Starter quiz

  • Match the key words with their correct definitions.
    • purge
      ⇔
      removing something you don't agree with ✓
    • martyr
      ⇔
      person who died for their beliefs and gains respect for that ✓
    • New Model Army
      ⇔
      English army which fought for Parliament ✓
  • What word is used to describe the execution of Charles I in 1649?
    • purge
    • regicide  ✓
    • civil war
    • conflict
  • Write the missing word. Puritans were more likely to fight for the _______ during the Civil Wars.
    • 'Parliamentarians' ✓
  • What is more likely if a pamphlet described the regicide as ‘murder’?
    • The pamphlet did not care about Parliament and the army’s actions.
    • The pamphlet opposed Parliament and the army’s actions.  ✓
    • The pamphlet supported Parliament and the army’s actions.
  • Why did the New Model Army purge Parliament in 1648?
    • Because it believed there were too many members of Parliament
    • Because it worried that many MPs would return the king to power  ✓
    • Because many MPs in 1648 were Catholics
    • Because they had fought on different sides during the Civil Wars
  • Starting with the earliest, sort these events into chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      First Civil War begins
    • 2
      ⇔
      Charles I surrenders
    • 3
      ⇔
      Second Civil War begins
    • 4
      ⇔
      'Pride’s Purge'
    • 5
      ⇔
      Regicide of Charles I
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