Deck 2: English History
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Deck 2: English History
1
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of ……………..
A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)aberdeen
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
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
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
A)richard i
B)henry ii
C)edwar vi
D)king john
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5
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
A)sweden
B)denmark
C)norway
D)france
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6
The Battle of Crécy occurred in ……………..
A)1346
B)1349
C)1400
D)1436
A)1346
B)1349
C)1400
D)1436
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7
The Black Death reaches England in ………………
A)1348
B)1353
C)1356
D)1359
A)1348
B)1353
C)1356
D)1359
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8
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
A)the peasants' revolt
B)feudal revolt
C)revolt of the slaves
D)battle of bosworth
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9
The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of ……………..
A)black death
B)peasants revolt
C)feudal revolt
D)peoples revolt
A)black death
B)peasants revolt
C)feudal revolt
D)peoples revolt
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10
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
A)james i
B)queen mary i
C)sir thomas more
D)edward iii
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11
John of Gaunt was the Duke of …………………..
A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)lancaster
A)london
B)york
C)canterbury
D)lancaster
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12
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
A)john of gaunt
B)sir thomas more
C)john milton
D)william shakespeare
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13
___________who roused the conscience ofEnglish against the corruption among the clergy.
A)boccaccio
B)dante
C)petrarch
D)john wycliff
A)boccaccio
B)dante
C)petrarch
D)john wycliff
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14
___________.is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales.
A)geoffrey chaucer
B)sir thomas more
C)john milton
D)william shakespeare
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
A)chaucer
B)william shakespeare
C)edmund spenser
D)john dryden
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16
Who was the English Homer?
A)geoffrey chaucer
B)charles v
C)sir thomas more
D)william shakespeare
A)geoffrey chaucer
B)charles v
C)sir thomas more
D)william shakespeare
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17
___________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
A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)sir thomas more
D)john milton
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18
Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?
A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)charles v
D)sir thomas more
A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)charles v
D)sir thomas more
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19
___________followers were called Lollards.
A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)martin luther
D)chaucer
A)john wycliffe
B)henry iv
C)martin luther
D)chaucer
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20
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
A)bohemian
B)france
C)genoa
D)london
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21
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
A)lancaster
B)tudor
C)stuart
D)hannover
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22
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
A)1485
B)1489
C)1495
D)1498
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23
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
A)william i
B)james iv
C)elizabeth
D)charles i
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24
The ………….. Was the war between the christains and the Muslims?
A)renaissance
B)crusades
C)reformation
D)hundred year's war
A)renaissance
B)crusades
C)reformation
D)hundred year's war
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25
Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty.
A)stuarts
B)tudor
C)hannoverians
D)windsor
A)stuarts
B)tudor
C)hannoverians
D)windsor
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