HIS211 Cromwell - the man with no plan?



1) In what town was Oliver Cromwell born?

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   Cambridge
   Newcastle
   London
   Huntingdon
   Peterborough
   Lincoln



2) When did Cromwell first sit in Parliament?

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   1621
   1624
   1628
   1629
   1640



3) Cromwell's first military command in 1642 was as..

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   gunnery officer
   captain of an infantry regiment
   captain of a calvary regiment
   general of the Eastern Association army



4) The New Model Army was created out of three Parliamentary field armies. When?

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   March 1643
   August 1643
   November 1644
   January 1645
   April 1645



5) Cromwell's last fighting command was at the battle of Worcester. When was the battle?

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   1645
   1648
   1649
   1650
   1651
   1653



6) When did Cromwell dissolve the Rump Parliament?

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   1645
   1647
   1650
   1653
   1658



7) What was Cromwell's title as head of state in 1653?

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8) Cromwell died on 3 September 1658. Which of his two greatest military victories were also fought on that day?

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   Naseby
   Dunbar
   Worcester
   Preston
   Marston Moor



9) Who was Cromwell's son-in-law who died in 1651?

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