal Rule force Charles to rely on taxes like Ship Money?

    • Trade had collapsed
    • The treasury was empty
    • No Parliament to tax
    • Banks refused loans

  14. What did Puritans fear Archbishop Laud's church changes represented?

    • Rise of atheism
    • Spread of Puritanism
    • Return of Catholicism
    • Abolition of bishops

  15. What belief did Charles I inherit from his father regarding his royal authority?

    • Papal authority
    • Parliamentary supremacy
    • Constitutional monarchy
    • Divine Right

  16. Taking money without parliamentary consent is primarily an issue of what?

    • Military strategy
    • Foreign policy
    • Taxation and power
    • Agricultural reform

  17. Which conflict left Charles I short of money in 1640?

    • The Hundred Years' War
    • The English Civil War
    • The Bishops' Wars
    • The Thirty Years' War

  18. What major concern was caused by Henrietta Maria's Catholic worship?

    • Fear of Puritanism
    • Economic bankruptcy
    • Fear of Catholicism
    • Scottish invasion

  19. What was the umbrella cause of the English Civil War?

    • Plague outbreaks
    • Agricultural failure
    • Disputes over power
    • Foreign invasion

  20. What was the fundamental clash between Charles I and Parliament?

    • Scotland versus England
    • Protestantism versus Puritanism
    • Cavaliers versus Roundheads
    • Divine Right versus law

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