1) What year did the Tudor period of history begin? a) 1485 b) 1215 c) 1603 d) 1347 2) Who was Henry VIII's first wife? a) Jane Seymour b) Catherine of Aragon c) Anne Boleyn d) Anne of Cleves 3) Which monarch was known as 'Bloody Mary'? a) Elizabeth I b) Edward VI c) Mary, Queen of Scots d) Mary 4) What event in 1588 solidified Queen Elizabeth I as one of the most popular monarchs in English history? a) The defeat of the Spanish Armada b) The establishment of the Church of England c) The Reformation in Scotland d) The marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots 5) Who was the Protestant Queen who re-established the Church of England? a) Mary, Queen of Scots b) Anne Boleyn c) Elizabeth I d) Catherine of Aragon 6) Which English explorer was one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada? a) Sir Francis Drake b) Henry VIII c) Edward VI d) Mary, Queen of Scots 7) Which queen gave her throne to her Protestant son, James VI of Scotland? a) Anne Boleyn b) Catherine of Aragon c) Mary, Queen of Scots d) Elizabeth I 8) Which play out of the listed was not written by William Shakespeare? a) To a Mountain Daisy b) Macbeth c) Henry V d) As You Like It 9) Who was sent to Ireland to deal with the revolt in 1641? a) Charles I b) Elizabeth I c) Oliver Cromwell d) King James 10) What religious group in Parliament did not agree with the king's religious views? a) Puritans b) Presbyterians c) Catholics d) Anglicans 11) What were the two sides in the English civil war known as? a) The Cavaliers and the Roundheads b) The Puritans and the Catholics c) The Monarchists and the Parliamentarians d) The Loyalists and the Rebels 12) What title was Oliver Cromwell given after his victory over Charles II at Worcester? a) Lord Protector b) Lord Governor c) Lord Chancellor d) Lord Magistrate 13) Who replaced Oliver Cromwell as the leader of the new republic after his death? a) William I b) Charles II c) Richard d) James II 14) Which act became law in 1679 and guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully? a) The Freedom of Speech Act b) The Magna Carta Act c) The Bill of Rights Act d) The Habeas Corpus Act 15) What scientific society was formed during Charles II's reign to promote 'natural knowledge'? a) The National Science Association b) The Royal Society c) The Scientific Research Society d) The Natural Knowledge Association 16) Who became King James II of England, Wales, and Ireland after Charles II's death? a) William b) Richard c) James d) Charles II 17) What event in 1688 resulted in William of Orange becoming the king of England, Wales, and Ireland? a) The Civil War b) The Glorious Revolution c) The War of the Roses d) The Battle of Boyne

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