Chapter 3: Practice Test 17

List of A Long and Illustrious History Test 17 Questions (Classic View)

• Question 1: What development began for the press in 1695?
• Question 2: Why was George I chosen as the next king after Queen Anne's death?
• Question 3: What was one major effect of the mechanisation of agriculture and manufacturing?
• Question 4: Where did slaves transported by British ships go?
• Question 5: What financial services did the UK become a center for in the 19th century?
• Question 6: What did politicians realize as the number of voters increased?
• Question 7: What animals did the hunter-gatherers in Britain primarily follow and hunt?
• Question 8: What were the large groupings of roundhouses and defended sites in the Iron Age called?
• Question 9: Which parts of Britain remained free of Anglo-Saxon rule?
• Question 10: What is the origin of place names like Grimsby and Scunthorpe?
• Question 11: Where did the Scots and Normans fight after the Norman Conquest?
• Question 12: What was the Easter Rising of 1916?
• Question 13: Which countries were part of the Allied Powers?
• Question 14: Who fought with the Welsh, Scottish, and Irish noblemen for control of their lands?
• Question 15: Which rights did the Magna Carta protect?
• Question 16: What was the purpose of the journey described in The Canterbury Tales?
• Question 17: What nationality was Anne of Cleves?
• Question 18: When did Elizabeth I become particularly popular as a monarch?
• Question 19: Which play contains the line 'A rose by any other name'?
• Question 20: What did Charles I do when Parliament did not agree with his policies?
• Question 21: Why did people in England fear James II's rule?
• Question 22: What was required of all Scottish clans after the defeat of the rebellion?
• Question 23: Where was Isaac Newton born?
• Question 24: What was the result of William's victory over James II in Ireland?