- 1. Which symbol was created to represent the union of England and Scotland?
A) St. Andrew's Star
B) Union Jack
C) Three Lions
D) Gaelic Cross
- 2. Which major European power expressed concerns over the union of England and Scotland?
A) Russia
B) Austria
C) France
D) Spain
- 3. What name did James VI of Scotland adopt when he became the king of England?
A) Charles II
B) James I
C) William II
D) Edward VIII
- 4. Which political figure in England was a strong advocate for the union with Scotland?
A) Oliver Cromwell
B) Robert Walpole
C) Winston Churchill
D) Margaret Thatcher
- 5. How did the union of England and Scotland impact the balance of power in Europe?
A) It strengthened the British position
B) It weakened Britain's influence
C) It led to a war with France
D) It caused a revolution in Spain
- 6. What was the predominant religion in England at the time of the union with Scotland?
A) Puritanism
B) Catholicism
C) Anglicanism
D) Presbyterianism
- 7. Which Scottish economist wrote about the advantages of the union in his 1776 work 'The Wealth of Nations'?
A) Adam Smith
B) David Hume
C) Thomas Carlyle
D) Robert Burns
- 8. What number is associated with the Acts of Union that united England and Scotland?
A) 1756
B) 1603
C) 1707
D) 1801
- 9. What is the official name of the legislative body created by the Acts of Union?
A) Senate of Great Britain
B) Congress of Britain
C) House of Commons
D) Parliament of Great Britain
- 10. Which famous Scottish poet supported the union of Scotland and England?
A) Robert Louis Stevenson
B) J.K. Rowling
C) Robert Burns
D) Walter Scott
- 11. Which monarch signed the Act of Union in 1707?
A) Queen Anne
B) King James I
C) King George III
D) Queen Victoria
- 12. What was the currency adopted after the union of England and Scotland?
A) Scottish Groat
B) Thistle Penny
C) English Crown
D) Pound Sterling
- 13. Which city hosted the Scottish Parliament after the Act of Union?
A) Glasgow
B) Dundee
C) Aberdeen
D) Edinburgh
- 14. How many articles does the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland have?
A) 18
B) 32
C) 25
D) 15
- 15. What religious settlement was established by the Act of Union?
A) Presbyterianism
B) Lutheranism
C) Anglicanism
D) Roman Catholicism
- 16. What was the official language of the new United Kingdom?
A) English
B) Gaelic
C) Scots
D) Latin
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