- 1. In which year was Charles II restored to the English throne?
A) 1660
B) 1707
C) 1688
D) 1649
- 2. Which royal house did Charles II belong to?
A) Stuart
B) Plantagenet
C) Hanover
D) Tudor
- 3. Who was Charles II's eldest illegitimate son?
A) James Scott, Duke of Monmouth
B) Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
C) George FitzRoy, Duke of Northumberland
D) Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Grafton
- 4. Charles II married which Portuguese princess?
A) Mariana Victoria of Spain
B) Catherine of Braganza
C) Isabel Luísa of Portugal
D) Maria Francisca of Nemours
- 5. Which famous event happened during Charles II's reign in 1666?
A) Act of Union with Scotland
B) Great Fire of London
C) Glorious Revolution
D) Plague of 1665
- 6. In which palace did Charles II hide in the Royal Oak during his escape after the Battle of Worcester?
A) Hampton Court Palace
B) Windsor Castle
C) Boscobel House
D) Tower of London
- 7. Which battle did Charles II lose in 1651, leading to his escape and eventual exile?
A) Battle of Marston Moor
B) Battle of Edgehill
C) Battle of Naseby
D) Battle of Worcester
- 8. Who was the Lord Protector of England during the Interregnum?
A) Oliver Cromwell
B) George Monck
C) Thomas Fairfax
D) Richard Cromwell
- 9. Which law forced Charles II to sign the Petition of Right limiting his powers?
A) Constitutional Reform Act
B) Magna Carta
C) Habeas Corpus Act
D) Bill of Rights
- 10. Which official act marked the end of Charles II's reign in 1685?
A) Exile
B) Coronation
C) Death
D) Abdication
- 11. Where was Charles II exiled during the English Civil War?
A) Spain
B) France
C) Germany
D) Italy
- 12. What nickname is commonly associated with Charles II?
A) The Puritan Prince
B) The Royal Rebel
C) The Merry Monarch
D) The Iron King
- 13. At what age did Charles II return to England to be crowned king after the restoration?
A) 20
B) 50
C) 30
D) 40
- 14. During the exclusion crisis, Charles II's opponents sought to exclude which group from the line of succession to the throne?
A) Protestants
B) Royalists
C) Scottish
D) Catholics
- 15. What title did Charles II give to his brother, James, Duke of York?
A) Archbishop of Canterbury
B) Prime Minister
C) Chancellor of the Exchequer
D) Lord High Admiral
- 16. In what year did Charles II die, leading to the succession of his brother James?
A) 1685
B) 1701
C) 1660
D) 1715
- 17. Who was the leader of the Whig faction that opposed Charles II's policies?
A) John Churchill
B) George Halifax
C) Robert Walpole
D) Anthony Ashley Cooper
- 18. Which famous diarist provided detailed accounts of Charles II's reign?
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) John Locke
C) Samuel Pepys
D) John Evelyn
- 19. What prominent event occurred after Charles II's death involving the country's shift in governance?
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Glorious Revolution
C) French Revolution
D) American Revolution
- 20. Who was the military leader who played a significant role in the Restoration of the English monarchy under Charles II?
A) George Monck
B) Edward Montagu
C) Prince Rupert of the Rhine
D) Thomas Fairfax
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