- 1. When did the English Civil War officially begin?
A) 1600
B) 1700
C) 1642
D) 1800
- 2. Who was the king of England during the Civil War?
A) Edward IV
B) James II
C) Henry VIII
D) Charles I
- 3. What was the nickname for Cromwell's New Model Army?
A) The Blue Jackets
B) Ironsides
C) The Green Berets
D) The Redcoats
- 4. Who was known as the 'Kingkiller' after the English Civil War?
A) Robert Devereux
B) George Monck
C) Richard III
D) Oliver Cromwell
- 5. Which event marked the end of the Second English Civil War?
A) Execution of Charles I
B) Treaty of Westminster
C) Siege of Colchester
D) Battle of Worcester
- 6. Which king was restored to the English throne in 1660?
A) William III
B) Charles I
C) James II
D) Charles II
- 7. Who wrote 'Leviathan,' a political philosophy work that influenced the English Civil War?
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B) Baron de Montesquieu
C) John Locke
D) Thomas Hobbes
- 8. Who was known as 'Colonel Pride' for his implementation of the Purge in Parliament?
A) Oliver Cromwell
B) John Lambert
C) Thomas Pride
D) George Monck
- 9. Which royalist stronghold fell to the Parliamentarians in 1646?
A) Oxford
B) Newark
C) York
D) Bristol
- 10. Who led the Levellers, a radical political movement in the English Civil War era?
A) Henry Ireton
B) Richard Cromwell
C) John Lilburne
D) John Pym
- 11. Which general successfully brought about the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660?
A) Thomas Fairfax
B) Charles II
C) John Lambert
D) George Monck
- 12. In which century did the English Civil War take place?
A) 16th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
- 13. Which royalist faction supported King Charles I during the civil war?
A) Cavaliers
B) Levellers
C) Roundheads
D) Puritans
- 14. Which religious group played a significant role in the Parliamentarian side of the English Civil War?
A) Anglicans
B) Puritans
C) Quakers
D) Catholics
- 15. What political faction opposed the monarchy during the English Civil War?
A) Chartists
B) Parliamentarians
C) Luddites
D) Royalists
- 16. What term is used to describe the conflict in England between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads?
A) English Civil War
B) War of the Roses
C) Glorious Revolution
D) Battle of Hastings
- 17. Who was known as the 'Father of the English Navy' and served as a key military leader for the Parliamentarians?
A) Robert Blake
B) William Penn
C) Thomas Fairfax
D) John Lilburne
- 18. What was the name of the army created by Parliament to fight against King Charles I during the English Civil War?
A) Cavalier Corps
B) New Model Army
C) Roundhead Regiment
D) Royalist Guard
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