Life in the UK Practice Test 6: The Tudors and Stuarts
24 questions. Pass mark 75%. Free, unlimited retakes, explanation on every answer.
Practice test 6 of 24 for the Life in the UK test, focused on the tudors and stuarts. There are 24 questions, the same number as the real test. You need 75% (18 correct) to pass. Every answer comes with a short explanation based on the official handbook.
2.Henry VIII was famous for which of the following?
3.The Church of England was established during the reign of which monarch?
4.Who was Henry VIII's eldest daughter, known for her devotion to Catholicism?
5.Queen Elizabeth I was the younger daughter of which king?
6.In what year did the English fleet defeat the Spanish Armada?
7.William Shakespeare, the famous playwright, lived and wrote during the reign of which monarch?
8.Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth I to the throne, uniting the crowns of England and Scotland?
9.The translation of the Bible known as the 'Authorised Version' was commissioned by which king?
10.Which king was executed in 1649 following the English Civil War?
11.For the 11 years between 1649 and 1660, England was a republic. What was it called?
12.Who was the leader of the republican government as 'Lord Protector' after the Civil War?
13.The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 brought which king to the throne?
14.The 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 saw which monarch flee the country?
15.Who was invited to take the throne to protect the Protestant religion in England in 1688?
16.What did the Bill of Rights of 1689 confirm?
17.Which queen was the last of the Stuart monarchs?
18.The Act of Union, which formally united the kingdoms of England and Scotland, was passed in what year?
19.In the Tudor period, who did Henry VIII's son, Edward VI, succeed to the throne?
20.Which religion did Mary I try to restore as the official faith of England?
21.What is the period of Charles II's reign often called?
22.The Battle of the Boyne in 1690 was a victory for which king?
23.Which of these was a consequence of the Glorious Revolution?
24.Sir Francis Drake, the explorer who circumnavigated the globe, was famous during which monarch's reign?
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