- 1. Who was the first monarch to unite the crowns of Scotland and England?
A) William Wallace
B) Mary, Queen of Scots
C) James VI of Scotland and I of England
D) Robert the Bruce
- 2. Which religious group played a significant role in the Scottish government during the early modern period?
A) Puritans
B) Presbyterians
C) Catholics
D) Anglicans
- 3. Who was known as the 'Maid of Norway' and was considered the heir to the Scottish throne in the early 14th century?
A) Margaret
B) Anne
C) Isabella
D) Elizabeth
- 4. In what year did the Acts of Union merge the Scottish and English parliaments?
A) 1745
B) 1603
C) 1801
D) 1707
- 5. What was the name of the civil war in Scotland that resulted in the defeat of the Royalists and the execution of King Charles I in 1649?
A) The Bishops' Wars
B) The Wars of the Three Kingdoms
C) The '45 Rebellion
D) The Rough Wooing
- 6. Which English king invaded Scotland in the 'Rough Wooing' campaign to force a marriage alliance between their respective heirs?
A) Charles I
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VIII
D) James I
- 7. Who was the Scottish queen who was executed for her alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I of England?
A) Margaret Tudor
B) Isabella of Mar
C) Mary, Queen of Scots
D) Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- 8. Who was the English queen who famously signed the Treaty of Edinburgh that ended English military intervention in Scotland in 1560?
A) Mary I
B) Anne
C) Elizabeth I
D) Victoria
- 9. Which Scottish king was famously defeated at the Battle of Flodden in 1513?
A) Charles II
B) James IV
C) Robert II
D) James V
- 10. Who was the Scottish-born economist and philosopher who wrote 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'?
A) James Mill
B) Adam Smith
C) David Hume
D) Thomas Reid
- 11. Under which king was the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England achieved in 1603?
A) James IV
B) Charles I
C) James V
D) James VI of Scotland
- 12. Who was the Scottish king exiled to France in his youth, where he was influenced by Renaissance ideas and culture?
A) Charles I
B) James IV
C) James VI
D) James V
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