History Quiz

Who was the Catholic conspirator who tried to blow up Parliament?

• Oliver Cromwell

• Guy Fawkes

• Louis XIV

• Charles I

What is the belief that kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God?

• Absolutism

• Divine Right of Kings

• Glorious Revolution

• Edict of Nantes

Who was the leader of the Roundheads and established a military dictatorship after the Civil War?

• Charles I

• Oliver Cromwell

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

What is Absolutism?

• A type of government where power is shared

• A belief in the divine right of kings

• Where a monarch has absolute power over a country

• A military dictatorship

Who built the Palace of Versailles in France?

• Elizabeth I

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• William and Mary

Which English Queen defeated the Spanish Armada?

• Elizabeth I

• Mary II

• Anne

• Victoria

What was the Edict of Nantes?

• A declaration of war

• A treaty with Spain

• A document giving rights to French Protestants

• A royal marriage agreement

What was the Glorious Revolution?

• A violent overthrow of the monarchy

• A bloodless overthrow of James II by William and Mary

• The start of the English Civil War

• The signing of the Magna Carta

Who were the Cavaliers?

• Supporters of Parliament during the Civil War

• Ruling family of Russia

• Fought for the King during the Civil War

• French Protestants

Who was the Czar of Russia who wanted to make Russia more like Europe?

• Charles I

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell