Lesson Y8-U01-L07

Y8-U01-L07 Cromwell Hero or Villain Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 7

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Lesson Y8-U01-L07, Cromwell Hero or Villain: 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. What name was given to England when it became a republic in 1649?

    • The Protectorate
    • The Kingdom of Britain
    • The Restoration
    • The Commonwealth

  2. What title did Oliver Cromwell take in 1653?

    • Lord Chancellor
    • Lord Monteagle
    • Lord Lieutenant
    • Lord Protector

  3. Which Irish town was stormed in 1649, with thousands of soldiers and civilians killed?

    • Dublin
    • Galway
    • Drogheda
    • Belfast

  4. Which things did the strict Puritan regime close or ban in England?

    • Parliament and the courts of law in London and in the regions
    • Theatres and inns, and Sunday sport
    • Schools and hospitals in towns and villages across the whole country
    • Churches and bridges along the great roads of England and Wales

  5. What did Parliament offer Cromwell in 1657?

    • The crown
    • A pardon for Charles I
    • A seat in Scotland
    • The navy's command

  6. What did Cromwell do when Parliament offered him the crown in 1657?

    • He accepted it at once
    • He fled to Ireland
    • He refused it
    • He asked for the Pope's approval

  7. Which group was allowed back into England in 1656, after being expelled in 1290?

    • Jewish people, expelled from England in 1290
    • Catholic priests from Spain who had fled the Inquisition in Madrid
    • Dutch merchants from Antwerp who wanted to trade in English ports
    • Scottish Presbyterians who had supported Parliament during the Civil War

  8. Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector?

    • Richard Cromwell
    • Thomas Fairfax
    • John Pym
    • Charles II

  9. Which general marched his army to London and helped arrange the return of the monarchy?

    • General Ireton
    • General Monck
    • General Fairfax
    • General Rupert

  10. In which year was the monarchy restored?

    • 1685
    • 1653
    • 1649
    • 1660

  11. Which king returned in 1660 during the Restoration?

    • James I
    • Charles I
    • Charles II
    • James II

  12. What were the Major-Generals of 1655-57?

    • Men who governed regions and enforced Puritan morality
    • Royal soldiers who guarded the King and his palace at Whitehall
    • Admirals who captured Jamaica from Spain and led the navy in the Caribbean
    • Scottish generals who invaded England during the years of the Civil War

  13. Source A calls Cromwell 'a great soldier and statesman'. Which view of Cromwell does this show?

    • A neutral view with no opinion
    • A hero view that admires him
    • A Royalist attack on Parliament
    • A villain view that hates him

  14. Why is the Irish saying 'The curse of Cromwell on you' so powerful?

    • It remembers his campaign of 1649, when many Irish people suffered
    • It refers to the New Model Army's pay and the soldiers' wages in the 1640s
    • It was written by Cromwell himself as a warning to the Irish rebels
    • It is a blessing for Irish farmers who prayed for a good harvest each year

  15. Why might English and Irish people remember Cromwell differently?

    • They had different languages
    • They had different experiences of his rule
    • Cromwell's own letters were lost in both countries
    • They read different newspapers in 1660

  16. What does the 1899 statue's inscription tell us about its creators?

    • It was made by people who wanted to celebrate Cromwell
    • It was made by Charles II to remind people of the Restoration of the monarchy
    • It was made in 1649 by Cromwell's own army as a monument to its victory
    • It was made by Irish rebels who wanted to mock Cromwell and his memory

  17. Why was Cromwell's Protectorate described as ironic?

    • England became a full democracy in which every adult man could vote freely
    • Cromwell refused all power and retired to his estate in East Anglia
    • England fought to limit the king's power, then gave near-royal power to Cromwell
    • The Pope took over England and appointed a Catholic governor for each county

  18. Why was the Restoration of 1660 not a simple undoing of the Civil War?

    • The Scots took over the government and ruled England from Edinburgh
    • Parliament's power had grown and a king could no longer rule without it
    • Parliament was abolished for ever and never met again after 1660
    • The king received all power back exactly as before the Civil War began

  19. Why did many strict Protestants object to Christmas celebrations?

    • They were banned by the King of Scotland, who disliked English festivities
    • They were only for Irish Catholics, who celebrated them in secret each year
    • They were seen as Catholic and ungodly by strict Protestants
    • They cost too much for the army to pay, so the government banned them

  20. Why do historians say Cromwell's judgement must weigh both his brutality and his achievements?

    • Cromwell's cruelty was invented by Charles II to discredit the Commonwealth
    • Judgement must weigh his brutality against stability and religious toleration
    • Historians must ignore Ireland entirely and focus only on English politics
    • Only the Irish view counts in history, because the English had no voice

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