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History Quiz: Early Modern Europe: 10 Questions | History

Ten questions on Western Europe, mainly in the 16th century (1500-1600).

A multiple-choice quiz by naylor182. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
naylor182

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,466

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When did Richard III of England reign from and till? Hint

1483-1484

1482-1484

1483-1485

1480-1485

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops sacked which city in 1527? Hint

Rome

Paris

Byzantium

Geneva

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these battles involved the Ottoman Empire? Hint

Spurs

Lepanto

Pavia

Flodden

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Question 4 of 10

4. James I of England was known as what in Scotland? Hint

James VI

James IV

James V

James I

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Question 5 of 10

5. Maximilien de B�thune was granted which title or responsibility in 1599? Hint

Superintendent of Public Highways

Governor of Nantes

Duke of Sully

Governor of Poitou

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these did Henry IV of France definitely NOT say? Hint

'Paris is surely worth a Mass'

'I am more Catholic than you!'

'A chicken in every pot on Sunday'

'Paris is not a city, but a world'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which language did Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire speak to women, according to a very famous quotation of his? Hint

Italian

German

Spanish

French

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of English monarch Henry VIII's mistresses bore him Henry Fitzroy? Hint

Elizabeth Blount

Lady Mary Boleyn

Mary Berkeley

Joan Dyngley

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which year did Magellan start his expedition that sailed round the globe (though he himself was unable to complete the trip)? Hint

1521

1518

1519

1522

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the Battle of Pavia in 1525, Francis I was captured and his army suffered 12,000 casualties. How many of the opposing soldiers under Charles V suffered casualties? Hint

26,250

3,500

11,000

500

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When did Richard III of England reign from and till?

Answer: 1483-1485

Richard III controversially gained the throne at the expense of his nephew (Edward V), who was placed in the Tower of London by Richard until his mysterious disappearence. He was deposed at the Battle of Bosworth on August 21 1485, whereupon Henry Tudor (Henry VII) began the Tudor dynasty.

2. The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops sacked which city in 1527?

Answer: Rome

Charles' troops, in a mutiny against their bad conditions and low pay, ran amok and ransacked Rome. In the subsequent conflict, the Pope was captured and placed under Charles' control just as Henry VIII of England was trying to get an annulment from the Pope to end the marriage between himself and Charles' aunt, Catherine of Aragon.

3. Which of these battles involved the Ottoman Empire?

Answer: Lepanto

Lepanto effectively ended the Turkish domination in the Mediterranean Sea in 1571. Pavia, in 1525, involved the French fighting the Holy Roman Empire. Flodden was a 1513 battle between England and Scotland.

4. James I of England was known as what in Scotland?

Answer: James VI

James VI of Scotland was invited to rule England and Scotland in 1603 following the death of Elizabeth I. A formal Treaty of Union was not achieved between the two nations until 1707, however.

5. Maximilien de B�thune was granted which title or responsibility in 1599?

Answer: Superintendent of Public Highways

When de B�thune became Superintendent of Public Highways in 1599, it was his first major title. His greatest honour (becoming Duke of Sully) didn't come until 1606. He was Governor of Nantes in 1602 and of Poitou in 1604. All of these, of course, were granted by Henry IV of France.

6. Which of these did Henry IV of France definitely NOT say?

Answer: 'Paris is not a city, but a world'

This quotation was made by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in Latin - 'Lutetia non urbs, sed orbis'. The other quotations are attributed to Henry IV of France, though there is doubt as to whether he actually said any of them.

7. Which language did Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire speak to women, according to a very famous quotation of his?

Answer: Italian

This comes from the very famous quotation that illustrates Charles' massive continental possessions: "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse."

8. Which of English monarch Henry VIII's mistresses bore him Henry Fitzroy?

Answer: Elizabeth Blount

Elizabeth Blount bore Henry VIII a son (Fitzroy) in 1519, though he was obviously illegitimate. Lady Mary Boleyn (sister of Anne) reportedly bore Henry VIII two illegitimate children, though that claim has been widely discredited of late. Mary Berkeley bore two sons (each were later knighted), and Dyngley gave birth to a daughter in 1529.

9. In which year did Magellan start his expedition that sailed round the globe (though he himself was unable to complete the trip)?

Answer: 1519

Magellan set off from Seville in 1519. He was killed in the Battle of Mactan in 1521, near the Phillippines. His ship successfully encircled the globe, and he had a strait named after him in southern South America.

10. At the Battle of Pavia in 1525, Francis I was captured and his army suffered 12,000 casualties. How many of the opposing soldiers under Charles V suffered casualties?

Answer: 500

Pavia was a total victory for Charles V. Of 19,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry, he lost but 500. An equivalent French force comprising of 17,000 troops and 6,500 knights lost significantly more.

Source: Author naylor182

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