Test 33 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 33 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 33 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 33
Who led a Scottish army against Oliver Cromwell just after England had been declared a Republic?
Correct Answer: Charles II
Charles II, son of the executed Charles I, led a Scottish army into England against Oliver Cromwell in 1651, after England had been declared a Commonwealth (republic). His forces were defeated at the Battle of Worcester, after which Charles famously hid in an oak tree to evade capture.
Charles spent nine years in exile before being restored to the throne in 1660 — an event known as the Restoration. He ruled until his death in 1685.