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History in Depth: Early Britain to 1714: practice questions

Ten Life in the UK test questions on History in Depth: Early Britain to 1714, each checked against the official handbook and set in the four formats the real test uses. Pick your answer, then tap Show the answer to see why.

1. One answer

   1. What year did the Roman invasion succeed?

   • A55 BC
   • B43 AD
   • C100 AD
   • D410 AD
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   B: 43 AD

   Emperor Claudius successfully invaded Britain in 43 AD.

2. One answer

   2. 'A rose by any other name' is a famous line from which Shakespeare play?

   • AHamlet
   • BAs You Like It
   • CRomeo and Juliet
   • DA Midsummer Night's Dream
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   C: Romeo and Juliet

   The line 'A rose by any other name' comes from Romeo and Juliet.

3. True or false

   3. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

   Britain became permanently separated from the continent by the Channel about 6,000 years ago.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
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   B: False

   False. Britain was cut off by the Channel about 10,000 years ago. About 6,000 years ago is when the first farmers arrived.

4. One answer

   4. Why were many Protestants in England worried about King James II?

   • AHe spoke little English
   • BHe refused to marry
   • CHe was a Roman Catholic
   • DHe wanted to abolish the monarchy
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   C: He was a Roman Catholic

   James II was a Catholic. Fear that a Catholic would continue to rule led to William of Orange being invited to take the throne in 1688.

5. Choose TWO answers

   5. Languages related to those spoken in the Iron Age are still spoken today in parts of which TWO of these countries?

   • ANorway
   • BDenmark
   • CWales
   • DScotland
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   C: Wales
   D: Scotland

   Iron Age Britons spoke Celtic languages. Related languages are still spoken in parts of Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

6. One answer

   6. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?

   • ACatherine of Aragon
   • BJane Seymour
   • CCatherine Parr
   • DAnne Boleyn
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   D: Anne Boleyn

   Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was later executed at the Tower of London.

7. Which statement is correct

   7. Which of these statements is correct?

   • AThe first farmers arrived in Britain about 6,000 years ago and built houses, tombs and monuments.
   • BThe first farmers arrived in Britain about 4,000 years ago and built houses, tombs and monuments.
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   A: The first farmers arrived in Britain about 6,000 years ago and built houses, tombs and monuments.

   The first farmers came about 6,000 years ago. About 4,000 years ago is when people learned to make bronze.

8. One answer

   8. Who made the first coins to be minted in Britain?

   • AThe Romans
   • BThe Anglo-Saxons
   • CIron Age people
   • DThe Normans
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   C: Iron Age people

   The first coins minted in Britain were made in the Iron Age, before the Romans arrived.

9. True or false

   9. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

   In Henry VIII's Church of England, the Pope kept the power to appoint bishops.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
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   B: False

   In the Church of England, the king, not the Pope, appointed bishops and decided how people should worship.

10. One answer

    10. Whose approval did Henry VIII need in order to divorce his first wife?

    • AParliament
    • BThe Pope
    • CThe King of Spain
    • DThe House of Lords
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    B: The Pope

    Henry needed the Pope's approval. When the Pope refused, Henry set up the Church of England.

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