28. The U.K. lies to the _____ of France.
29. Westminster, the area of central government administration is situated in the _____ End.
30. River _____ flows through Glasgow.
31. Mt. Seafell stands in _____.
32. The source of the River _____ is in the Cotswolds.
33. The capital city of Wales is _____.
34. The United Kingdom is rich in _____, iron, tin, copper, lead and silver.
III. Define the Following Terms
1. “Backbone of England”
2. Greater London
3. Celts
4. The “Irish Question”
IV. Answer the Following Questions
1. What are the major factors influencing the British weather characterized by a moderate temperature and plenty of rainfall?
2. Why is United Kingdom said to be a trading nation?
3. What are the general characteristics of the British economy?
Part II History
I. Multiple Choice
1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain _____.
A. once
B. twice
C. three times
2. King Arthur was the king of _____.
A. Picts
B. Celts
C. Scots
D. Jutes
3. The first “King of the English” was _____.
A. Alfred
B. Egbert
C. Bede
D. Ethelred
4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _____ century.
A. 14th
B. 8th
C. 6th
5. In 1653 _____ was made Lord Protector for life.
A. Oliver Cromwell
B. Charles I
C. William II
6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _____ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.
A. Saxons
B. Scots
C. Welsh
D. Wessex
7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was _____.
A. the King of Denmark and Norway
B. the king of England
C. Julius Caesar
D. the Archbishop of Canterbury
8. The _____ invaded England in the earliest time.
A. Danes
B. Iberians
C. Romans
D. Celts
9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from _____.
A. Norway
B. Denmark
C. France
D. both A and B
10. Edward was known as the “_____” because of his reputation for saintliness.
A. Confessor
B. Conqueror
C. Protector
11. Norman Conquest began in _____.
A. 1016
B. 1066
C. 1035
12. In history _____ was nicknamed “King of Lackland”.
A. John
B. Henry I
C. Henry II
13. In 1181 Henry II issued the _____ which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be provided with arms.
A. Inquest of Sheriffs
B. Assize of Arms
C. Doomsday Book
14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as _____.
A. Henry I
B. Henry II
C. Henry III
15. Henry II appointed in 1162 _____ Archbishop of Canterbury.
A. Thomas Becket
B. Stephen Langton
C. Simon de Mortfort
16. Charles I was beheaded in _____.
A. 1649
B. 1648
C. 1653
17. It was _____ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.
A. Edward I
B. Henry IV
C. Simon de Montfort
18. The Great Charter contained _____ sets of provisions.
A. two
B. four
C. three
19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by _____.
A. Henry Turner
B. Watt Tyler
C. Richard
20. The English Church was strictly _____.
A. national
B. international
C. regional
21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a _____.
A. coup d’etat
B. racial slaughter
C. peasant rising
22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the _____.
A. factory of the world
B. expansion of markets
C. social upheaval
23. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in _____ and ended in _____.
A. 1775, 1783
B. 1774, 1782
C. 1786, 1784
24. The Battle of Hastings took place in _____.
A. 1606
B. 1042
C. 1066
25. The Great Charter was signed by _____ in 1215.
A. King Henry II
B. King Richard
C. King John
26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to _____ in England.
A. grow
B. flourish
C. decline
D. end
27. It was _____ who published the book “The Rights of Man”.
A. Thomas More
B. Thomas Paine
C. Thomas Jefferson
28. The first Prime Minister was _____.
A. Wilminton
B. George Grenville
C. Robert Walpole
29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “_____” is considered the “beginning of parliament”.
A. All Estates Parliament
B. Model Parliament
C. Long Parliament
30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as _____.
A. the Wars of Roses
B. the Hundred Years’ War
C. Peasant Uprising
31. In the first half of 17th century _____ grow rapidly in England.
A. feudalism
B. capitalism
C. Catholicism
32. Prime Minister _____ resisted any reform that could be resisted.
A. Palmerston
B. Robert Peel
C. Gladstone
33. By the end of the Hundred Years’ War only the port of _____ remained under English rule.
A. Troyes
B. Gascon
C. Calais
34. In the 14th century took place the _____, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.
A. Earthquake
B. Black Death
C. Drought
35. _____ and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological preparation for the labour movement of the 14th century.
A. John Wycliffe
B. Watt Tyler
C. Somerset
36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of _____ began.
A. Tudor
B. Lancaster
C. Plantagenet
37. In the “_____” of 1388 five lords accused the King’s friends of treason under a very expansive definition of crime.
A. All Estates parliament
B. Merciless Parliament
C. Model Parliament
38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of _____ rose.
A. white
B. red
C. pink
D. yellow
39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from _____ to _____.
A. 1600, 1604
B. 1640, 1644
C. 1642, 1646
40. William Shakespeare is mainly a _____.
A. novelist
B. dramatist
C. poet
41. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _____ began in England.
A. The Constitutional Monarchy
B. All Estates Parliament
C. House of Lancaster
42. The _____ carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries.
A. Moscow Company
B. Eastland Company
C. East India Company
43. _____ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.
A. John Hawkins
B. Francis Drake
C. Diaz
44. In 1534 Parliament passed the “_____”, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church.
A. the Bill of Rights
B. Act of Supremacy
C. Act of Settlement
45. Under Elizabeth I _____ was restored, and she was declared “governor” of the church.
A. the Roman Church
B. the Catholic Church
C. the Anglican Church
46. In 1337 the hostility between England and _____ resulted in the Hundred Years’ War.
A. France
B. Spain
C. Russia
47. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _____.
