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The Tudors: practice questions

Ten Life in the UK test questions on The Tudors, 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. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

   • A4
   • B5
   • C6
   • D7
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   C: 6

   Henry VIII was married six times.

2. One answer

   2. What is the period of Elizabeth I's reign usually called?

   • AThe Georgian period
   • BThe Restoration
   • CThe Victorian period
   • DThe Elizabethan period
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   D: The Elizabethan period

   The Elizabethan period was a time of growing patriotism, exploration and rich poetry and drama, including the work of William Shakespeare.

3. True or false

   3. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

   The symbol of the House of Tudor was a white rose with a red rose inside it.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
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   B: False

   False. The Tudor rose was a red rose with a white rose inside, showing that Lancaster (red) and York (white) were now allies.

4. One answer

   4. Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?

   • AA commander of the Parliamentary army
   • BA Lord Chancellor under Henry VIII
   • CA chief adviser to Mary, Queen of Scots
   • DAn explorer and courtier of Elizabeth I
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   D: An explorer and courtier of Elizabeth I

   Raleigh was a favourite of Elizabeth I who sponsored voyages to America; he was executed in 1618 under James I.

5. Choose TWO answers

   5. Which TWO describe how Henry VII ruled after the Wars of the Roses?

   • AHe reduced the power of the nobles
   • BHe broke away from the Church of Rome
   • CHe built up the monarchy's financial reserves
   • DHe married six times
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   A: He reduced the power of the nobles
   C: He built up the monarchy's financial reserves

   Henry VII cut the nobles' power and was thrifty, building up royal reserves. The break with Rome and six marriages were Henry VIII.

6. One answer

   6. Under Henry VIII, which Act formally united Wales with England?

   • AThe Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284
   • BThe Act of Union with Scotland
   • CThe Act for the Government of Wales
   • DThe Bill of Rights passed in 1689
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   C: The Act for the Government of Wales

   During Henry VIII's reign the Act for the Government of Wales formally united Wales with England, and Welsh representatives were sent to the House of Commons.

7. Which statement is correct

   7. Which of these statements is correct?

   • AThe symbol of the House of York was a white rose.
   • BThe symbol of the House of York was a red rose.
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   A: The symbol of the House of York was a white rose.

   York's symbol was a white rose and Lancaster's was a red rose, which is why the conflict was called the Wars of the Roses.

8. One answer

   8. Which king continued Henry VII's policy of centralising power?

   • AEdward VI
   • BHenry VIII
   • CRichard III
   • DJames I
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   B: Henry VIII

   When Henry VII died, his son Henry VIII carried on strengthening central power.

9. True or false

   9. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

   English efforts to impose Protestantism in Ireland were peacefully accepted by the Irish chieftains.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
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   B: False

   The Irish chieftains rebelled against these efforts, and much brutal fighting followed.

10. One answer

    10. Which book was written during Edward VI's reign for use in the Church of England?

    • AThe King James Bible
    • BThe Domesday Book
    • CThe Book of Common Prayer
    • DThe Canterbury Tales
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    C: The Book of Common Prayer

    The Book of Common Prayer was produced under the strongly Protestant Edward VI.

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