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What was the main motivation behind the Gunpowder Plot?
What was the main motivation behind the Gunpowder Plot?
- To seek revenge for the persecution of Yorkshire families
- To gain political power and overthrow the government
- To protest King James I's denial of religious tolerance to Roman Catholics (correct)
- To establish Roman Catholicism as the official religion of England
What was Guy Fawkes' religious affiliation?
What was Guy Fawkes' religious affiliation?
- Puritan
- Roman Catholic (correct)
- Anglican
- Protestant
What was the intended outcome of the Gunpowder Plot?
What was the intended outcome of the Gunpowder Plot?
- Create chaos to facilitate a foreign invasion
- Murder the king, his ministers, and members of the Parliament to allow English Catholics to take over the country (correct)
- To establish a republic
- To force the king to grant religious freedom
What was the primary reason for the plotters' dissatisfaction with the King and the Government?
What was the primary reason for the plotters' dissatisfaction with the King and the Government?
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What was the Gunpowder Plot's response to the treatment of Roman Catholics at the time?
What was the Gunpowder Plot's response to the treatment of Roman Catholics at the time?
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What was Guy Fawkes' original name?
What was Guy Fawkes' original name?
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What was the main objective of the Gunpowder Plot?
What was the main objective of the Gunpowder Plot?
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What was the primary reason for the plotters' dissatisfaction with the King and the Government?
What was the primary reason for the plotters' dissatisfaction with the King and the Government?
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What was the Gunpowder Plot's relationship with Roman Catholicism?
What was the Gunpowder Plot's relationship with Roman Catholicism?
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What was the Gunpowder Plot's intended outcome?
What was the Gunpowder Plot's intended outcome?
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