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1. |
Which year did the Battle of Hastings take place? |
A. | 1040 |
B. | 1060 |
C. | 1066 |
D. | 1086 |
Answer» C. 1066 |
2. |
Which year did the Normans conquer the Isle of Ely? |
A. | 1052 |
B. | 1062 |
C. | 1072 |
D. | 1082 |
Answer» C. 1072 |
3. |
What is the Oath taken by the knights swearing loyalty to King William the Conqueror known as? |
A. | Oath of England |
B. | Oath of Salisbury |
C. | Oath of Normandy |
D. | Oath of Saxony |
Answer» B. Oath of Salisbury |
4. |
Which law of William the Conqueror preventedthe people from hunting in the forest? |
A. | The Hunting Law |
B. | The Forest Law |
C. | The Green Law |
D. | The Woods Law |
Answer» B. The Forest Law |
5. |
Which document of a survey conducted by William the Conqueror records the resources of the Kingdom of England? |
A. | Magnum Concilium |
B. | The Domesday Book |
C. | Danegeld |
D. | Charter of London |
Answer» B. The Domesday Book |
6. |
During whose reign did the City of London see the beginnings of self government? |
A. | Henry I |
B. | Henry II |
C. | Henry III |
D. | Henry IV |
Answer» A. Henry I |
7. |
What was the Chief council of the realm of England in the rule of Henry I? |
A. | Charter of London |
B. | Magnum Concilium |
C. | Danegeld |
D. | Curia Regis |
Answer» B. Magnum Concilium |
8. |
When did the rule of the House of the Plantagenets begin? |
A. | With the coronation of Henry I |
B. | With the coronation of William the Conqueror |
C. | With the coronation of William I |
D. | With the coronation of William Rufus |
Answer» A. With the coronation of Henry I |
9. |
In the Middle Ages, the normal unit of holding of land was |
A. | Fief |
B. | Manor |
C. | Stadium |
D. | Forum |
Answer» B. Manor |
10. |
What was the extra work done by the Villeins known as ? |
A. | Lords work |
B. | Boon work |
C. | Serf work |
D. | Fief work |
Answer» B. Boon work |
11. |
What were the workers who held no land of their own in the manorial system known as? |
A. | Fief |
B. | Serfs |
C. | Churl |
D. | Villein |
Answer» B. Serfs |
12. |
In the manorial system, the administration of justice was carried out from... |
A. | Estate |
B. | Lord’s Manor |
C. | Fieodan |
D. | Manorial Village |
Answer» B. Lord’s Manor |
13. |
Which year did the Black Death take place? |
A. | 1300 |
B. | 1320 |
C. | 1348 |
D. | 1358 |
Answer» C. 1348 |
14. |
Which year did the Peasant’s Revolt take place? |
A. | 1300 |
B. | 1320 |
C. | 1380 |
D. | 1381 |
Answer» D. 1381 |
15. |
Who said ‘God does not judge a man twice for the same offence.? |
A. | Henry I |
B. | Lanfranc |
C. | Thomas Becket |
D. | William I |
Answer» C. Thomas Becket |
16. |
Who is called the English Justinian? |
A. | Henry I |
B. | Henry II |
C. | Henry III |
D. | Edward I |
Answer» D. Edward I |
17. |
What was an important offshoot of the Kings Court which dealt with the financial affairs of the realm in Henry II’s time? |
A. | The Jury System |
B. | The Curia Regis |
C. | The Exchequer Court |
D. | King’s Court |
Answer» C. The Exchequer Court |
18. |
What was the basis of the system of Law followed in all the colonies of Britain? |
A. | The Court Common Pleas |
B. | English Common Law |
C. | The Exchequer Law |
D. | Trade Law |
Answer» B. English Common Law |
19. |
What was Richard I known as ? |
A. | The Braveheart |
B. | The Lionheart |
C. | The Conqueror |
D. | The Leader |
Answer» B. The Lionheart |
20. |
Which city is the first corporation in the world? |
A. | Dublin |
B. | London |
C. | Canterbury |
D. | Wessex |
Answer» B. London |
21. |
When did the first Crusade take place? |
A. | 1067 |
B. | 1077 |
C. | 1087 |
D. | 1097 |
Answer» D. 1097 |
22. |
When did the Second Crusade take place? |
A. | 1127 |
B. | 1137 |
C. | 1147 |
D. | 1157 |
Answer» C. 1147 |
23. |
When did the Muslim King Sultan Saladin conquer Jerusalem? |
A. | 1157 |
B. | 1167 |
C. | 1177 |
D. | 1187 |
Answer» D. 1187 |
24. |
When did the Third Crusade take place? |
A. | 1160 |
B. | 1170 |
C. | 1180 |
D. | 1190 |
Answer» D. 1190 |
25. |
When was the Magna Carta signed between the people of England and King John? |
A. | June 15, 1210 |
B. | June 15, 1215 |
C. | June 15, 1225 |
D. | July 15, 1215 |
Answer» B. June 15, 1215 |
26. |
Who is known as the Father of the English Parliament? |
A. | Henry I |
B. | Thomas Becket |
C. | Simon de Montfort |
D. | Edward I |
Answer» C. Simon de Montfort |
27. |
Which statute allowed the king to have a regular income from a tax on the export of wool and leather in 1275? |
A. | The Statute of Mortmain |
B. | The Statute of Westminister |
C. | The Statute of Action Burnell |
D. | The Statute of Parliament |
Answer» B. The Statute of Westminister |
28. |
When did Edward summon his Model Parliament? |
A. | 1200 |
B. | 1255 |
C. | 1285 |
D. | 1295 |
Answer» D. 1295 |
29. |
Who was the first Stuart King of England? |
A. | Edward II |
B. | Robert |
C. | Edward III |
D. | John |
Answer» B. Robert |
30. |
The Dispensers were the loyal bodyguards of |
A. | Edward I |
B. | Edward II |
C. | Edward III |
D. | Robert Stuart |
Answer» B. Edward II |
31. |
The Hundred Years War was fought between England and |
A. | Germany |
B. | France |
C. | Italy |
D. | Spain |
Answer» B. France |
32. |
Who was called ‘The King of the Sea’ by the Parliament? |
A. | Edward I |
B. | Edward II |
C. | Edward III |
D. | Robert Stuart |
Answer» C. Edward III |
33. |
What was the Parliament summoned by the Black Prince known as ? |
A. | The Great Parliament |
B. | The Good Parliament |
C. | The White Parliament |
D. | The Right Parliament |
Answer» B. The Good Parliament |
34. |
Who were the poor preachers who followed John Wycliffe? |
A. | Lutherans |
B. | Lollards |
C. | Drolls |
D. | Friars |
Answer» B. Lollards |
35. |
Who is called ‘The Morning Star of the Reformation’? |
A. | Martin Luther |
B. | John Wycliffe |
C. | Thomas Becket |
D. | Edward II |
Answer» B. John Wycliffe |
36. |
Who was said to be sent by God to lead France to victory in the Hundred years War? |
A. | Edward II |
B. | Joan of Arc |
C. | Henry V |
D. | Napoleon |
Answer» B. Joan of Arc |
37. |
What was the War between the House of Lancaster and the House of York known as? |
A. | The War of the Houses |
B. | The War of the Roses |
C. | The War of the White Rose |
D. | The War of the Red Rose |
Answer» B. The War of the Roses |
38. |
Where was the first University in England established? |
A. | Oxford |
B. | Cambridge |
C. | Leeds |
D. | Dublin |
Answer» A. Oxford |
39. |
What were the colleges established for legal studies known as? |
A. | The Guilds |
B. | The Inns of Court |
C. | The Inner Court |
D. | The Inner circle |
Answer» B. The Inns of Court |
40. |
When did the War of the Roses begin? |
A. | 1450 |
B. | 1455 |
C. | 1456 |
D. | 1455 |
Answer» B. 1455 |
41. |
What can be considered as the predecessor of the modern trade Unions? |
A. | The Company |
B. | The Guilds |
C. | The Exchequer |
D. | The Workers Group |
Answer» B. The Guilds |
42. |
About which work did Dryden say, ‘Here is God’s Plenty’? |
A. | The Iliad |
B. | The Aeneid |
C. | The Canterbury Tales |
D. | The Divine Comedy |
Answer» C. The Canterbury Tales |
43. |
Who wrote Parlement of Fowles? |
A. | John Gower |
B. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
C. | William Langland |
D. | Thomas Hoccleve |
Answer» B. Geoffrey Chaucer |
44. |
Who wrote Confessio Amantis? |
A. | John Gower |
B. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
C. | William Langland |
D. | Thomas Hoccleve |
Answer» A. John Gower |
45. |
Who wrote The Vision Concerning Piers the Plowman? |
A. | John Gower |
B. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
C. | William Langland |
D. | Thomas Hoccleve |
Answer» C. William Langland |
46. |
Who wrote ‘The Grovernail of Princes? |
A. | John Gower |
B. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
C. | William Langland |
D. | Thomas Hoccleve |
Answer» D. Thomas Hoccleve |
47. |
Who wrote The Thistle and the Rose? |
A. | John Gower |
B. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
C. | William Langland |
D. | William Dunbar |
Answer» D. William Dunbar |
48. |
Who wrote Morte D’Arthur? |
A. | John Gower |
B. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
C. | William Langland |
D. | Thomas Malory |
Answer» D. Thomas Malory |
49. |
Everyman is an example of |
A. | Mystery Play |
B. | Morality Play |
C. | Miracle Play |
D. | Interlude |
Answer» B. Morality Play |
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