Question 1

In ............... the Second Continental Congress declared the independence of the United States from Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A)  1776
B)  1779
C)  1789
D)  1785 A

Question 2

Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, ..............on January 29, 1737.

Accepted Answer

A)  england
B)  usa
C)  russia
D)  portugal A

Question 3

Thomas Paine got his first job in .............as the editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine.

Accepted Answer

A)  russia
B)  england
C)  america
D)  portugal C

Question 4

The neoclassical period ended in 1798 when ...............published the Romantic 'Lyrical Ballads'.

Accepted Answer

A)  edmund cartwright
B)  richard price
C)  wordsworth
D)  elias howe

Question 5

The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement ................, passed by the Parliament of England.

Accepted Answer

A)  1601
B)  1654
C)  1678
D)  1701

Question 6

The main cause behind the Glorious revolution was ………………attempt to revive Catholicism in England.

Accepted Answer

A)  james ii's
B)  robert owens
C)  john russell's
D)  charles ii's

Question 7

The ...............(1700-1750) introducing poetry of personal exploration, and serious development of the novel, melodrama, and satire.

Accepted Answer

A)  tudor
B)  restoration
C)  augustan age
D)  stuart

Question 8

the Glorious Revolution of ............ reduced the power of the king and established the supremacy of the Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A)  1688
B)  1693
C)  1694
D)  1697

Question 9

In………………., a revolution without bloodshed took place against James II's activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  1688
B)  1693
C)  1694
D)  1697

Question 10

William with his soldiers arrived England and when marched upon London, on 5th November, 1688, "James was deserted by the offices of his own regiment as well as by his friends and so fled to…………".

Accepted Answer

A)  france
B)  africa
C)  america
D)  holland

Question 11

In 1687, ……………. issued the first 'Declaration of Indulgence' suspending the penal laws against both Catholics and Dissenters.

Accepted Answer

A)  james ii
B)  g.m. trevelyan
C)  elias howe
D)  thomas edison

Question 12

Glorious Revolution of ………. marked the end of long struggle between the king and Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A)  1688
B)  1693
C)  1694
D)  1697

Question 13

The ..................Age (1660-1700) introducing the comedy of manner (a play about the manners and conventions of a highly sophisticated aristocratic society.)

Accepted Answer

A)  restoration
B)  augustan
C)  tudor
D)  stuart

Question 14

"In short, the Glorious Revolution of ............ closed the era of monarchical despotism and introduced the era of constitutionalism."

Accepted Answer

A)  1688
B)  1693
C)  1694
D)  1697

Question 15

Through the Restoration, ………………became the king of England.

Accepted Answer

A)  charles ii
B)  robert owen
C)  james-i
D)  james ii

Question 16

The Glorious Revolution is the name given to a series of events that took place in the late 17th century in...................

Accepted Answer

A)  england
B)  france
C)  america
D)  holland

Question 17

The first shot fired in the American Revolution was on April 19, ...........and is called the "shot heard round the world".

Accepted Answer

A)  1765
B)  1768
C)  1772
D)  1775

Question 18

...............most important work is 'the Essay Concerning Human Understanding',

Accepted Answer

A)  elias howe's
B)  john locke's
C)  thomas edison's
D)  robert owen's

Question 19

In 1686, ……………. founded the "Court of Ecclesiastical Commission" like previous 'High Commission Court' (cancelled in 1641) in order to punish the people, opposite to his religious doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A)  james ii
B)  sir isaac newton
C)  elias howe
D)  thomas edison

Question 20

Locke's Two Treatises of Government was published in 1689.

Accepted Answer

A)  john locke's
B)  william
C)  robert filmer
D)  thomas edison

Exam 1: The Glorious Revolution and Other Historical Events

In ............... the Second Continental Congress declared the independence of the United States from Great Britain.

Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, ..............on January 29, 1737.

Thomas Paine got his first job in .............as the editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine.

The neoclassical period ended in 1798 when ...............published the Romantic 'Lyrical Ballads'.

The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement ................, passed by the Parliament of England.

The main cause behind the Glorious revolution was ………………attempt to revive Catholicism in England.

The ...............(1700-1750) introducing poetry of personal exploration, and serious development of the novel, melodrama, and satire.

the Glorious Revolution of ............ reduced the power of the king and established the supremacy of the Parliament.

In………………., a revolution without bloodshed took place against James II's activities.

William with his soldiers arrived England and when marched upon London, on 5th November, 1688, "James was deserted by the offices of his own regiment as well as by his friends and so fled to…………".

In 1687, ……………. issued the first 'Declaration of Indulgence' suspending the penal laws against both Catholics and Dissenters.

Glorious Revolution of ………. marked the end of long struggle between the king and Parliament.

The ..................Age (1660-1700) introducing the comedy of manner (a play about the manners and conventions of a highly sophisticated aristocratic society.)

"In short, the Glorious Revolution of ............ closed the era of monarchical despotism and introduced the era of constitutionalism."

Through the Restoration, ………………became the king of England.

The Glorious Revolution is the name given to a series of events that took place in the late 17th century in...................

The first shot fired in the American Revolution was on April 19, ...........and is called the "shot heard round the world".

...............most important work is 'the Essay Concerning Human Understanding',

In 1686, ……………. founded the "Court of Ecclesiastical Commission" like previous 'High Commission Court' (cancelled in 1641) in order to punish the people, opposite to his religious doctrine.

Locke's Two Treatises of Government was published in 1689.