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6. What, in terms of the army, was undertaken from 1644-1645?

  • Politicisation of the army
  • Social reconstruction
  • Military reconstruction
  • Political reconstruction

7. How would the English benefit from this?

  • The Scots would send 21,000 men to aid Parliament
  • The Scots would send 1,000,000 men to aid parliament
  • The Scots would send 210,000 men to aid parliament
  • The Scots would send 10,000 men to aid parliament

8. What percentage of the English population did London hold?

  • 1/3rd
  • 1/15th
  • 1/10th
  • Half

9. What did Hyde suggest Charles do?

  • Fight until victory
  • Continue attempts to settle with parliament
  • Discontinue attempts to settle with parliament
  • Allow parliament to "win"

10. How did parliament control finance?

  • Through access to taxes
  • Through access to the army
  • Through access to resources
  • Through access to officials

11. What happened to Charles in November 1642?

  • He was halted outside of London
  • He seized London
  • He attempted to seize London
  • He left London

12. Young (1997) claimed "unless Charles's adversaries wished to do away with the monarchy they..."

  • "...had no choice but to strike a deal with Charles."
  • "...had no choice but to arrest Charles."
  • "...had no choice but to remain apathetic towards Charles."
  • "...had a choice but decided to strike a deal with Charles anyway."

13. What was the position of Charles like in 1646?

  • Very weak
  • Strong
  • Middling
  • Weak

14. What did London being the centre of print mean for parliament?

  • Charles could produce propaganda
  • Charles could produce taxes
  • Parliament could produce propaganda
  • Parliament could produce taxes

15. What did Pym persuade parliament to accept in 1643?

  • A formal alliance with the Scots
  • A formal alliance with the Dutch
  • A formal alliance with the Irish
  • A formal alliance with the Swedish

16. Why did Charles play for time?

  • In the hopes opposition groups would give up
  • In the hopes opposition would die away
  • In the hopes opposition groups would get stronger
  • In the hopes opposition groups would take a stand

17. What did his wife, Henrietta Maria, suggest?

  • Fight until victory
  • Discontinue attempts to settle with parliament
  • Allow parliament to "win"
  • Continue attempts to settle with parliament

18. In terms of parliament's administration of localities, where were committees set up?

  • Just nationally
  • Both nationally and locally
  • Just locally
  • Internationally

19. What did Charles's make the mistake of doing in 1645?

  • Signing an alliance with the Irish
  • Agreeing to go to war with the Irish
  • Trying to negotiate a second peace treaty with the Irish Catholic rebels
  • Financing the Irish army

20. Who were Charles' two main advisors? Which held most sway with him?

  • Duke of Buckingham and Henrietta Maria; Maria had more sway
  • Duke of Buckingham and Henrietta Maria; Buckingham had more sway
  • Edward Hyde and Henrietta Maria; Maria had more sway
  • Edward Hyde and Henrietta Maria; Hyde had more sway