Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War ?

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1. Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War?

   A. Charles I B. Charles II C. Queen Anne D. Henry VIII...

2. Which of the following monarchs was “restored” to the British throne during the Restoration ?

   A. Charles I B. Charles II C. Henry VIII D. Charles III...

3. Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is proper when a government does not protect its people ?

   A. Thomas Paine B. James Mackintosh C. Edmund Burke D. John Locke...

4. The English Civil War was waged between what two political groups ?

   A. Royalists and Monarchists B. Royalists and Parliamentarians C. Parliamentarians and Roundheads D. Anarchists and Royalists...

5. Roughly speaking, how long was the English Civil War ?

   A. One decade B. Two decades C. Three decades D. Four decades...

6. “When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. … After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading…”?

   A. Samson Occcum B. John Winthrop C. Benjamin Franklin D. Mayflower Compact...

7. According to the literary critic, Paul Fussell, which of the following was a central trope of English poetry written during the Great War ?

   A. Patriotic imagery B. Irony C. Nihilism D. Apocalyptic imagery...

8. During the period of which king did Chaucer fight in the English Army for the Hundred Years’ War between France and England ?

   A. William I B. Edward II C. William II D. Edward III...

9. Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

   A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III D. Thomas More’s Utopia...

10. Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?

    A. Sir Thomas Malory B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Caedmon D. John Gower...