Lesson Y8-U01-L01

Y8-U01-L01 The Stuarts Arrive A New King for England Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 7

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Lesson Y8-U01-L01, The Stuarts Arrive A New King for England: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 7: Year 8: English Civil War, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which queen died on 24 March 1603, ending the Tudor dynasty?

    • Jane Seymour
    • Elizabeth I
    • Mary I
    • Anne Boleyn

  2. What was James VI's name and number as King of Scotland before 1603?

    • James VI
    • James V
    • James II
    • James IV

  3. What was the 'Union of the Crowns' in 1603?

    • The Pope crowned James as king of Europe and gave him authority over all the Christian kings
    • Parliament was abolished and replaced by the king's council, which met in secret each week
    • One king ruled both Scotland and England, but the two countries stayed separate
    • England and Scotland were legally united into one country under a single parliament

  4. In which year were England and Scotland legally united by the Act of Union?

    • 1707
    • 1603
    • 1649
    • 1605

  5. What did the 'Divine Right of Kings' mean?

    • The rule that the eldest son always inherits all the land and property of the family
    • The idea that Parliament chose the king by a vote of the nobles and the elected MPs
    • The belief that a king was chosen by God and answered only to God
    • The belief that the Pope could remove a king from his throne whenever he chose to

  6. What did James I write that kings were?

    • 'Elected leaders of the people'
    • 'Little gods on earth'
    • 'Keepers of the church bells'
    • 'Servants of the Pope'

  7. Who led the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?

    • Robert Catesby
    • James I
    • Guy Fawkes
    • Lord Monteagle

  8. What was Guy Fawkes's job in the Gunpowder Plot?

    • Lord who received the anonymous warning letter
    • Leader of the plot who recruited the other conspirators
    • King's spy who reported to James
    • Explosives expert chosen to light the gunpowder

  9. How many barrels of gunpowder did the plotters hide beneath Parliament?

    • 63
    • 120
    • 36
    • 12

  10. On what date was the Gunpowder Plot due to blow up Parliament?

    • 29 May 1649
    • 5 November 1605
    • 24 March 1603
    • 1 January 1606

  11. Which lord received the anonymous letter warning him to stay away from Parliament?

    • Lord Essex
    • Lord Monteagle
    • Lord Cranmer
    • Lord Burghley

  12. Why did some English Catholics hope James I would be kinder to them?

    • He had promised to bring back monasteries
    • He had been excommunicated by Elizabeth
    • His wife and mother had Catholic sympathies
    • He had been crowned by the Pope

  13. James kept anti-Catholic laws and reimposed fines in 1604. Which group would most feel betrayed?

    • Members of Parliament who wanted to tax the king
    • Catholics who had hoped for relief
    • Protestant bishops who wanted more reform
    • Scottish nobles who wanted a union

  14. Why might English people be unsure about a Scottish king in 1603?

    • He had refused to become king of Scotland
    • He had been a Catholic bishop
    • He was a foreigner from a rival country who might favour the Scots
    • He was a Catholic who planned to restore the monasteries

  15. Why did James's belief in the Divine Right of Kings worry Parliament?

    • It meant Parliament could choose a new king every year by a vote in the Commons
    • It meant the Pope could tax English people directly through his bishops and priests
    • It meant Parliament was chosen directly by God and could never be dismissed by the king
    • It meant the king could ignore Parliament's advice and raise taxes without asking

  16. Guy Fawkes's confession was signed after he was tortured. Why is it less reliable?

    • The king had written the confession himself in his palace
    • He was a Catholic priest who wrote the confession in Latin
    • He may have said what his torturers wanted to hear to stop the pain
    • The confession was printed in a newspaper the same week

  17. Source B was printed by James's own government. What is the main reason to treat it with care?

    • It was propaganda that presented James as saved by God and Catholics as wicked
    • It was written by Guy Fawkes after his trial, while he was waiting to be executed
    • It was an accurate medical report on James's health written by his own physicians
    • It was a private letter from Lord Monteagle to a friend describing the warning he had received

  18. Why did the Gunpowder Plot fail?

    • James moved Parliament to Scotland on 5 November, so the explosion missed its target
    • An anonymous warning letter led guards to search the cellars and catch Fawkes
    • Robert Catesby confessed to the king and betrayed his fellow plotters before the day arrived
    • The gunpowder was too damp to light, so the fuse failed at the last moment of the plot

  19. Why do historians say the Gunpowder Plot was both a real danger and a political opportunity?

    • The plot was a harmless joke that Catholics never seriously planned or intended to carry out
    • The plot was invented by the government to justify a war against Spain and never existed
    • The plot only affected Scotland and the Scots, while England remained entirely untouched by it
    • The plot was a genuine attempt to kill the king, and the government used it to harden anti-Catholic laws

  20. Why did the Divine Right of Kings make conflict with Parliament likely?

    • Parliament had no members from outside London and so could not represent the country
    • Parliament refused to meet until the king paid all of its members their wages in full
    • If the king answered only to God, Parliament's power to advise and approve taxes would shrink
    • Parliament was made up of bishops who wanted the king to answer to them alone for his actions

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