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1. 
What caused the English Civil War?
A.
The king and queen led armies against each other for control of England.
B.
Fighting broke out between people who supported or opposed a war with France.
C.
Wealthy landowners began evicting peasants from their farms.
D.
King Charles I tried to rule by divine right, which meant not sharing power with Parliament.
2. 
What kind of government did Oliver Cromwell establish after the English Civil War?
A.
A monarchy based on the French model.
B.
A government ruled by Parliament.
C.
A communist regime.
D.
Direct democracy.
3. 
How did the Glorious Revolution change the government in England?
A.
It changed from an absolute monarchy to a dictatorship.
B.
It changed from having three branches to having one.
C.
It changed to a constitutional monarchy with limited power.
D.
It changed to a presidential democracy.
4. 
What did William and Mary agree to during the Glorious Revolution?
A.
They agreed to resign, or step down, as king and queen.
B.
They agreed to hold elections for the office of king and queen.
C.
They agreed to abolish the army.
D.
They agreed to a Bill of Rights to protect the people of England.
5. 
What did the Magna Carta, Petition of Rights, and English Bill of Rights do?
A.
They were court rulings against Parliament.
B.
They made the judicial branch the most powerful branch of government.
C.
They gave more rights to the Church.
D.
They limited the power of English monarchs.
6. 
King Charles I of England ignored the Magna Carta and tried to rule as an absolute, divine right monarch. This caused:
A.
the English economy to fall into depression.
B.
the first World War.
C.
the English Civil War.
D.
the abdication of King John I.
7. 
Who won the English Civil War?
A.
Queen Elizabeth I and her husband.
B.
Napoleon's French Army.
C.
The son of King Charles I, King James.
D.
Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell.
8. 
What event is credited with transforming England into a constitutional monarchy?
A.
The Glorious Revolution.
B.
The death of Oliver Cromwell.
C.
The Restoration of Charles II.
D.
The Meiji Restoration.
9. 
As a result of the Glorious Revolution,
A.
a Frenchman gained control of the English throne.
B.
the power of monarchs in England was unlimited.
C.
England became a divine right monarchy.
D.
William and Mary agreed to sign a Bill of Rights.
10. 
The Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and English Bill of Rights are part of:
A.
the military traditions of the Royal Queen's Guard.
B.
England's "unwritten" constitution.
C.
the divine right theory of kings.
D.
England's cultural contributions to fiction literature.