The Origin of Parliament

During which centuries did Parliament evolve?

• thirteenth and fourteenth

• fourteenth and fifteenth

• eleventh and thirteenth

What did the word Parliament mean?

• a meeting of the king and his peasants

• a meeting of the king and certain invited royal officials

• a meeting of the king and the serfs

Which is the origin of this meeting?

• The small council

• The Witan and the small council

• The Witan and the great council

Who began the custom of ordering the counties to send representatives?

• King Henry I

• King Henry II

• King John

What did the Provisions of Oxford and Simon de Montfor's Parliament suggest?

• the value of such gatherings

• the failure of such gatherings

• they didn't prove anything

To how many of his Parliaments did Edward I summon knights and burgesses?

• To all of them

• To 13 out of 34

• To none of them

To how many of his Parliaments did Edward III summon knights and burgesses?

• To all of them

• To 17 out 19

• To none of them

Eventually what did the lesser nobility or knights prefer to do?

• to join with the lords

• to join with the burgesses

• to join with the clergy

What did members of Parliament do during their meetings in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

• They exchanged information, lamented common problems and shared mutual interests

• They criticized the king and his advisors

• They bought charters for their communities

What accelerated parliamentary influence?

• The War of the Roses

• The plague

• The Hundred Years' War