Cromwell

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Junior Certificate History Quiz on Cromwell, created by Ger McCabe Kelly on 03/05/2016.
Ger McCabe Kelly
Quiz by Ger McCabe Kelly, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ger McCabe Kelly over 8 years ago
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Question 1

Question
The English Civil War was between King Charles I and his Parliament, led by Sir Oliver Cromwell
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

Question
The Civil War led to the native Irish staging a rebelling in Ulster against the Planters, some reports in Britain claimed that up to 100,000 protestants had been massacred by the Irish but what figure was closer to the truth?
Answer
  • 100
  • 4000
  • 20000
  • 35
  • 50000

Question 3

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In January [blank_start]1649[blank_end] King [blank_start]Charles[blank_end] was executed by [blank_start]Parliament[blank_end] and the English then turned their attention towards avenging the massacre in [blank_start]Ireland[blank_end]. [blank_start]Cromwell's[blank_end] army, known as the [blank_start]New Model Army[blank_end] arrived in August [blank_start]1649[blank_end] at [blank_start]Ringsend[blank_end]. They then marched to [blank_start]Drogheda[blank_end] and when the town refused to surrender they massacred the whole town.
Answer
  • 1649
  • 1556
  • Charles
  • Conrad
  • Parliament
  • Peter
  • Ireland
  • Iceland
  • Cromwell's
  • Conrad's
  • New Model Army
  • Old Model Army
  • 1649
  • 1156
  • Ringsend
  • Russia
  • Drogheda
  • Donegal
  • Derry

Question 4

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After the massacre at Drogheda what was the next town that Cromwell and his New Model Army Massacred?
Answer
  • Kilkenny
  • Wexford
  • Waterford
  • Galway

Question 5

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The Cromwellian Plantation began with the Act of Settlement
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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With the Act of Settlement, those listed as having their land confiscated were ordered to go....
Answer
  • To Hell or Connaught
  • To Hell or Ulster
  • To Hell or Leinster
  • To Hell or Munster

Question 7

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Parliament then ordered...
Answer
  • 30,000 Irish soldiers were to be deported.
  • Up to 50,000 widows and orphans were sold into slavery in the Caribbean.
  • Priests were executed.
  • Everybody was banned from wearing green

Question 8

Question
The [blank_start]Down[blank_end] [blank_start]Survey[blank_end] was carried out by Sir [blank_start]William[blank_end] [blank_start]Petty[blank_end] before any land could be resettled.
Answer
  • Down
  • Up
  • Survey
  • Papers
  • William
  • Bill
  • Petty
  • Pretty

Question 9

Question
The Down Survey was called that because the results were written down
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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What were the main consequences of the Cromwellian Plantation?
Answer
  • The Old Irish and English were almost all wiped out.
  • A new social class, English speaking and Protestant, called the Protestant Ascendency controlled Ireland
  • Beef Wellington became the main dish of Ireland.
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