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Test 8. Variant 1

1.Richard II became unpopular because of

a)his foreign policy

b)relations with Church

c)choice of advisors

d)all of these variants are right

2.Who raised an army against Richard II?

a)John of Gaunt

b)Edward III

c)Henry of Lancaster

d)William Wallace

3.Who became the king after Richard II?

a)His son

b)Henry of Lancaster

c)Earl of March

d)John of Gaunt

4.The Welsh didn’t like the English because

a)many of the Welsh had been drawn into hills

b)many of the Welsh had been forced to join English army

c)many of the Welsh had lost their lands

d)all of these variants are right

5.Owain Glyndwr was popular in

a)England

b)Wales

c)Scotland

d)all of these variants are right

6.Owain Glyndwr was proclaimed Prince of Wales in

a)1327

b)1388

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c)1399

d)1400

7.The Hundred Years War

a)actually lasted much longer

b)was a constant battle

c)had long periods of peace

d)had more than 5 participants

8.Personality of Henry V can be compared to

a)Henry IV

b)Richard I

c)Richard II

d)all of these variants are right

9.Who supported England in war against France

a)Burgundy

b)Gascony

c)Normandy

d)all of these variants are right

10.When was the treaty of Troyes made?

a)In 1417

b)In 1420

c)In 1422

d)In 1431

11.Joan of Arc was captured by

a)the French

b)the English

c)the Germans

d)the Romans

12.Joan of Arc was burnt as a witch in

a)1431

b)1435

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c)1450

d)1453

13.What territory in Europe belonged to England after The Hundred Years War?

a)Gascony

b)Burgundy

c)Calais

d)nothing

14.Some nobles were very powerful because

a)they were rich

b)they were connected to other nobles through marriages

c)they had private armies

d)all of these variants are right

15.Edward IV was supported by

a)peasants

b)nobles

c)merchants

d)the Church

16.Which dynasty got into power in 1485?

a)The Yorks

b)The Lancasters

c)The Tudors

d)None of these

17.During the War of the Roses

a)much of England was destroyed

b)all the big English cities were destroyed

c)Wales was destroyed

d)England wasn’t harmed much

18.The War of the Roses lasted for

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a)10 years

b)15 years

c)20 years

d)25 years

19.The nobles were very powerful in Scotland because

a)they were very rich

b)they had private armies

c)several kings died early

d)all of these variants are right

20.“Auld Alliance”

a)helped to develop education in Scotland

b)helped to develop road system in Scotland

c)helped to develop trade in Scotland

d)all of these variants are right

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Test 8. Variant 2

1.When was the first crisis of kingship?

a)1327

b)1388

c)1399

d)1400

2.In 1399 Richard II was

a)murdered

b)deposed

c)imprisoned

d)all of these variants are right

3.Henry of Lancaster became the king because

a)he had won support of other nobles

b)he took the crown by force

c)he was a strong leader

d)all of these variants are right

4.Henry IV

a)was murdered

b)was deposed in civil war

c)passed the crown to his son

d)passed the crown to his brother

5.The English benefited from the Welsh colonization because

a)the Welsh fought in Scotland

b)the Welsh fought in France

c)the Welsh taught The English their skill with longbow

d)all of these variants are right

6.Owain Glyndwr was

a)Welsh prince

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b)popular all over Wales

c)creator of the idea of a Welsh nation

d)all of these variants are right

7.Owain Glyndwr can be compared to

a)John of Gaunt

b)Edward III

c)Henry of Lancaster

d)William Wallace

8.Henry V was

a)greedy

b)brave

c)sly

d)all of these variants are right

9.Henry V was successful in war against France because

a)the English were skillful

b)the English had better weapons

c)the French king was mad

d)all of these variants are right

10.When did Henry V die?

a)In 1417

b)In 1420

c)In 1422

d)In 1431

11.Who was Joan of Arc?

a)noble

b)King’s daughter

c)King’s sister

d)peasant

12.What was positive effect of British invasion for France?

a)Improvement of road system

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b)Creation of national feeling

c)Development of foreign trade

d)all of these variants are right

13.When did The Hundred Years War finish?

a)1431

b)1435

c)1450

d)1453

14.Henry VI was unsuitable king for England as he was

a)simple-minded

b)cruel

c)violent

d)greedy

15.Who became the king of England in 1461?

a)Edward IV

b)Henry VI

c)Richard II

d)Richard III

16.Who were imprisoned in the Tower of London?

a)Henry VI

b)Edward V

c)Richard of Shrewsbury

d)all of these variants are right

17.The War of the Roses destroyed

a)most of the big cities

b)the idea of kingship

c)the economy

d)all of these variants are right

18.How long did armies really fight during the War of the Roses?

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a)15 weeks

b)15 months

c)15 years

d)25 years

19.Did Scotland take part in the Hundred Years War?

a)Yes, they fought for England

b)Yes, They fought for France

c)Yes, they fought against England and France

d)No

20.By the end of the 14th century

a)a parliament met once a year in Scotland

b)big towns had grown in Scotland

c)Scotland developed wool trade

d)all of these variants are right

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Test 9. Variant 1

1.Who belonged to the top of the English society?

a)Dukes

b)Earles

c)Lords

d)all of these variants are right

2.How long did the person have to work in a guild to become a freeman of a town?

a)7 years

b)14 years

c)15 years

d)20 years

3.Which two classes were beginning to overlap?

a)The Yeomam and the esquires

b)The Knights and the nobles

c)The Landed gentry and the town merchants

d)The dukes and earls

4.a new force in the national economy in the 14th century was

a)factories

b)guilds

c)trade unions

d)cooperatives

5.Economic crisis was caused by

a)depletion of the soil

b)reduction of land used for crops

c)massive forest fires

d)all of these variants are right

6.Who can lawyers be considered equal to?

a)merchants

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b)cloth manufacturers

c)gentlemen

d)all of these variants are right

7.Middle class was

a)educated

b)skilled in law

c)skilled in trade

d)all of these variants are right

8.Middle class

a)supported the Church

b)disapproved the Church

c)disliked but supported the Church

d)kept neutral position

9.Edward I invited merchants and knights to the Parliament because

a)he needed their money

b)he needed their support

c)he wanted to know their opinion

d)all of these variants are right

10.Who organized Parliament in two parts?

a)Edward I

b)Edward II

c)Edward III

d)Edward IV

11.Who established “justice of the peace”?

a)Edward I

b)Edward II

c)Edward III

d)Edward IV

12.“justice of the peace” dealt with

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