Beginning of Hundred Years' War between England and France - Exam
- 1. When did the Hundred Years' War between England and France begin?
A) 1420
B) 1366
C) 1337
D) 1299
- 2. Which English king started the Hundred Years' War by claiming the French throne?
A) Henry VIII
B) Richard II
C) Edward III
D) Henry V
- 3. Where did the first major battle of the war, the Battle of Sluys, take place?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) English Channel
C) Baltic Sea
D) River Thames
- 4. Who was the French king at the start of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Louis XI
B) Francis I
C) Philip VI
D) Charles V
- 5. Which side suffered a severe defeat during the Battle of Patay in 1429?
A) English
B) Burgundian
C) French
D) Scots
- 6. Who succeeded Edward III as King of England during the Hundred Years' War?
A) Richard II
B) Edward IV
C) Henry VI
D) Henry IV
- 7. Which English king made significant gains in the war during the Battle of Agincourt?
A) Edward IV
B) James IV
C) Henry V
D) Richard III
- 8. Which English king was taken prisoner during the Battle of Poitiers in 1356?
A) Henry IV
B) John II
C) Edward II
D) Henry V
- 9. What treaty marked the official end of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Picquigny
C) Treaty of Troyes
D) Treaty of Bretigny
- 10. What event in 1415 led to further English conquests in France during the war?
A) Battle of Castillon
B) Battle of Formigny
C) Battle of Crécy
D) Battle of Agincourt
- 11. Which French city fell to the English early in the war, leading to the Treaty of Brétigny?
A) Calais
B) Lyon
C) Paris
D) Bordeaux
- 12. Which English heroine played a key role in the later stages of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Mary, Queen of Scots
B) Joan of Arc
C) Catherine of Aragon
D) Elizabeth I
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