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Cromwell has Charles I executed and sets up Commonwealth
  • 1. Who was the king executed by Cromwell?
A) James I
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VIII
D) Charles I
  • 2. What form of government did Cromwell establish after Charles I's execution?
A) Dictatorship
B) Republic
C) Monarchy
D) Commonwealth
  • 3. What was the title of Cromwell?
A) King
B) President
C) Prime Minister
D) Lord Protector
  • 4. Which war led to the trial and execution of Charles I?
A) American Civil War
B) French Revolution
C) World War I
D) English Civil War
  • 5. In which year was Charles I executed?
A) 1666
B) 1649
C) 1750
D) 1715
  • 6. What religion did Cromwell belong to?
A) Protestant
B) Islam
C) Puritan
D) Catholic
  • 7. What was the official language of the Commonwealth?
A) English
B) French
C) Latin
D) Spanish
  • 8. Who was the king of England before Charles I?
A) James I
B) Edward VI
C) William the Conqueror
D) Henry V
  • 9. Which Parliament convicted Charles I of high treason?
A) Good Parliament
B) Barebones Parliament
C) Long Parliament
D) Rump Parliament
  • 10. What was the Battle that sealed Charles I's fate and led to his execution?
A) Battle of Edgehill
B) Battle of Naseby
C) Battle of Marston Moor
D) Battle of Hastings
  • 11. Who succeeded Cromwell as Lord Protector?
A) Richard Cromwell
B) Oliver Cromwell Jr.
C) Henry Cromwell
D) William Cromwell
  • 12. What was the political ideology associated with Cromwell and the Commonwealth?
A) Socialism
B) Fascism
C) Laissez-faire
D) Puritanism
  • 13. Who was the leader of the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War?
A) James II
B) William of Orange
C) Charles I
D) Oliver Cromwell
  • 14. What was Charles I accused of during his trial?
A) Treason
B) Heresy
C) Despotism
D) Witchcraft
  • 15. What was the name of the royalist uprising in 1648 that preceded Charles I's trial?
A) Second English Civil War
B) Jacobite Rising
C) Peasants' Revolt
D) Irish Rebellion
  • 16. Who was Edward Hyde better known as during the Commonwealth period?
A) Earl of Warwick
B) Viscount Bolingbroke
C) Lord Clarendon
D) Duke of York
  • 17. What was the nickname given to Cromwell's New Model Army?
A) Redcoats
B) Roundheads
C) Ironsides
D) Cavaliers
  • 18. Which document was signed by the judges condemning Charles I to death?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Magna Carta
C) Death Warrant
D) Declaration of Independence
  • 19. Where was Charles I buried after his execution?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Tower of London
C) Windsor Castle
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 20. What was the name of Cromwell's parliamentary forces during the English Civil War?
A) Roundheads
B) Jacobites
C) Cavaliers
D) Puritans
  • 21. Which country did Cromwell successfully invade during his rule?
A) Ireland
B) Spain
C) Germany
D) France
  • 22. Which group of people mainly supported parliament against the king during the English Civil War?
A) Cavaliers
B) Loyalists
C) Roundheads
D) Puritans
  • 23. In what year was Charles II restored to the throne?
A) 1649
B) 1688
C) 1701
D) 1660
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