【Exercises】
A.Read the following statements carefully and choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1.Great Britain was created when England and Scotland were united under the Act of Union of________.
A.1603 B.1701 C.1707 D.1800
2.The________church is NOT a radical Protestant church.
A.Puritan B.Calvinist C.Presbyterian D.Anglican
3.Mercantilism is an economic theory which emphasizes________.
A.free competition
B.government involvement in economic life
C.agriculture
D.industry
4.The Glorious Revolution ended the struggle between parliament and the king.It established a new political system known as________.
A.Utopia B.Commonwealth
C.constitutional monarchy D.parliamentary democracy
5.The Act of Settlement of 1701 excluded________from the throne of England.
A.Protestants B.Catholics C.Stuarts D.Tudors
6.The most influential trading company in the 18th century was the________.
A.Royal African Company B.Virginian Company of London
C.East India Company D.West India Company
7.The biggest beneficiary of the Industrial Revolution was the________.
A.noble class B.capitalist class
C.working class D.peasants
8.The doctrine of free trade replaced mercantilism as the basis of government economic policy in the 19th century.Free trade doctrine drew on the writings of________.
A.Adam Smith B.Francis Bacon
C.Parliament D.the capitalists
9.________，an English writer，wrote extensively about the life of the workers in the 19th century?
A.Charles Dickens B.Friedrich Engels
C.Thomas More D.Emily Bronte
10.The Chartist Movement failed because of many reasons，but________was NOT one of them.
A.lack of mature leadership B.desire for immediate gains
C.varying objectives D.lack of supporters
B.Read the following statements carefully and indicate whether they are true or false.
（ ）1.The Puritans believed in predestination，the idea that a person’s fate was decided by God before he or she was born.
（ ）2.The Bill of Rights passed in 1689 limited the King’s rights in many respects.
（ ）3.CharlesⅡ’s belief in the divine right of Kings led to the Glorious Revolution.
（ ）4.The necessary conditions for the industrial revolution were prepared in the 17th century when England practiced mercantilism，established colonies and had an agricultural revolution.
（ ）5.The Reform Bill of 1832 redistributed seats in parliament and extended votes to all people.