1. Cromwell assumed
what title in December 1653?
2. Why was Cromwell's
marriage to Elizabeth Bourchier of importance to his career?
3. Which English
monarch was beheaded in January 1649?
4. When Cromwell
saw the beheaded Charles I on the scaffold, what is he reported
to have remarked?
5. In what town was
Cromwell born and raised?
6. From which social
class did Cromwell hail?
7. What was Cromwell's
military rank by the end of the English Civil War?
8. To which Protestant
denomination did Cromwell belong?
9. Which sad event
preceded Cromwell's death by a month?
10. What was the
name of Cromwell's brother-in-law, who was also a pivotal figure
in the English Civil War and Irish expedition?
11. Cromwell was
first elected to Parliament in what year?
12. What was the
nickname of the parliament that Cromwell dissolved in 1652?
13. What factor helped
Cromwell in his rise to great political power in the 1650s?
14. What was NOT
a driving factor in Cromwell's zeal to fight the Irish in 1649?
15. Above all things,
what was Cromwell's main goal as Lord Protector?
16. What was Cromwell's
opinion of the Levellers?
17. What was Cromwell's
view of religious tolerance?
18. How many parliaments
did Cromwell call to session as Lord Protector?
19. When Parliament
was not in session, what was the main governing body outside of
Rebellion in 1655 was primarily an uprising of which faction?
21. Cromwell's life
spanned which years?
22. Cromwell worked
toward the unofficial re-entrance into England of which long- persecuted
23. What was the
24. Under Cromwell's
rule, which of the following were women forbidden to do?
25. What was the
26. Why was Cromwell's
education at Cambridge University cut short in 1617?
27. In the early
1650s, England was engaged in a war with which foreign power?
28. What was one
reason that Cromwell had a difficult time getting the support of
the landed gentry?
29. Which of the
following was NOT a legal reform enacted by Cromwell's government?
30. How did the Barebones
Parliament received its nickname?
31. What was done
to Cromwell's grave after the Restoration of 1660?
32. How many children
did Cromwell and his wife Elizabeth have?
33. Who was Thomas
34. Who were John
Pym and John Hampden?
35. Cromwell's army
differed from past English armies in what way?
36. What was a main
reform that Cromwell favored for the Church of England?
37. Which proposal
of the Humble Petition in 1657 caused Cromwell great anguish and
38. Why did Cromwell
lead his army into Scotland in 1650?
39. The last major
battle of the English Civil War was fought where?
40. Cromwell's regiment
in the English Civil War, made up mainly from men from nearby his
home county, was given what nickname?
41. Who succeeded
Cromwell as Lord Protector in 1658?
42. What major event
preceded and was a necessary step toward Cromwell's elevation to
Lord Protector in December 1653?
43. In 1647, Cromwell
surprised Parliament by joining with the New Model Army to protest
44. Before the later
months of 1648, Cromwell's view of the monarchy can best be described
in what way?
45. How did Cromwell
respond to Parliament's decision to try and execute King Charles
46. The original
Council of State consisted of how many men?