Life in the UK Test Practice 2026: Übungstest 3
Übungstest 3 von 8 für den Test „Life in the UK Test Practice“: 24 weitere Fragen mit Antworten und Erklärungen.
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Frage 1 von 24
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Antwort: A. Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife and the mother of Elizabeth I. She was executed at the Tower of London.
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Frage 2 von 24
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Antwort: B. The Book of Common Prayer
Under the strongly Protestant Edward VI, the Book of Common Prayer was written. A version of it is still used in some churches.
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Frage 3 von 24
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Antwort: D. The Spanish Armada
In 1588 the English defeated the Spanish Armada, a large fleet of ships sent by Spain to invade England.
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Frage 4 von 24
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Antwort: B. She was held for about 20 years and then executed
Mary, Queen of Scots, was a Catholic. Elizabeth I kept her prisoner for about 20 years and then had her executed, suspecting her of plotting to take the throne.
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Frage 5 von 24
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Antwort: D. Stratford-upon-Avon
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564.
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Frage 6 von 24
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Antwort: C. James VI of Scotland
Elizabeth I had no children, so her relative James VI of Scotland also became James I of England, Wales and Ireland.
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Frage 7 von 24
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Antwort: A. 1642
The Civil War between Charles I and Parliament began in 1642.
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Frage 8 von 24
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Antwort: A. Roundheads
Supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads, and supporters of the king were called Cavaliers.
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Frage 9 von 24
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Antwort: D. He was executed
Charles I was executed in 1649, and England became a republic for a time.
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Frage 10 von 24
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Antwort: C. Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell, the army leader, ruled as Lord Protector until his death in 1658.
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Frage 11 von 24
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Antwort: C. Charles II
In 1660 Parliament invited Charles II to return from exile. This is called the Restoration.
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Frage 12 von 24
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Antwort: C. The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London destroyed much of the city in 1666. The Great Plague had struck the year before, in 1665.
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Frage 13 von 24
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Antwort: C. That nobody could be held in prison unlawfully, and every prisoner has a right to a court hearing
The Habeas Corpus Act is still an important part of the UK's legal system. It protects people from being imprisoned unlawfully.
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Frage 14 von 24
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Antwort: D. William of Orange became king and James II fled, with no fighting in England
James II, a Catholic, was replaced by the Protestant William of Orange and his wife Mary. It is called 'glorious' because there was no fighting in England.
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Frage 15 von 24
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Antwort: C. The Battle of the Boyne
William III defeated James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Some people in Northern Ireland still celebrate it.
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Frage 16 von 24
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Antwort: D. The rights of Parliament and the limits of the king's power
The Bill of Rights confirmed Parliament's rights and limited the monarch's power. It also stated that the monarch must be Protestant.
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Frage 17 von 24
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Antwort: C. The Kingdom of Great Britain
The Act of Union of 1707 united England and Wales with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Frage 18 von 24
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Antwort: B. Its own legal and education systems and its Presbyterian Church
Scotland stopped having a separate parliament but kept its own legal system, education system and Presbyterian Church.
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Frage 19 von 24
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Antwort: D. Sir Robert Walpole
Sir Robert Walpole was Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742 and is generally seen as the first person in that role.
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Frage 20 von 24
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Antwort: C. The Battle of Culloden
Bonnie Prince Charlie, grandson of James II, led a rising in 1745 to take the throne. He was defeated at Culloden in Scotland in 1746.
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Frage 21 von 24
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Antwort: A. James Watt
James Watt improved the steam engine, which powered machines in factories and helped the Industrial Revolution.
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Frage 22 von 24
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Antwort: A. The first curry house in Britain
Sake Dean Mahomet opened the Hindoostane Coffee House in London, the first curry house in Britain. He also introduced 'shampooing' (head massage).
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Frage 23 von 24
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Antwort: D. William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce, an evangelical Christian and MP, helped change the law to end the slave trade.
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Frage 24 von 24
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Antwort: C. 1833
The 1833 Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire.
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