- 1. When did the English Civil War officially begin?
A) 1800
B) 1600
C) 1700
D) 1642
- 2. Who was the king of England during the Civil War?
A) Edward IV
B) Henry VIII
C) James II
D) Charles I
- 3. What was the nickname for Cromwell's New Model Army?
A) Ironsides
B) The Redcoats
C) The Green Berets
D) The Blue Jackets
- 4. Who was known as the 'Kingkiller' after the English Civil War?
A) Richard III
B) George Monck
C) Robert Devereux
D) Oliver Cromwell
- 5. Which event marked the end of the Second English Civil War?
A) Siege of Colchester
B) Execution of Charles I
C) Treaty of Westminster
D) Battle of Worcester
- 6. Which king was restored to the English throne in 1660?
A) James II
B) Charles II
C) William III
D) Charles I
- 7. Who wrote 'Leviathan,' a political philosophy work that influenced the English Civil War?
A) Baron de Montesquieu
B) John Locke
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 8. Who was known as 'Colonel Pride' for his implementation of the Purge in Parliament?
A) Thomas Pride
B) John Lambert
C) George Monck
D) Oliver Cromwell
- 9. Which royalist stronghold fell to the Parliamentarians in 1646?
A) Newark
B) Oxford
C) York
D) Bristol
- 10. Who led the Levellers, a radical political movement in the English Civil War era?
A) John Pym
B) John Lilburne
C) Richard Cromwell
D) Henry Ireton
- 11. Which general successfully brought about the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660?
A) George Monck
B) Thomas Fairfax
C) John Lambert
D) Charles II
- 12. In which century did the English Civil War take place?
A) 18th century
B) 16th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
- 13. Which royalist faction supported King Charles I during the civil war?
A) Cavaliers
B) Roundheads
C) Levellers
D) Puritans
- 14. Which religious group played a significant role in the Parliamentarian side of the English Civil War?
A) Quakers
B) Catholics
C) Anglicans
D) Puritans
- 15. What political faction opposed the monarchy during the English Civil War?
A) Luddites
B) Royalists
C) Parliamentarians
D) Chartists
- 16. What term is used to describe the conflict in England between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads?
A) Glorious Revolution
B) War of the Roses
C) English Civil War
D) Battle of Hastings
- 17. Who was known as the 'Father of the English Navy' and served as a key military leader for the Parliamentarians?
A) Robert Blake
B) John Lilburne
C) Thomas Fairfax
D) William Penn
- 18. What was the name of the army created by Parliament to fight against King Charles I during the English Civil War?
A) Cavalier Corps
B) New Model Army
C) Roundhead Regiment
D) Royalist Guard
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