Lesson 1D.2.1

1D.2.1 Monarchy restored and restrained, 1649–1702 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 4

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Lesson 1D.2.1, Monarchy restored and restrained, 1649–1702: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 4: 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which battle of 1650 in Scotland saw Oliver Cromwell defeat a Scottish army and consolidate the Republic's position?

    • Preston
    • Naseby
    • Worcester
    • Dunbar

  2. Which battle of September 1651 ended Charles II's attempt to regain the throne by invading England from Scotland?

    • Dunbar
    • Marston Moor
    • Edgehill
    • Worcester

  3. Which document of December 1653 established Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector under a written constitution?

    • The Triennial Act
    • The Heads of the Proposals
    • The Declaration of Breda
    • The Instrument of Government

  4. Which system of 1655 to 1657 placed England's counties under the command of army officers to enforce order?

    • The Privy Council
    • The Major-Generals
    • The Rump Parliament
    • The Council of State

  5. In which year was Charles II restored to the English throne, after the collapse of Richard Cromwell's Protectorate?

    • 1685
    • 1653
    • 1649
    • 1660

  6. Which Lord Chancellor, the chief minister of Charles II during the early years of the Restoration, was impeached in 1667?

    • The Duke of Lauderdale
    • The Earl of Danby
    • The Earl of Shaftesbury
    • The Earl of Clarendon

  7. Which group of ministers, formed in the late 1660s and named after the initials of its members, dominated royal policy until 1673?

    • The Country Party
    • The Cabal
    • The Cavalier Club
    • The Junto

  8. Which Act of 1661 required municipal officers to take Anglican communion, restricting Dissenters' access to local government?

    • The Test Act
    • The Habeas Corpus Act
    • The Triennial Act
    • The Corporation Act

  9. Which Act of 1673 required officeholders to take Anglican communion, excluding Catholics from public office?

    • The Corporation Act
    • The Bill of Rights
    • The Act of Uniformity
    • The Test Act

  10. Which 1679 Act strengthened the rights of prisoners by requiring courts to justify detention?

    • The Toleration Act
    • The Habeas Corpus Act
    • The Triennial Act
    • The Act of Settlement

  11. Which crisis of 1679 to 1681 sought to prevent the Catholic James, Duke of York, from succeeding to the throne?

    • The Exclusion Crisis
    • The Glorious Revolution
    • The Revolution of 1648
    • The Popish Plot trial

  12. Which rebellion of 1685, led by a Protestant claimant to the throne, was defeated at Sedgemoor?

    • The Jacobite rising
    • The Argyll rising
    • The Penn rebellion
    • Monmouth's rebellion

  13. Which event in late 1688 led to William of Orange landing in England and James II fleeing the country?

    • The Restoration
    • The Glorious Revolution
    • The Popish Plot
    • The Exclusion Crisis

  14. Which 1689 Act set out the rights of Parliament, including free elections and regular Parliaments, after the Glorious Revolution?

    • The Act of Supremacy
    • The Test Act
    • The Bill of Rights
    • The Corporation Act

  15. Which 1701 Act settled the succession in the Protestant line through Sophia of Hanover, after Anne's death?

    • The Triennial Act
    • The Toleration Act
    • The Act of Settlement
    • The Bill of Rights

  16. How many years separated the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the Restoration of Charles II in 1660?

    • 9 years
    • 11 years
    • 15 years
    • 13 years

  17. How many years separated the Restoration of 1660 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688?

    • 32 years
    • 28 years
    • 38 years
    • 22 years

  18. Which statement best explains why the Restoration monarchy in 1660 was limited in practice?

    • The king had no power to appoint ministers or bishops, which was reserved for the Commons after 1660
    • Parliament controlled taxation and religious legislation, and royal power depended on ministers and parliamentary support
    • Parliament was abolished in 1661 and never reconvened, which left the king to rule through his council alone
    • The king was prevented from holding any court or council, which stopped all royal government in London

  19. Which statement best evaluates the Glorious Revolution's significance for the balance of power between Crown and Parliament?

    • It abolished Parliament and replaced it with a royal council, which governed England until the reign of Anne
    • It confirmed parliamentary authority over taxation and the succession, establishing a limited monarchy in practice
    • It made the monarchy absolute again under James II's successors, which reversed the constitutional changes of 1688
    • It left the Crown's powers unchanged and removed all parliamentary privileges, which had been granted by James II

  20. Which judgement best explains why the Exclusion Crisis divided the political nation and gave rise to Whigs and Tories?

    • The Whigs wanted an absolute monarchy and the Tories wanted a republic, which set the two parties against each other
    • Religion had no effect on the division between parties, which were formed purely by family and regional loyalties
    • Disagreement over the succession and the threat of Catholic rule split opinion between supporters and opponents of exclusion
    • Disagreement over the Navy led to the creation of separate parties, which fought over the building of new warships

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