A) New Haven Colony B) New England Colony C) Massachusetts Colony D) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
A) Thomas Yale Sr. B) David Yale C) Theophilus Eaton D) Nathaniel Eaton
A) Merchant and attorney B) Shipbuilder C) Farmer D) Blacksmith
A) Ursula Knight B) Ursula Eaton C) Anne Yale D) Anne Knight
A) Eaton Square B) Knight Street C) Steelyard Court D) Yale Lane
A) Five B) Ten C) Thirteen D) Three
A) Theophilus Eaton B) David Yale C) William Dugard D) Nathaniel Eaton
A) The English Civil War B) The American Revolution C) The Great Plague and the Great Fire D) The Glorious Revolution
A) Father B) Uncle C) Stepfather D) Grandfather
A) David Yale B) Samuel Eaton C) Nathaniel Eaton D) Theophilus Eaton
A) David Yale Jr. B) Samuel Yale C) Nathaniel Yale D) Thomas Yale
A) Brown University B) Dartmouth College C) Yale University D) Harvard University
A) They were unrelated B) Thomas Yale Jr. and Anne Yale Jr. brought the family to America C) They founded Harvard University D) They stayed in England
A) Merchant B) Founder C) Navigator D) Clerk at Fort St. George
A) Merchant B) Navigator C) Clerk D) Presidency of the settlement
A) Charges of corruption for self-dealing B) Retirement C) Health issues D) Poor performance
A) Traveled the world B) Engaged in philanthropy and art collecting C) Built a mansion D) Invested in the stock market
A) £500,000 B) Around £200,000 C) £1,000,000 D) £100,000
A) £32.2 million B) £50 million C) £10 million D) £20 million
A) Books, portraits, and textiles B) Money C) Land D) Artifacts
A) Rev. Cotton Mather B) David Yale C) Thomas Yale D) William Dugard
A) He was a student there B) Founded by him C) Named in his honor D) He was its first president
A) Yale and Artifacts Project B) Yale and Slavery Research Project C) Yale and Colonialism Project D) Yale and Wealth Project
A) Connections to the British monarchy B) Connections to the American Revolution C) Connections to slavery in India D) Connections to the French Revolution
A) Archaeological discoveries B) Digitalisation and online publication of the East India Company's records C) Personal diaries D) Government documents
A) No B) Yes, three sons C) Yes, two sons D) Yes, one son
A) No descendants survived B) They became prominent figures C) They founded another university D) They moved to India
A) Nathaniel Eaton B) Theophilus Eaton C) Samuel Eaton D) David Yale
A) Pennsylvania Colony and Delaware Colony B) Massachusetts Bay Colony and New Haven Colony C) Georgia Colony and Carolina Colony D) Virginia Colony and Maryland Colony
A) Plas-yn-Yale B) Steelyard Court C) Plas Grono D) Eaton Square
A) Clerk B) Navigator C) Merchant D) Founder
A) He had amassed a considerable fortune B) He was required by law C) He wanted to start a new business D) He wanted to gain political influence
A) 1675 B) 1665 C) 1670 D) 1680
A) Vice-Admiral John Robinson B) Sir Samuel Barnardiston C) Sir Andrew Riccard D) Earl of Berkeley
A) Sir Samuel Barnardiston B) Vice-Admiral John Robinson C) Sir Andrew Riccard D) Connecticut Gov. Edward Hopkins
A) Father Ephrem de Nevers B) Father John Evans C) Father Richard Legh D) Father Henry Oxenden
A) Diamonds B) Pearls C) Rubies D) Porcelain
A) Competitors within the Company B) The directors C) Elihu Yale D) The shareholders
A) Gov. Edward Hopkins B) Gov. Henry Oxenden C) Gov. John Evans D) Gov. Streynsham Master
A) 1680 B) 1674 C) 1678 D) 1676
A) Richard Legh B) Henry Oxenden C) William Langhorne D) John Evans
A) Streynsham Master B) Henry Oxenden C) William Langhorne D) Joseph Hynmers
A) Sir Samuel Barnardiston B) Sir Andrew Riccard C) Sir Henry Oxenden D) Vice-Admiral John Robinson
A) 1682 B) 1683 C) 1679 D) 1681
A) Porto Novo B) Bijapur C) Gingee D) Pulicat
A) William Gyfford B) Arthur Pringle C) Josiah Child D) Streynsham Master
A) Gingee B) Bijapur C) Porto Novo D) Pulicat
A) 1682 B) 1681 C) 1683 D) 1684
A) Mintmaster B) Warehouse Keeper C) Acting governor D) Provisional Customer
A) King Charles II B) King William III C) King James II D) King George I
A) Charles III B) George I C) James II D) William III
A) Tea B) Rhinoceros horns C) Spices D) Silk
A) Elihu Yale B) King Narai C) Constantine Phaulkon D) Chevalier de Chaumont
A) Colonial rivalry B) Territorial expansion C) Religious differences D) Disputes regarding Siam's strategic importance
A) 75% B) 50% C) 25% D) 10%
A) Yale's name was cleared B) Yale was fined C) Yale was found guilty D) The case was dismissed
A) King Narai B) Constantine Phaulkon C) Elihu Yale D) Prussian Wolf Henrik von Kalnein
A) Sir Langhorne B) Sir Josiah Child C) Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb D) William of Orange
A) Maratha dynasty B) Tamerlane's dynasty C) Qutb Shahi dynasty D) Mughal dynasty
A) Genghis Khan B) Aurangzeb's parents C) Yale's parents D) Sultan Abul Shah
A) Mahabat Khan B) Asad Khan C) Sir Jean Chardin D) Daniel Chardin
A) 80% B) 70% C) 50% D) 60%
A) London B) Paris C) Amsterdam D) Madras
A) Palawan B) Mindanao C) Luzon D) Cebu
A) Sir Josiah Child B) Daniel Chardin C) Sir Langhorne D) Commander Job Charnock
A) Blockade the Bay of Bengal B) Negotiate peace with Yale C) Seize Fort St. George D) Attack the Madras roads with seven warships
A) 900 soldiers B) 500 soldiers C) 800 soldiers D) 700 soldiers
A) 500 slaves. B) 800 slaves. C) 750 slaves. D) 665 slaves.
A) Thomas Gray B) William Fraser C) Privateer Alexander Hamilton D) Nathaniel Higginson
A) Transfer to the enemy's army B) Showing them mercy C) Release without punishment D) Immediate execution
A) 1695 B) 1694 C) 1697 D) 1696
A) Elihu Yale was imprisoned again B) The directors dismissed the case C) The case was escalated to the King D) Fraser was promoted
A) 25 years B) 30 years C) 35 years D) 20 years
A) Sir Thomas Cook B) Fraser C) Elihu Yale D) Sir Josiah Child
A) The accusations resulted in the dissolution of the company B) The accusations appeared less frequently over time C) The accusations led to immediate reforms D) The accusations were ignored completely
A) 1701 B) 1695 C) 1705 D) 1699
A) 1 % B) 1/4 % C) 3/4 % D) 1/2 %
A) nearly 4 billion British pounds B) nearly 8 billion British pounds C) nearly 10 billion British pounds D) nearly 6 billion British pounds
A) Hope Diamond B) Koh-i-Noor Diamond C) Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond D) Orlov Diamond
A) London B) Madrid C) Amsterdam D) Paris
A) Barons B) Nabobs C) Earls D) Dukes
A) 1720 B) 1715 C) 1717 D) 1725
A) High Sheriff B) Mayor C) Clerk D) Governor
A) Cotton Mather B) Francis Nicholson C) Sir Isaac Newton D) Jeremiah Dummer
A) A portrait B) A building C) A charity D) A map
A) About 100 B) About 500 C) About 214 D) About 300
A) Ursula Yale B) Catherine Elford C) Anne Yale D) Katherine Yale
A) Dudley North B) Nicholas Herbert C) Lord James Cavendish D) Elihu Yale
A) Son B) Cousin C) Nephew D) Brother
A) Pemberton Hill, Boston B) Scollay Square, Boston C) St Giles' Church, Wrexham D) Latimer House
A) 417 pounds B) £1,000 C) £1,162 D) £800
A) U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower B) Chester Bowles C) Cotton Mather D) Isaac Newton
A) Wrexham B) Chatsworth House C) Yale University D) Fort St George
A) 2019. B) 2015. C) 2020. D) 2017.
A) France B) America C) England D) India
A) 7000 B) 8000 C) 5000 D) 10000
A) 1700–1750 B) 1800–1850 C) 1500–1550 D) 1600–1650
A) Chatsworth House B) Blenheim Palace C) Kensington Palace D) Queen Square home
A) Rembrandt B) Van Gogh C) Hals D) Vermeer
A) Isaac Newton B) Albert Einstein C) Johannes Kepler D) Galileo Galilei |