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