Тести з країнознавства Великобританії "From the History of the United Kingdom: 13th – 16th centuries"

The tests: “From the History of the United Kingdom”

1.13^th – 16^th centuries

I. Choose the correct answer:

1.     What did the kings take from the barons?:

a)        wool;

b)       money;

c)        their sons for work.

2.     What did the barons do in 1215?

a)        made a big fire near the king’s palace;

b)       revolted against the king;

c)        gave the king another sum of money.

3.     What king John to sign?

a)        his will;

b)       the Great Charter;

c)        the document about serfs rights.

4.     How long did the Hundred Years’ War last?

a)        from 1337 till 1452;

b)       from 1337 till 1453;

c)        from 1337 till 1454.

5.     When did the peasants’ revolt take place?

a)        in 1382;

b)       in 1381;

c)        in 1380.

6.     Who was the leader of peasants?

a)        supporters;

b)       Wat Tyler;

c)        King John.

7.     What was the end of the revolt?

a)        Wat Tyler and hundreds of peasants were killed;

b)       The tax became lower;

c)        The king was killed.

8.     Why did the peasants revolted?

a)        because of Joan of Arc;

b)       because of Wat Tyler;

c)        because of the war with France, high tax .

9.     What kind of countries was England during the Middle Ages?

a)        it was rural;

b)       it was industrial;

c)        it was highly developed.

10.What was the main factor of the rise of England?

a)        the shipbuilding;

b)       the decline of feudalism;

c)        the victory over Spain.

11.What was the main product of export in England?

a)        ships;

b)       fish;

c)        wool.

12.What was the reason of English victory with Spain?

a)        wool;

b)       fast ships;

c)        good weather.

13.What was the year of that victory?

a)        1588;

b)       1688;

c)        1558.

II     Correct ALL the mistakes (grammar, vocabulary, historical facts)

King Arthur sign the Greate Charter.

The leade of it were supportes.

The Grete Charter limits serfs’ rights.

The Hundreds Year’ War take place in 1337-1453.

The Hundred Years’ war were between England and Germany. The peesants revolt was in 1331.

Wat Tyler killed king’s soldier.

The powefull barons revolt against the king in1213.

The tax were two shilling a heade.

The main products fo trad were wuul.

In 1566 Englend won a greate viktori over Speinish flit. The peesants atack and kill tex colectos.

Ther were a war betwen the Red and Blue rose.

The Midle Age in Englend was a period of feudel war betwen chuch and kings, king and baron.

The pesant suround the towe of London where the king live at this time. To divelop trad with others countys England build sheeps.

During the Midle Age England were mor rurel then? For exampl, Franc. Hundrets of peasents was kill on the way home.