Practice Test 17 (24 questions):


1. Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Richard Arkwright developed horse-driven spinning mills that used only one machine, increasing efficiency and production.

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2. What significant problem arose for Britain from trading and settlements overseas in the 19th century?

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3. Which is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain?

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4. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The Houses of Lancaster and York used red and white roses as their respective symbols.

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5. Which of the following are associated with the Iron Age?

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6. Some people, particularly in Scotland, continued to support James IIafter his exile. What were these supporters called?

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7. What is Emmeline Pankhurst associated with?

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8. Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and George's Marvellous Medicine?

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9. Which of the following is an aim of the United Nations?

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10. Which of the following is a benefit of volunteering?

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11. What were the Crusades?

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12. Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? In the Iron Age, people spoke Latin in Britain.

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