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