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English Civil War
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1Was the Great Remonstrance a list of grievances presented to King Charles I of England by the English Parliament on 1 December 1641, but passed by the House of Commons on 22 November 1641, during the Long Parliament; it was one of the chief events which were to precipitate the English Civil War?
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Was the English Civil War (1642–1651) a series of armed conflicts and political intrigues between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") in the Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Did end of Charles's independent governance came when he attempted to apply religious policies in Scotland?
- ATrue
- BFalse
4One of the causes of the Civil War was Charles marrying Catholic Henrietta Maria?
- ATrue
- BFalse
5During the "Personal Rule,"(1629-1640) Charles aroused most antagonism through his religious measures: he believed,with his main political advisor, Archbishop William Laud, in High Anglicanism, a sacramental version of the Church of England?
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Did the Irish worry about Parliament raising anti-Catholic laws, leading to Irish rebellion in 1641?
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Charles married Henrietta Maria in 1635?
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Archbishop Laud's 'religious reforms' (railing off of communion table, making priests wear Catholic robes) were one of the causes of the English Civil War?
- ATrue
- BFalse
9Was William Prynne a prominent Puritan opponent of the church policy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud?
- ATrue
- BFalse
10 John Hampden was not an English politician who was one of the leading parliamentarians involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England in the run up to the English Civil War
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Finances were irrelevant to the English Civil War
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Charles I never tried to raise taxes without parliament's permission
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Charles never charged unfair fines or forced loans from people
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Charles did not believe in the Divine Right of Kings
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Charles attempted to arrest only 2 MPs
- ATrue
- BFalse
16It took 20 men to arrest the MPs on Charles I's orders in 1642.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Charles I's "Personal Rule" lasted 3 years.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Charles I was a good political leader.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Charles never used the Star Court
- ATrue
- BFalse
20John Hampden was not one of the 5 MPs Charles I tried to arrest
- ATrue
- BFalse
21Only John Hampden raised an army in 1642 to fight for the Parliamentary cause.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22William Prynne was congratulated by Charles I for his principled stand against stage plays in 1634 - especially as Queen Henrietta appeared in one of them.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Quiz on English Civil War, created by Equinox on 28/05/2014.
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