Question 1

John of Gaunt was the Duke of …………………..

Accepted Answer

A) london 
B) york 
C) canterbury 
D) lancaster 
A) london 
B) york 
C) canterbury 
D) lancaster D

Question 2

Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?

Accepted Answer

A) john wycliffe 
B) henry iv 
C) charles v 
D) sir thomas more 
A) john wycliffe 
B) henry iv 
C) charles v 
D) sir thomas more A

Question 3

The Black Death reaches England in ………………

Accepted Answer

A) 1348 
B) 1353 
C) 1356 
D) 1359. 
A) 1348 
B) 1353 
C) 1356 
D) 1359. A

Question 4

The Doomsday Book is connected with the king…………………

Accepted Answer

A) sir thomas more 
B) queen mary i. 
C) william the conqueror 
D) alfred the great 
A) sir thomas more 
B) queen mary i. 
C) william the conqueror 
D) alfred the great

Question 5

During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strong andwarlike king…………

Accepted Answer

A) james i 
B) queen mary i 
C) sir thomas more 
D) edward iii 
A) james i 
B) queen mary i 
C) sir thomas more 
D) edward iii

Question 6

Who was the English Homer?

Accepted Answer

A) geoffrey chaucer 
B) charles v 
C) sir thomas more 
D) william shakespeare 
A) geoffrey chaucer 
B) charles v 
C) sir thomas more 
D) william shakespeare

Question 7

Who is the father of English poetry?

Accepted Answer

A) chaucer 
B) william shakespeare 
C) edmund spenser 
D) john dryden. 
A) chaucer 
B) william shakespeare 
C) edmund spenser 
D) john dryden.

Question 8

Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade?

Accepted Answer

A) charles i 
B) queen mary i 
C) richard i 
D) james ii 
A) charles i 
B) queen mary i 
C) richard i 
D) james ii

Question 9

The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of ……………..

Accepted Answer

A) black death 
B) peasants revolt 
C) feudal revolt 
D) peoples revolt 
A) black death 
B) peasants revolt 
C) feudal revolt 
D) peoples revolt

Question 10

In 1377, ……………imposed a new tax, the Poll (head) Tax that was to cover the cost of the Hundred Years War.

Accepted Answer

A) john of gaunt 
B) sir thomas more 
C) john milton 
D) william shakespeare 
A) john of gaunt 
B) sir thomas more 
C) john milton 
D) william shakespeare

Question 11

In 1095 Pope …………..preached the Crusade appealing to all Christian Kings to unite and face the common threat?

Accepted Answer

A) urban ii 
B) john xxiii 
C) sir thomas more 
D) john milton 
A) urban ii 
B) john xxiii 
C) sir thomas more 
D) john milton

Question 12

The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a…………

Accepted Answer

A) sergeanty 
B) jurisdiction 
C) pyramid 
D) circle 
A) sergeanty 
B) jurisdiction 
C) pyramid 
D) circle

Question 13

_________who roused the conscience of English against the corruption among the clergy.

Accepted Answer

A) boccaccio 
B) dante 
C) petrarch 
D) john wycliffe 
A) boccaccio 
B) dante 
C) petrarch 
D) john wycliffe

Question 14

The Battle of Crecy occurred in ……………..

Accepted Answer

A) 1346 
B) 1349 
C) 1400 
D) 1436 
A) 1346 
B) 1349 
C) 1400 
D) 1436

Question 15

_________attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ).

Accepted Answer

A) john wycliffe 
B) henry iv 
C) sir thomas more 
D) john milton 
A) john wycliffe 
B) henry iv 
C) sir thomas more 
D) john milton

Question 16

_________.is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales.

Accepted Answer

A) geoffrey chaucer 
B) sir thomas more 
C) john milton 
D) william shakespeare 
A) geoffrey chaucer 
B) sir thomas more 
C) john milton 
D) william shakespeare

Question 17

Feudalism is the name given to the system of government William I introduced to Englandafter he defeated …………….at the Battle of Hastings.

Accepted Answer

A) james i 
B) queen mary i 
C) harold 
D) john milton 
A) james i 
B) queen mary i 
C) harold 
D) john milton

Question 18

The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over successionto the French throne.

Accepted Answer

A) sweden 
B) denmark 
C) norway 
D) france 
A) sweden 
B) denmark 
C) norway 
D) france

Question 19

. _________agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as theMagna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames.

Accepted Answer

A) richard i 
B) henry ii 
C) edward vi 
D) king john 
A) richard i 
B) henry ii 
C) edward vi 
D) king john

Question 20

Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of ……………..

Accepted Answer

A) london 
B) york 
C) canterbury 
D) aberdeen 
A) london 
B) york 
C) canterbury 
D) aberdeen

John of Gaunt was the Duke of …………………..

Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?

The Black Death reaches England in ………………

The Doomsday Book is connected with the king…………………

During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strong andwarlike king…………

Who was the English Homer?

Who is the father of English poetry?

Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade?

The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of ……………..

In 1377, ……………imposed a new tax, the Poll (head) Tax that was to cover the cost of the Hundred Years War.

In 1095 Pope …………..preached the Crusade appealing to all Christian Kings to unite and face the common threat?

The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a…………

_________who roused the conscience of English against the corruption among the clergy.

The Battle of Crecy occurred in ……………..

_________attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ).

_________.is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales.

Feudalism is the name given to the system of government William I introduced to Englandafter he defeated …………….at the Battle of Hastings.

The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over successionto the French throne.

. _________agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as theMagna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames.

Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of ……………..

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John of Gaunt was the Duke of …………………..

Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?

The Black Death reaches England in ………………

The Doomsday Book is connected with the king…………………

During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strong andwarlike king…………

Who was the English Homer?

Who is the father of English poetry?

Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade?

The Statute of Labourers, 1351 was passed at the end of ……………..

In 1377, ……………imposed a new tax, the Poll (head) Tax that was to cover the cost of the Hundred Years War.

In 1095 Pope …………..preached the Crusade appealing to all Christian Kings to unite and face the common threat?

The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a…………

_________who roused the conscience of English against the corruption among the clergy.

The Battle of Crecy occurred in ……………..

_________attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ).

_________.is best remembered for The Canterbury Tales.

Feudalism is the name given to the system of government William I introduced to Englandafter he defeated …………….at the Battle of Hastings.

The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over successionto the French throne.

. _________agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as theMagna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames.

Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of ……………..

A Historical Overview of Britain: From Its Early Inhabitants to the Norman Conquest

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