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Quiz for AQA A Level 1D, Stuart Britain 1603-1702
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1
Which of these is an example of a monopoly created during personal rule?
Popish Soap
Distraint of Knighthood
The Cockayne Project
Ship money
2
Who was in charge of the puritanical group that used the London crowds to pressure Charles?
John Pym
John Hampden
John Lambert
John Lilburne
3
In what year did Charles I become King?
1625
1627
1624
1626
4
What did Titus Oates do in 1678 initiating a crisis of monarchy?
Helped the Duke of Monmouth to rebel
Revealed the Popish Plot
Wrote an incendiary pamphlet about absolutism.
Murdered Sir Edmund Godfrey
5
Which artist did Charles I collect lots of art from for his court?
Hans Holbein
Van Dyck
Paul Reubens
Pablo Picasso
6
Which treaty did the Cabal Charles sign with King Louis XIV?
Secret Treaty of Paris
Secret Treaty of Ripon
Secret Treaty of Dover
Secret Treaty of Calais
7
What do historians call Charles' policies of finance during his personal rule?
Fiscal-Absolutism
Fiscal-Feudalism
Fiscal-Militarism
Fiscal-Finances
8
Which figure was the first target of the long parliament's anger, leading them to be impeached?
Thomas Wentworth
George Villiers
William Laud
Henrietta Maria
9
What did parliament give to Charles I in June 1641, with suggestions of concessions he could make
The Parliamentary Propositions
The Ten Propositions
The Newcastle Propositions
The Heads of the Proposals
10
Which of the following was a reason for Cromwell disbanding the Rump Parliament in 1653?
Threatened to reduce the funding for the army
Several Rump MPs had invited Charles II back to England.
Had passed too many reforms - way too radical
Hadn't passed many reforms - significant conservatism
11
What did the Scots sign to challenge the introduction of the English Prayer Book?
The National Covenant
The Solemn Engagement
The Solemn League and Covenant
The Engagement
12
What did Charles introduce between 1681 and 1685 to strengthen provincial gov in his favour?
Quo Absoluto Writs
Status Quo Writs
Quo Warranto Writs
The Rye House Plot
13
What name was given to the group of MPs Danby built up in support of Charles II's policies?
Country
Court
Tory
Whig
14
What name is given to the first parliament called in 1640?
The Long Parliament
The Addled Parliament
The Convention Parliament
The Short Parliament
15
Which act in 1624 gave parliament some control of how the king spent money he was voted by parliament?
Cockayne Act
Monopolies Act
Inflation Act
Subsidy Act
16
Which ex-member of the Cabal was a key Whig in favour of Exclusion?
Shaftesbury
Monmouth
Clifford
Buckingham
17
Where did Charles promise to rule as a 'traditional monarch' with 'liberty of conscience'?
Declaration of Breda
Declaration of Indulgence
Declaration of the Hague
Declaration of Independence
18
What was the name of the Feudal method Charles I used to try and raise his army?
Sequestrations
Commissions of Array
The Militia Bill
Distrainsts of Knighthood
19
Which country did the new Republic first invade to solidify their power?
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
Holland
20
What name was given to Charles next key group of advisors after Clarendon?
Cava
Danby
Junto
Cabal
21
What type of Christian belief that focused on reason rather than doctrine was increasing?
Latitudinarianism
Evangelism
Fifth Monarchism
Puritanism
22
Which two figures did the 1625 Parliament keep criticising, causing Charles to disband them?
Buckingham
Laud
Montagu
Cranfield
23
What act in 1702 determined the line of succession, as William and Mary had no children?
Act of Succession
Act of Settlement
Act of Union
Act of Uniformity
24
What was the name of the more organised army used by Parliament from 1644?
Cromwell's Chums
The Roundheads
The New Model Army
The Commissions of Array
25
What did James II do following Monmouth's rebellion in 1685?
The Bloody Assizes
Quo Warranto Writs
Put Tyrconnell in charge of Ireland
The Glencoe Massacre
26
Which radical group grew significantly during the Interregnum, up to 50,000 people by 1656?
The Levellers
The Fifth Monarchists
The Quakers
The Diggers
27
At which event was the speaker of the house held down to stop the dismissal of parliament?
The Triennial Act
The Forced Loan
The Three Resolutions
The Grand Remonstrance
28
What name do historians give to James' religious settlement?
The Jacobethan Balance
Clarendon Code
Jacobean Religious Settlement
Millenarian Religious Settlement
29
What did Parliament call their demands in 1628 against taxation, billeting and martial law?
The Petition of Right
The Parliamentary Protestation
The Grand Remonstrance
The Feoffes for Impropriations
30
How much money did Charles collect from the forced loan in 1626?
£134,000
£15,000
£276,000
£431,000
31
What did Charles do in 1672 to help him have enough money for the Third Dutch War?
Stop of the Exchequer (stopped paying debts)
Increased taxes like the hearth tax
Started to collect Ship money
Took out an extra large loan from Louis XIV
32
What did Catholics have to agree to after the Gunpowder Plot?
The Test Act
The Oath of Association
The Hampton Court Conference
The Oath of Allegiance
33
Which of the following was a key reasons for Clarendon's dismissal in 1667?
He annoyed Charles by trying too hard to persecute everyone
He was arrogant and dismissive - the King didn't like him.
He failed to gain the support of the Privy Council
He was blamed for the failures of the 2nd Dutch War
34
What did Laud ban to try and reduce Puritanism?
English Bibles
Church Canons
Feoffes for Impropriations
English Prayer Book
35
What theory drove James I's beliefs about monarchy?
Feudal priveleges of Kings
Divine Retribution for Monarchs
The Instrument of Government
Divine Right of Kings
36
Who led a court case challenging the King's right to collect Ship Money (in 1637)
John Lilburne
John Pym
John Lambert
John Hampden
37
Who took over from the Cabal after Clifford and Arlington lost their positions from the Test Act?
Earl of Danby
Earl of Clarendon
Thomas Osborne
George Fox
38
What event happened in October 1641, increasing Commons fears of Charles' absolutism?
The Irish Catholic Rebellion
The Trial of Wentworth
The Grand Remonstrance
The Root and Branch Petition
39
Which of these phrases best describes Cromwell's goals during the First Protectorate Parliament?
No fun for anyone. Sin. Bad.
Healing and Settling
Praying and Fasting
Massacreing and Mutilation
40
How many of the 135 MPs signed Charles' death warrant?
38
134
59
74
41
Who was key in inviting Charles II back to the throne, against Lambert's 'Committee of Safety'?
James Nayler
Earl of Clarendon
General Monck
The Immortal Seven
42
Why was Charles II unable to push through the declaration of Indulgence in 1672?
Parliament held it to ransom due to financial weakness
It included Quakers which terrified people
The Scots refused to access it
Danby didn't support it
43
Which act in 1650 made it illegal to deny the authority of the new regime?
The Engagement Act
The Instrument of Government
The Navigation Act
The Treason Act
44
How many ordinances were passed by Cromwell before Parliament sat?
412
None
83
126
45
After the financial revolution, what % of Crown revenue was raised by parliament, instead of feudal rights?
97%
28%
3%
74%
46
What happened at 'Pride's Purge' in December 1649?
Cromwell was made Lord Protector
Charles I was murdered
All laws were suspended for precisely 24 hours allowing lots of naughtiness
Pro-Charles MPs were refused entry to Parliament
47
Where did Charles personally go during the Second Exclusion Parliament to make his support for James clear?
The Vatican
Oxford
The House of Commons
The House of Lords
48
Which group in Parliament wanted to negotiate a peace with Charles after the First Civil War?
The Middle Party
The Fiery Spirits
Political Independents
Political Presbyterians
49
What was the name of the 'constitution' created by John Lambert to create the protectorate?
The Bill of Rights
The Basilikon Doron
The Instrument of Government
The Heads of the Government
50
Which uprising convinced Cromwell of a Royalist threat, leading to the rule of the Major Generals?
The First Dutch War
The Northern Revolt
The Penruddock Uprising
The Leveller Uprising
51
At which court case did James replaced judges so that they supported his dispensing power?
The Shirley Court Case
Godden vs Hales Court Case
The Hampton Court Case
The Bates Court Case
52
Did the Clarendon Code do more to make religion more tolerant or less tolerant?
Less tolerant
More tolerant
53
What did the Test Act in 1673 do?
Stopped Catholics from holding government positions
Tested everyone's literacy in government
Tested how holy everyone was
Stopped Puritans from holding government positions
54
Who was James I's first favourite?
George Villiers
Robert Somerset
Robert Carr
George Buckingham
55
What did the 1690 Public Accounts Act do?
Created the National Debt
Created the Bank of England
Gave parliament greater scrutiy of crown spending and accounts
Created the Civil Lists to separate the crowns household expenses.
56
The Cavalier Parliament decided to ignore all laws from after...
1641
1640
1653
1649
57
Which Arminian wrote 'A New Gag for an Old Goose'?
William Laud
George Fox
John Tillotson
Richard Montagu
58
Which case involved an MP being arrested in 1604, leading to questions of parliamentary privilege?
Nayler Case
Hampton Case
Shirley's Case
Bates Case
59
What name was given to the MPs that invited William of Orange and Mary from the Netherlands?
Immortal Sevel
Magnanimous Seven
Invincible Seven
Magnificent Seven
60
What name was given to the limited war strategy that the Tory's favoured for the 9 years war?
Blue Sky Thinking
Blue Water Strategy
New Model Strategy
Junto Strategy
61
Which of the following was the army's suggestion of an agreement with Charles in 1647?
The Agreement of the People
The Heads of the Proposals
The Solemn Engagement
The Newcastle Propositions
62
Why did parliament try to impeach Danby in 1679?
Too many taxes
Turned out he was actually a Quaker
Took blame for losing the Third Dutch War
Discovered he was negotiating with France for Charles.
63
Which of the following did the 'Nominated Assembly' successfully reform?
They created the Bank of England
They created the Kingdom of Christ
They reformed laws for 'lunatics'
They made sure only religious people could marry
64
Who tried to reform James I's finances from 1618-1624?
Lionel Cranfield
Walter Cockayne
The Early of Danby
Robert Cecil
65
What was the name of the debates where Levellers and Army Grandees discussed the 'Agreement of the People'?
The Lilburne Debates
The Westminster Debates
The Putney Debates
The Chelsea Debates
66
What ratio of exclusionists to court supporters were there in the first Exclusion parliament?
2:1
5:1
3:1
1:4
67
What is the name for when James ripped a page from the Commons book of record in 1621?
The Addled Parliament
The Five Knights case
The Three Resolutions
The Parliamentary Protestation
68
How much debt was the Republic in when Cromwell died?
£2.5 million
£4.5 million
£1.5 million
£3.5 million
69
Which law from 1689 put Parliament in charge of the army?
Triennial Act
Mutiny Act
Militia Act
Toleration Act
70
At which event was Charles declared to be 'that man of blood' after causing the Second Civil War in 1648?
The Windsor Prayer Meeting
The Putney Debates
The Winstanley Meeting
The Newcastle Meeting
