A) New England Colony B) Massachusetts Colony C) New Haven Colony D) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
A) Theophilus Eaton B) Nathaniel Eaton C) Thomas Yale Sr. D) David Yale
A) Shipbuilder B) Farmer C) Blacksmith D) Merchant and attorney
A) Anne Yale B) Ursula Knight C) Anne Knight D) Ursula Eaton
A) Knight Street B) Yale Lane C) Eaton Square D) Steelyard Court
A) Ten B) Three C) Five D) Thirteen
A) William Dugard B) David Yale C) Nathaniel Eaton D) Theophilus Eaton
A) The Glorious Revolution B) The Great Plague and the Great Fire C) The American Revolution D) The English Civil War
A) Father B) Grandfather C) Uncle D) Stepfather
A) Theophilus Eaton B) Nathaniel Eaton C) David Yale D) Samuel Eaton
A) Nathaniel Yale B) Samuel Yale C) David Yale Jr. D) Thomas Yale
A) Harvard University B) Brown University C) Yale University D) Dartmouth College
A) Thomas Yale Jr. and Anne Yale Jr. brought the family to America B) They founded Harvard University C) They were unrelated D) They stayed in England
A) Clerk at Fort St. George B) Merchant C) Navigator D) Founder
A) Merchant B) Navigator C) Clerk D) Presidency of the settlement
A) Poor performance B) Charges of corruption for self-dealing C) Health issues D) Retirement
A) Built a mansion B) Engaged in philanthropy and art collecting C) Invested in the stock market D) Traveled the world
A) £500,000 B) £100,000 C) £1,000,000 D) Around £200,000
A) £10 million B) £32.2 million C) £20 million D) £50 million
A) Land B) Artifacts C) Money D) Books, portraits, and textiles
A) David Yale B) Thomas Yale C) Rev. Cotton Mather D) William Dugard
A) He was a student there B) Named in his honor C) Founded by him D) He was its first president
A) Yale and Wealth Project B) Yale and Slavery Research Project C) Yale and Artifacts Project D) Yale and Colonialism Project
A) Connections to the French Revolution B) Connections to slavery in India C) Connections to the British monarchy D) Connections to the American Revolution
A) Archaeological discoveries B) Personal diaries C) Digitalisation and online publication of the East India Company's records D) Government documents
A) Yes, one son B) No C) Yes, three sons D) Yes, two sons
A) No descendants survived B) They became prominent figures C) They moved to India D) They founded another university
A) Theophilus Eaton B) David Yale C) Nathaniel Eaton D) Samuel Eaton
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony and New Haven Colony B) Virginia Colony and Maryland Colony C) Pennsylvania Colony and Delaware Colony D) Georgia Colony and Carolina Colony
A) Steelyard Court B) Eaton Square C) Plas Grono D) Plas-yn-Yale
A) Clerk B) Navigator C) Founder D) Merchant
A) He wanted to start a new business B) He wanted to gain political influence C) He had amassed a considerable fortune D) He was required by law
A) 1675 B) 1680 C) 1665 D) 1670
A) Earl of Berkeley B) Sir Andrew Riccard C) Vice-Admiral John Robinson D) Sir Samuel Barnardiston
A) Sir Samuel Barnardiston B) Vice-Admiral John Robinson C) Connecticut Gov. Edward Hopkins D) Sir Andrew Riccard
A) Father John Evans B) Father Richard Legh C) Father Henry Oxenden D) Father Ephrem de Nevers
A) Diamonds B) Pearls C) Porcelain D) Rubies
A) Elihu Yale B) Competitors within the Company C) The directors D) The shareholders
A) Gov. Edward Hopkins B) Gov. Henry Oxenden C) Gov. Streynsham Master D) Gov. John Evans
A) 1676 B) 1678 C) 1674 D) 1680
A) William Langhorne B) Henry Oxenden C) John Evans D) Richard Legh
A) Streynsham Master B) William Langhorne C) Henry Oxenden D) Joseph Hynmers
A) Sir Andrew Riccard B) Vice-Admiral John Robinson C) Sir Henry Oxenden D) Sir Samuel Barnardiston
A) 1682 B) 1681 C) 1679 D) 1683
A) Porto Novo B) Bijapur C) Pulicat D) Gingee
A) William Gyfford B) Arthur Pringle C) Streynsham Master D) Josiah Child
A) Bijapur B) Porto Novo C) Pulicat D) Gingee
A) 1681 B) 1684 C) 1683 D) 1682
A) Warehouse Keeper B) Acting governor C) Mintmaster D) Provisional Customer
A) King George I B) King William III C) King James II D) King Charles II
A) James II B) George I C) Charles III D) William III
A) Silk B) Spices C) Rhinoceros horns D) Tea
A) Constantine Phaulkon B) Chevalier de Chaumont C) Elihu Yale D) King Narai
A) Colonial rivalry B) Disputes regarding Siam's strategic importance C) Religious differences D) Territorial expansion
A) 50% B) 75% C) 25% D) 10%
A) Yale was fined B) Yale's name was cleared C) The case was dismissed D) Yale was found guilty
A) Constantine Phaulkon B) King Narai C) Elihu Yale D) Prussian Wolf Henrik von Kalnein
A) Sir Josiah Child B) Sir Langhorne C) Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb D) William of Orange
A) Mughal dynasty B) Qutb Shahi dynasty C) Tamerlane's dynasty D) Maratha dynasty
A) Genghis Khan B) Sultan Abul Shah C) Yale's parents D) Aurangzeb's parents
A) Mahabat Khan B) Daniel Chardin C) Asad Khan D) Sir Jean Chardin
A) 60% B) 70% C) 80% D) 50%
A) Madras B) Amsterdam C) Paris D) London
A) Palawan B) Mindanao C) Luzon D) Cebu
A) Sir Josiah Child B) Daniel Chardin C) Sir Langhorne D) Commander Job Charnock
A) Seize Fort St. George B) Blockade the Bay of Bengal C) Attack the Madras roads with seven warships D) Negotiate peace with Yale
A) 700 soldiers B) 900 soldiers C) 800 soldiers D) 500 soldiers
A) 500 slaves. B) 750 slaves. C) 665 slaves. D) 800 slaves.
A) William Fraser B) Thomas Gray C) Nathaniel Higginson D) Privateer Alexander Hamilton
A) Immediate execution B) Release without punishment C) Transfer to the enemy's army D) Showing them mercy
A) 1695 B) 1694 C) 1696 D) 1697
A) The directors dismissed the case B) Elihu Yale was imprisoned again C) The case was escalated to the King D) Fraser was promoted
A) 25 years B) 20 years C) 35 years D) 30 years
A) Sir Thomas Cook B) Elihu Yale C) Fraser D) Sir Josiah Child
A) The accusations were ignored completely B) The accusations resulted in the dissolution of the company C) The accusations appeared less frequently over time D) The accusations led to immediate reforms
A) 1705 B) 1699 C) 1701 D) 1695
A) 3/4 % B) 1/4 % C) 1 % D) 1/2 %
A) nearly 8 billion British pounds B) nearly 6 billion British pounds C) nearly 10 billion British pounds D) nearly 4 billion British pounds
A) Orlov Diamond B) Koh-i-Noor Diamond C) Hope Diamond D) Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond
A) Madrid B) London C) Amsterdam D) Paris
A) Nabobs B) Dukes C) Barons D) Earls
A) 1717 B) 1725 C) 1720 D) 1715
A) Clerk B) Mayor C) Governor D) High Sheriff
A) Sir Isaac Newton B) Cotton Mather C) Jeremiah Dummer D) Francis Nicholson
A) A map B) A charity C) A building D) A portrait
A) About 500 B) About 100 C) About 214 D) About 300
A) Katherine Yale B) Catherine Elford C) Ursula Yale D) Anne Yale
A) Elihu Yale B) Lord James Cavendish C) Dudley North D) Nicholas Herbert
A) Son B) Nephew C) Brother D) Cousin
A) Scollay Square, Boston B) Latimer House C) Pemberton Hill, Boston D) St Giles' Church, Wrexham
A) £1,162 B) 417 pounds C) £800 D) £1,000
A) Chester Bowles B) U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower C) Cotton Mather D) Isaac Newton
A) Yale University B) Chatsworth House C) Fort St George D) Wrexham
A) 2019. B) 2015. C) 2017. D) 2020.
A) America B) England C) France D) India
A) 7000 B) 5000 C) 8000 D) 10000
A) 1800–1850 B) 1500–1550 C) 1600–1650 D) 1700–1750
A) Blenheim Palace B) Kensington Palace C) Queen Square home D) Chatsworth House
A) Hals B) Vermeer C) Rembrandt D) Van Gogh
A) Johannes Kepler B) Galileo Galilei C) Albert Einstein D) Isaac Newton |