Deck 2: English History

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Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of ……………..

A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)aberdeen
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The Second crusade was almost crushed by……….., the Muslim leader.

A)albuquerk
B)muhammed
C)saldin
D)salam
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Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade?

A)charles i
B)queen mary i
C)richard i
D)james ii
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___________agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as the Magna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames.

A)richard i
B)henry ii
C)edwar vi
D)king john
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The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over succession to the French throne.

A)sweden
B)denmark
C)norway
D)france
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The Battle of Crécy occurred in ……………..

A)1346
B)1349
C)1400
D)1436
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The Black Death reaches England in ………………

A)1348
B)1353
C)1356
D)1359
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Importance of the year 1381 in the history of England ………….

A)the peasants' revolt
B)feudal revolt
C)revolt of the slaves
D)battle of bosworth
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The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of ……………..

A)black death
B)peasants revolt
C)feudal revolt
D)peoples revolt
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During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strong and warlike king…………

A)james i
B)queen mary i
C)sir thomas more
D)edward iii
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John of Gaunt was the Duke of …………………..

A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)lancaster
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In 1377, ……………imposed a new tax, the Poll (head) Tax that was to cover the cost of the Hundred Years War.

A)john of gaunt
B)sir thomas more
C)john milton
D)william shakespeare
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___________who roused the conscience ofEnglish against the corruption among the clergy.

A)boccaccio
B)dante
C)petrarch
D)john wycliff
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___________.is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales.

A)geoffrey chaucer
B)sir thomas more
C)john milton
D)william shakespeare
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Who is the father of English poetry?

A)chaucer
B)william shakespeare
C)edmund spenser
D)john dryden
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Who was the English Homer?

A)geoffrey chaucer
B)charles v
C)sir thomas more
D)william shakespeare
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___________attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ).

A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)sir thomas more
D)john milton
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Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?

A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)charles v
D)sir thomas more
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___________followers were called Lollards.

A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)martin luther
D)chaucer
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Jan Hus was a ……………priest ordained in 1401, who shared similar views with John Wycliffe concerning the excesses of the medieval Catholic Church.

A)bohemian
B)france
C)genoa
D)london
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Wars of the Roses, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle for the throne of England between the noble houses of York and ………………

A)lancaster
B)tudor
C)stuart
D)hannover
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In………, Henry landed from France, defeated and killed Richard at Bosworth Field, and ascended the throne as Henry VII.

A)1485
B)1489
C)1495
D)1498
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The Feudal System was introduced to England following the invasion and conquest of the country by …………………

A)william i
B)james iv
C)elizabeth
D)charles i
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The ………….. Was the war between the christains and the Muslims?

A)renaissance
B)crusades
C)reformation
D)hundred year's war
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Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty.

A)stuarts
B)tudor
C)hannoverians
D)windsor
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Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of ……………..

A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)aberdeen
canterbury
2
The Second crusade was almost crushed by……….., the Muslim leader.

A)albuquerk
B)muhammed
C)saldin
D)salam
saldin
3
Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade?

A)charles i
B)queen mary i
C)richard i
D)james ii
richard i
4
___________agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as the Magna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames.

A)richard i
B)henry ii
C)edwar vi
D)king john
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The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over succession to the French throne.

A)sweden
B)denmark
C)norway
D)france
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The Battle of Crécy occurred in ……………..

A)1346
B)1349
C)1400
D)1436
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The Black Death reaches England in ………………

A)1348
B)1353
C)1356
D)1359
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Importance of the year 1381 in the history of England ………….

A)the peasants' revolt
B)feudal revolt
C)revolt of the slaves
D)battle of bosworth
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The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of ……………..

A)black death
B)peasants revolt
C)feudal revolt
D)peoples revolt
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During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strong and warlike king…………

A)james i
B)queen mary i
C)sir thomas more
D)edward iii
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John of Gaunt was the Duke of …………………..

A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)lancaster
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In 1377, ……………imposed a new tax, the Poll (head) Tax that was to cover the cost of the Hundred Years War.

A)john of gaunt
B)sir thomas more
C)john milton
D)william shakespeare
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___________who roused the conscience ofEnglish against the corruption among the clergy.

A)boccaccio
B)dante
C)petrarch
D)john wycliff
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___________.is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales.

A)geoffrey chaucer
B)sir thomas more
C)john milton
D)william shakespeare
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15
Who is the father of English poetry?

A)chaucer
B)william shakespeare
C)edmund spenser
D)john dryden
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Who was the English Homer?

A)geoffrey chaucer
B)charles v
C)sir thomas more
D)william shakespeare
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___________attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ).

A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)sir thomas more
D)john milton
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Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?

A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)charles v
D)sir thomas more
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___________followers were called Lollards.

A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)martin luther
D)chaucer
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Jan Hus was a ……………priest ordained in 1401, who shared similar views with John Wycliffe concerning the excesses of the medieval Catholic Church.

A)bohemian
B)france
C)genoa
D)london
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Wars of the Roses, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle for the throne of England between the noble houses of York and ………………

A)lancaster
B)tudor
C)stuart
D)hannover
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In………, Henry landed from France, defeated and killed Richard at Bosworth Field, and ascended the throne as Henry VII.

A)1485
B)1489
C)1495
D)1498
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The Feudal System was introduced to England following the invasion and conquest of the country by …………………

A)william i
B)james iv
C)elizabeth
D)charles i
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The ………….. Was the war between the christains and the Muslims?

A)renaissance
B)crusades
C)reformation
D)hundred year's war
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Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty.

A)stuarts
B)tudor
C)hannoverians
D)windsor
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