Lesson Y8-U01-L04

Cavaliers vs Roundheads Who Won the War Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 7

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U01-L04, Cavaliers vs Roundheads Who Won the War: 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. Which battle, the first major clash of the Civil War, was fought on 23 October 1642?

    • Hull
    • Edgehill
    • Naseby
    • Marston Moor

  2. What was another name for a Cavalier?

    • Royalist
    • Puritan
    • Ironside
    • Roundhead

  3. Which major northern battle was a crushing Royalist defeat on 2 July 1644?

    • Langport
    • Naseby
    • Edgehill
    • Marston Moor

  4. What was the name of Parliament's professional, full-time army created in 1645?

    • Parliamentary Guard
    • Ironside Regiment
    • New Model Army
    • Roundhead Brigade

  5. Which battle, fought on 14 June 1645, destroyed the King's main army?

    • Hull
    • Naseby
    • Edgehill
    • Marston Moor

  6. Which commander's cavalry was nicknamed the 'Ironsides'?

    • Oliver Cromwell
    • Robert Catesby
    • Lord Fairfax
    • Prince Rupert

  7. What 1645 law forced MPs to resign their military commands?

    • Treason Act
    • Triennial Act
    • Habeas Corpus
    • Self-Denying Ordinance

  8. What did the captured letters in the 'King's Cabinet' reveal?

    • Fleeing to Scotland
    • Surrendering to Parliament
    • A secret plot against Rome
    • Seeking foreign Catholic help

  9. What recurring mistake did Prince Rupert's cavalry make in battles?

    • Shooting too early
    • Chasing loot
    • Disobeying direct orders
    • Fleeing the battlefield

  10. Which side did the North and West of England mostly support in the Civil War?

    • The Pope
    • Parliament
    • The Scots
    • The King

  11. Which crucial asset did Parliament control throughout the war?

    • York and iron
    • London and navy
    • Cardiff and tin
    • Oxford and coal

  12. Who was the commander-in-chief of the New Model Army?

    • Prince Rupert
    • Thomas Fairfax
    • John Pym
    • Lord Monteagle

  13. What traditional idea did promotion by ability in the New Model Army challenge?

    • Right of birth
    • Divine right
    • Papal authority
    • Royal privilege

  14. How did Cromwell's cavalry defeat Rupert's cavalry at Marston Moor?

    • Re-forming to attack
    • Firing muskets first
    • Using heavy pikes
    • Retreating to hills

  15. Which region did Charles I lose in 1644, severely damaging the Royalist war effort?

    • East Anglia
    • The North
    • The West Country
    • The South

  16. Why should Source B calling the New Model Army a 'rabble' be treated with caution?

    • Royalist propaganda
    • Foreign bias
    • Parliamentary censorship
    • Modern fabrication

  17. What did Cromwell mean by a 'plain russet-coated captain'?

    • A Royalist spy
    • A wealthy aristocrat
    • Commander of humble birth
    • A Scottish mercenary

  18. Why was the defeat at the Battle of Naseby so critical for King Charles?

    • Created an alliance
    • Destroyed his army
    • Ended the plague
    • Gave him London

  19. What drove the real discipline of the New Model Army beyond mere red coats?

    • Foreign mercenary training
    • Fear of execution
    • Strict religious laws
    • Professionalism and pay

  20. What did the recurring pattern of Prince Rupert's cavalry charges reveal?

    • Lack of discipline
    • Poor horse breeding
    • Weak sword training
    • Cowardly leadership

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