Appendix iii

Test

1.When did Romans first come in Britain?

!a. It was in 55 B.C.

b. It was in 1025 B.C.

c. It was in 55 A.D.

2.When did a new period in England’s history with Duke William of Normandy

crowned as a king begin?

a. It was in 1100.

!b. It was in 1066.

c. It was in 1056.

3.What was called with the word ‘’feu’’?

a. An economic prosperity of the country.

!b. Land held in return for duty or service to a lord.

c. Sum of money given in return for holding land.

4.Who were ‘’justices of peace’’?

a. They were members of the House of Commons.

b. They were powerful rich lords.

c. $!They were judges to deal with smaller crimes and offences.

5.What was the fate of Joan Arc?

a. She married Henry the Fifth.

b. She captured and defeated the English.

c. $!The English gave her to the Church which burnt her as a witch in 1431.

6.What was the original meaning of the word ‘’clan’’?

a. $!It meant children.

b. It meant farm.

c. It meant private army.

7.What was Elizabeth I famous for?

a. She was famous for saving money for her country.

b. $!She was famous for defeating the powerful navy of Spain.

c. She was famous for asking Parliament for money.

8.What had happened with Spanish Armada?

a. $!It was defeated.

b. It was sold to Elizabeth.

c. It won all the battles.

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9.Whe did Tudor monarchs still use Parliament?

a. They liked the idea to govern through Parliament.

b. $! They used Parliament for law making and agreement to the taxes needed,

advising the Crown when asked.

c. They wanted to strengthen Crown with the help of Parliament.

10.What was the purpose of the Civil War in England?

!a. It was colonization of Ulster by James I where more than 3,000 people were

killed.

b. It was the opposition of Parliament against James I reigning.

c. It was lack of money and necessity to capture new lands.

11.Why Cromwell's governing was so unpopular?

!a. His ruling was very cruel and he tried to govern the country through the

army.

b. Cromwell didn't ask Parliament for permission to kill Protestants in 1641.

c. People didn't want to be governed by Parliament.

12.What were the names of two main MP's groups in the 17th century?

a. Laborists and Royalists.

b. Royalists and Whigs.

!c. Whigs and Tories.

13.How was Newton's famous book published in 1687 called?

!a. ''Natural Philosophy".

b. ''Mathematical Equations''.

c. ''Principia".

14.What was the most important idea in people's thinking in ХIХ century?

a. Everybody has the right to education.

b. Everybody has the right to have his own property.

!c. Everybody has the right to personal freedom.

15.What did M. Thatcher promise for Britain?

a. She promised for Britain to become a nuclear state.

b. She promised to gain Falkland Islands to Britain.

!c. She promised a new beginning for Britain.

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