6. _____, a dramatist and poet, is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
A. Charles Dickens                                            B. Christopher Marlowe
C. William Shakespeare                                     D. Charlotte Bronte
 7. After the Restoration, British Parliament passed a series of severe laws called the Clarendon Code against the _____, now known as Nonconformists.
A. Christians                                                    B. Protestants
 C. Puritans                                                     D. Catholics
8. Elizabeth I reigned England, Wales and Ireland for _____ years and remained single.
 A. 25                                                             B. 30
 C. 40                                                             D. 45
 9. After the Wars of the Roses the rule of _____ began.
 A. the Plantagenet                                           B. the Yorkists
 C. the Stuarts                                                 D. the Tudors
10. _____ was the forerunner of the Conservative Party.
 A. The Liberal Party                                       B. The Whigs
 C. The Tories                                                  D. The Labor Party