- 1. Who was the King of England during the English Civil War?
A) Henry VIII
B) Charles I
C) Edward VI
D) James I
- 2. What year did the English Civil War begin?
A) 1603
B) 1620
C) 1666
D) 1642
- 3. Which side was known as the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War?
A) Cavaliers
B) Royalists
C) Roundheads
D) Loyalists
- 4. Who was the leader of the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War?
A) King Charles I
B) Oliver Cromwell
C) Prince Rupert
D) Robert Devereux
- 5. After Charles I was executed, what form of government was established in England?
A) Federation
B) Feudalism
C) Absolutism
D) Commonwealth
- 6. What was the name of the Scottish Covenanters' uprising that played a role in the English Civil War?
A) Glorious Revolution
B) Bishops' Wars
C) Jacobite Rising
D) Peasants' Revolt
- 7. What was the nickname given to Charles II, son of Charles I, after the Restoration of the Monarchy?
A) Longshanks
B) Black Prince
C) Merry Monarch
D) Ironside
- 8. Who wrote the political pamphlet 'Leviathan' that discussed the right of the people to rebel against an unjust ruler?
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) Francis Bacon
C) John Milton
D) John Locke
- 9. Where did King Charles I raise his royal standard, marking the official start of the English Civil War?
A) Cambridge
B) London
C) Oxford
D) Nottingham
- 10. Which English poet wrote the epic poem 'Paradise Lost' during the Interregnum period?
A) Robert Herrick
B) John Milton
C) John Dryden
D) Andrew Marvell
- 11. Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as the leader of England after his death?
A) John Lambert
B) George Monck
C) Henry Ireton
D) Richard Cromwell
- 12. What group caused turmoil in London with their demands for social and political reform during the English Civil War?
A) Diggers
B) Ranters
C) Quakers
D) Levellers
- 13. Who was the prominent leader of the Cavaliers during the English Civil War?
A) Robert Devereux
B) Prince Rupert
C) George Monck
D) Thomas Wentworth
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