1) How did Gráinne convince Diarmuid to run away with her? a) She gave him money b) She put a geis on him c) She captured him d) Diarmuid did not go with her 2) How did Fionn have the chance to save Diarmuid? a) Fionn could have rang the doctor. b) Fionn was a doctor. c) Fionn had healing powers.  d) Fionn could have gone to get help. 3) Where did Diarmuid and Gráinne settle down? a) Connemara Co. Galway b) Castlebar Co. Mayo c) Boyle Co. Roscommon d) Benbulben Co. Sligo 4) What countries did the Mayan empire occupy? Choose the correct 4 answers. a) Mexico  b) El Salvador c) America d) Honduras e) Guatemala  f) Canada 5) When did the Normans arrive in Ireland? a) 1159 AD b) 1169 AD c) 1179 AD d) 1189 AD 6) Where did they arrive to? a) Galway Bay b) Clew Bay c) Bannow Bay d) Bantry Bay 7) Who agreed to help Diarmuid McMurrough protect his land in Leinster? a) William the Conqueror b) Strongbow 8) Who was declared Lord of Ireland? a) Diarmuid McMurrough b) King Edward c) Ruairí O' Connor d) King Henry II 9) Who became the last High King of Ireland? a) King Henry II b) Ruairí O' Connor c) Strongbow d) William the Conqueror 10) Who did King Henry II grant Meath to? a) Normans of Bristol b) Hugh de Lacy  11) Who did King Henry II grant Dublin to? a) Hugh de Lacy b) Normans of Bristol 12) Under this law, the king owned all of the land and made all of the laws. Irish people had no ownership or legal rights under this system. a) Brehon law b) feudal law 13) Choose three paintings of Leonardo da Vinci. a) The Last Supper b) The Starry Night c) Mona Lisa d) Saint John the Baptist 14) Why were the Statutes of Kilkenny introduced? a) To stop the Normans from following Irish traditions. b) To stop the Irish from celebrating their traditions 15) Choose the three main rules under the Statutes of Kilkenny. a) Normans could not eat potatoes. b) Normans could not speak Irish c) Normans could not play hurling. d) Normans could not marry Irish. e) Normans could not be farmers. 16) Who lived in the Pale? a) Normans and English b) Normans and Irish c) Irish and English 17) The Pale covered what counties of Ireland? a) Dublin b) Dublin and Kildare c) Dublin, Wicklow and Louth d) Dublin, Louth, Meath and Kildare 18) What was 'black rent'? a) Money people in the Pale paid the English parliament.. b) Money people in the Pale paid the chieftains to be left alone in peace. c) Money they paid the King to rent land. 19) What was the War of the Roses? a) A battle over land. b) A battle over the Pale. c) A battle to become the next King of England. 20) Who was the War of the Roses between? Choose the two correct answers. a) Normans b) Yorkists c) Lancastrians d) Irish  21) Who began the Reformation? a) Henry VIII b) Martin Luther c) King Henry II d) King Richard 22) What was the Reformation? a) A movement against the English law. b) A movement against the teachings of the Church 23) What religion did Henry VIII create? a) Catholicism b) Protestantism c) Lutheranism d) Church of England  24) What did the term 'surrender and regrant' mean? a) King Henry VIII would give your land back if you obeyed the English law.  b) King Henry VIII would give you money for your land. 25) This explorer sailed as far as the southern tip of Africa. a) Christopher Columbus  b) Vasco da Gama c) Bartolomeu Diaz  d) Ferdinand Magellan 26) This explorer sailed as far as the Cape of Good Hope and landed in India. a) Christopher Columbus  b) Vasco da Gama c) Ferdinand Magellan d) Bartolomeu Diaz 27) Choose the names of Christopher Columbus' three ships.  a) Nina b) Mila c) Santa Maria d) Pinta 28) Where did Christopher Columbus believe he sailed to? a) America b) India c) Mexico  d) Spain 29) Who discovered that Columbus actually found America? a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Amerigo Vespucci c) Vasco da Gama 30) Who named the Pacific Ocean? a) Christopher Columbus b) Vasco da Gama c) Amerigo Vespucci d) Ferdinand Magellan 31) What did Granuaile do in order to go on the voyage with her dad? a) She begged her Dad. b) She cut her hair. c) She snook onto the ship.  32) Why did Granuaile split from her first husband? a) Because he followed the Brehon law. b) Because he obeyed the English law.  33) One year certain: You could leave your husband/wife after a year of marriage. a) True b) False

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