Chapter 3: Practice Test 3

List of A Long and Illustrious History Test 3 Questions (Classic View)

• Question 1: What was the significance of D-Day on 6 June 1944?
• Question 2: Who were the opponents in the Battle of Agincourt?
• Question 3: Which word is based on Norman French in modern English?
• Question 4: What is the name of the collection of poems written by Geoffrey Chaucer?
• Question 5: Which symbol represented the union of the Houses of York and Lancaster under the Tudors?
• Question 6: What type of church was established in Scotland after 1560?
• Question 7: What were the supporters of the king called?
• Question 8: What were constituencies with hardly any voters called?
• Question 9: Where did many Scottish people go during the Highland Clearances?
• Question 10: Who was Britain fighting against in the Crimean War?
• Question 11: What is significant about the location of Skara Brae?
• Question 12: What was the purpose of Hadrian's Wall?
• Question 13: Who founded a monastery on the island of Iona?
• Question 14: Which region of Britain remained under Anglo-Saxon rule except for a short period of Danish kings?
• Question 15: What characterized Britain in the early 20th century before the First World War?
• Question 16: What was the purpose of the Statute of Rhuddlan?
• Question 17: What historical event is depicted in John Barbour's 'The Bruce'?
• Question 18: Who continued Henry VII's policy of centralising power?
• Question 19: What practices did Protestants reject?
• Question 20: Where did Mary, Queen of Scots, spend much of her childhood?
• Question 21: What did Charles I do in response to Parliament's demands?
• Question 22: What significant act became law in 1679 during Charles II's reign?
• Question 23: Which society formed during Charles II's reign is the oldest surviving scientific society in the world?
• Question 24: Which battles marked the defeat of the king's (Charles I) army?