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101. |
Which Act insisted that English ships should be manned only by English soldiers? |
A. | The Navigation Act of 1400 |
B. | The Navigation Act of 1425 |
C. | The Navigation Act of 1485 |
D. | The Navigation Act of 1490 |
Answer» C. The Navigation Act of 1485 |
102. |
Which movement sparked the spirit of knowledge in 16th century Europe? |
A. | Humanism |
B. | Renaissance |
C. | Reformation |
D. | Lutherism |
Answer» B. Renaissance |
103. |
Which country was considered as the Cradle of the Renaissance? |
A. | Germany |
B. | Italy |
C. | England |
D. | Spain |
Answer» B. Italy |
104. |
The La Pieta is a sculpture by |
A. | Leonardo da Vinci |
B. | Michelangelo |
C. | Raphael |
D. | Bernini |
Answer» B. Michelangelo |
105. |
During Henry VII’s reign, there was a free market for English cloth at |
A. | Dublin |
B. | Flanders |
C. | Kent |
D. | Paris |
Answer» B. Flanders |
106. |
Erasmus dedicated Encomium Moriae to |
A. | Dean John Colet |
B. | Petrarch |
C. | Thomas More |
D. | Francis Bacon |
Answer» C. Thomas More |
107. |
Erasmus, Dean Colet and Thomas More were known as |
A. | Oxford Reformers |
B. | Cambridge Reformers |
C. | Oxford Elders |
D. | Utopians |
Answer» A. Oxford Reformers |
108. |
Utopia was written by |
A. | Dean Colet |
B. | Erasmus |
C. | Thomas More |
D. | Francis Bacon |
Answer» C. Thomas More |
109. |
Which invention was the biggest reason for the Reformation to flourish? |
A. | Book Keeping |
B. | Printing |
C. | Translations |
D. | Writing |
Answer» B. Printing |
110. |
When did Vasco da Gama reach Calicut? |
A. | 1468 |
B. | 1478 |
C. | 1488 |
D. | 1498 |
Answer» D. 1498 |
111. |
Who was called the Hammer of the Monks? |
A. | Thomas Wolsey |
B. | Thomas Cromwell |
C. | Henry VIII |
D. | John Foxe |
Answer» B. Thomas Cromwell |
112. |
Who wrote ‘Book of Martyrs’? |
A. | John Foxe |
B. | John Knox |
C. | John Fielding |
D. | Philip Sidney |
Answer» A. John Foxe |
113. |
Who was the unmarried Queen of England? |
A. | Mary Tudor |
B. | Elizabeth I |
C. | Catherine |
D. | Anne |
Answer» B. Elizabeth I |
114. |
Who was the famous pirate who was loyal to Queen Elizabeth? |
A. | Francis Walsingham |
B. | Francis Drake |
C. | William Cecil |
D. | John Knox |
Answer» B. Francis Drake |
115. |
About what did the English sailors say that ‘Twelve of Her Majesty’s ships were a match for all the galleys in the King’s service’. |
A. | Golden Hind |
B. | Spanish Armada |
C. | The Battle of Gravelines |
D. | Mayflower |
Answer» B. Spanish Armada |
116. |
Which period of English history is known as a ‘nest of singing birds’? |
A. | The Stuart Period |
B. | The Elizabethan Age |
C. | The Victorian Age |
D. | The Modern Age |
Answer» B. The Elizabethan Age |
117. |
Astrophel and Stella has ..... number of sonnets. |
A. | 100 |
B. | 108 |
C. | 118 |
D. | 128 |
Answer» B. 108 |
118. |
The Shepherd’s Calendar is dedicated to |
A. | Spenser |
B. | Sidney |
C. | Shakespeare |
D. | Marlowe |
Answer» B. Sidney |
119. |
Who wrote Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation? |
A. | Spenser |
B. | Sidney |
C. | Haklyut |
D. | Bacon |
Answer» C. Haklyut |
120. |
Who wrote Edward II? |
A. | Shakespeare |
B. | Marlowe |
C. | Nashe |
D. | Kyd |
Answer» B. Marlowe |
121. |
Who wrote The Spanish Tragedy? |
A. | Shakespeare |
B. | Marlowe |
C. | Nashe |
D. | Kyd |
Answer» D. Kyd |
122. |
Who was the famous conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot? |
A. | Marlowe |
B. | Guy Fawkes |
C. | Bacon |
D. | Jonson |
Answer» B. Guy Fawkes |
123. |
When did the Civil War between Charles I and the Parliament begin? |
A. | 1600 |
B. | 1620 |
C. | 1640 |
D. | 1642 |
Answer» D. 1642 |
124. |
How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 |
125. |
Who is the patron saint of England? |
A. | St Patrick |
B. | St George |
C. | St David |
D. | St Peter |
Answer» B. St George |
126. |
Who is the patron saint of Ireland? |
A. | St George |
B. | St David |
C. | St Patrick |
D. | St Peter |
Answer» C. St Patrick |
127. |
What is the name of the English flag? |
A. | St Patrick Cross |
B. | St George Cross |
C. | St David Cross |
D. | St Peter Cross |
Answer» B. St George Cross |
128. |
What is the capital of Scotland? |
A. | Belfast |
B. | Edinburgh |
C. | Cardiff |
D. | Dublin |
Answer» B. Edinburgh |
129. |
What did Dr Samuel Johnson say that two Englishmen talk about when they meet? |
A. | Politics |
B. | Weather |
C. | Christmas |
D. | Religion |
Answer» B. Weather |
130. |
Who was Guinevere? |
A. | Arthur’s son |
B. | Arthur’s wife |
C. | Arthur’s daughter |
D. | A Witch |
Answer» B. Arthur’s wife |
131. |
Who was Arthur’s wizard? |
A. | Lancelot |
B. | Percival |
C. | Merlin |
D. | Mordred |
Answer» C. Merlin |
132. |
What was Arthur’s sword known as ? |
A. | Camelot |
B. | Excalibur |
C. | Elves |
D. | Goblins |
Answer» B. Excalibur |
133. |
Gaelic was the language of the |
A. | Iberians |
B. | Celts |
C. | Welsh |
D. | Scots |
Answer» B. Celts |
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