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Chapters
| 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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