- 1. When did Anne come to the English throne?
A) 1760
B) 1603
C) 1837
D) 1702
- 2. Under which royal house did Anne reign?
A) House of Windsor
B) House of Stuart
C) House of Hanover
D) House of Tudor
- 3. Who was Anne's closest female confidante and companion?
A) Mary II
B) Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
C) Queen Caroline
D) Abigail Masham
- 4. In what year did the Acts of Union integrate England and Scotland into Great Britain during Anne's reign?
A) 1707
B) 1603
C) 1754
D) 1801
- 5. Which war was ongoing during much of Anne's reign?
A) Napoleonic Wars
B) War of Spanish Succession
C) Hundred Years' War
D) English Civil War
- 6. What was the religious affiliation of Anne as Queen?
A) Catholic
B) Presbyterian
C) Anglican
D) Puritan
- 7. Which famous architect designed Queen Anne's residence, Kensington Palace?
A) Sir Christopher Wren
B) Nicholas Hawksmoor
C) Inigo Jones
D) John Vanbrugh
- 8. What was the name of the political faction that supported Anne during her reign?
A) Radicals
B) Tories
C) Jacobites
D) Whigs
- 9. Who was Anne's designated heir following the death of William III's sister?
A) Sophia, Electress of Hanover
B) Anne's sister
C) George I
D) James II's son
- 10. Which of the following titles did Anne NOT hold during her reign?
A) Queen of England
B) Queen of Scotland
C) Empress of India
D) Queen of Ireland
- 11. What was the famous battle that marked the turning point in the War of Spanish Succession during Anne's reign?
A) Battle of Blenheim
B) Battle of Bosworth Field
C) Battle of Agincourt
D) Battle of Trafalgar
- 12. Who was Anne's predecessor as monarch of England?
A) Charles II
B) Mary II
C) James II
D) William III
- 13. Which important trade company was established in England during Anne's reign, leading to increased global influence?
A) South Sea Company
B) African Company of Merchants
C) British East India Company
D) Hudson's Bay Company
- 14. Who was the father of Queen Anne?
A) William III
B) Henry VIII
C) Charles II
D) James II
- 15. Who succeeded Anne on the English throne?
A) Mary II
B) Charles II
C) William III
D) George I
- 16. Which famous architect designed Blenheim Palace, a gift to the Duke of Marlborough from Queen Anne?
A) Christopher Wren
B) John Vanbrugh
C) Inigo Jones
D) Georg Bähr
- 17. Which one of Anne's close advisors faced impeachment over the financial scandal?
A) George I
B) Mary II
C) John Locke
D) Robert Harley
- 18. What was the name of the political faction that sought to limit the power of the monarchy during Anne's reign?
A) Stuarts
B) Whigs
C) Tories
D) Jacobites
- 19. In what city did Anne take refuge during the Great Plague of 1665?
A) York
B) Oxford
C) Cambridge
D) Edinburgh
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