DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM, LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Educational Assessment Unit H

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2019

YEAR 9 HISTORY (GENERAL)

Name: ______Class: ______

1. Draw a circle around five things which could be found during the rule of the Order of St John.

(Total: 5 marks)

History (General) – Year 9 – 2019 Page 1 of 6 2. Choose the right word.

2.1 Which of these fortresses protected the entrance to both harbours? (Fort Ricasoli, Fort Tigne, Fort St Elmo, Fort St Angelo) (2)

2.2 Which of these protected the Three Cities? (Corradino Bastions, St Margerita Bastions, Cottonera Bastions, Verdala Bastions) (2)

2.3 Which industry was based in the Grad Harbour during the rule of the Order of St John? (cotton industry, corsairing, fishing, weaving) (2)

2.4 Which power helped the Maltese to rid themselves from the French? (England, Russia, Spain, America) (2)

2.5 What caused the need for the restoration of the city of Mdina during the grandmastership of de Vilhena? (a plague, an earthquake, abandoned buildings, storms) (2)

(Total: 10 marks)

3. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

Source A: Fort St Lucian

Source B

3.1 Write two differences between the seen in Source A and Source B. ______

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3.2 Write two similarities between the two buildings. ______

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3.3 Fort St Lucian was built on a hill at the entrance of Marsaxlokk. Why was it built in this locality? ______(2)

Page 2 of 6 History (General) – Year 9 – 2019 3.4 Who was the Grand Master who paid for its construction? (De Rohan, De Redin, De Vilhena, De Valette, Wignacourt) (2)

3.5 Mention two other fortifications in the North of which were built by the same Grand Master.

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3.6 Which of the following Grand Masters built thirteen towers like the one shown in Source B? (De Rohan, De Redin, De Vilhena, De Valette, Wignacourt) (2)

3.7 Why were more than twenty towers built by different Grand Masters around the coast of the Maltese islands? ______

______(3) 3.8 How effective were these forts during the arrival of ? Explain why.

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(Total: 24 marks)

(Total: 24 marks) 4. Look at these sources and answer the questions.

Source C Source D

4.1 Which of these sources is the and which is Mdina?

Cittadella: ______Mdina: ______(2)

4.2 Mention three similar features between Mdina and the Cittadella. ______

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History (General) – Year 9 – 2019 Page 3 of 6 4.3 Mention two different things between Mdina and the Cittadella. ______

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4.4 Write down three characteristics of a traditional Maltese village. ______(6)

4.5 Mention four types of work which one could find in the cities around the during the rule of the Order. ______

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(Total: 26 marks)

(Total:26 marks) 5. Read the passage and then answer the questions.

“Towards the end of the 18th century the effects of the French Revolution began to be felt on the Order of St John. Since it was an Order composed of

various noble knights, the Revolution was bound to affect it in a negative way. Some began to think that the Order’s rule in Malta was over. In Malta

as well, there were people who were planning how the Order could be expelled from the islands.”

5.1 In what year did the French Revolution start? (1710, 1764, 1775, 1789) (2) (2)

5.2 One of the principles of the French Revolution was equality. Why did this affect negatively the Order of St John? ______

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Page 4 of 6 History (General) – Year 9 – 2019 5.3 Mention two reasons why some people began to think that the Order’s rule in Malta had come to an end. ______

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5.4 Explain how the problems through which the Order was passing affected the lifestyle of the Maltese. ______

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5.5 Which two types of people were planning to overthrow the Order in Malta?

(a) the clergy and religious orders (monks, priests, nuns, the Bishop, the Inquisitor) (b) soldiers and Dejma watchmen (c) some French Knights (d) the Maltese who supported the principles of the Revolution (e) the farmers and the employees of the Order (4)

5.6 Explain in brief how the Order was expelled from Malta in 1798. ______

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(Total: 25 marks)

(Total: 25 marks)

History (General) – Year 9 – 2019 Page 5 of 6 6. Write a paragraph on what brought about the revolt of the Maltese against the French and their expulsion from Malta in 1800. (The picture shows an episode from that revolt.)

The Maltese throw a French official from a balcony. ______

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(Total: 10 marks)

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