WHA Quiz 5 A Nation is Born

_______________ won the Battle of Hastings.

• A. Alfred the Great
• B. King Edward
• C. William the Conqueror
• D. King John

Because royal courts were all over the country, the _______________ developed.

• A. Napoleonic Code
• B. English common law
• C. Great Law of Britain
• D. English Bill of Rights

In 1215, _______________ forced King John to sign Magna Carta.

• A. William the Conqueror
• B. Parliament
• C. a group of nobles
• D. all of the above

King Edward summoned _______________ to the first meeting of Parliament.

• A. all the noblemen and bishops in England
• B. two knights from every county
• C. two people from every town
• D. all of the above

Magna Carta and Parliament _______________ royal power.

• A. limited
• B. strengthened
• C. did not affect
• D. replaced

The Battle of Hastings was fought in _______________.

• A. 1066
• B. 1215
• C. 1295
• D. 1300

The _______________ met in the House of Commons.

• A. noblemen and bishops
• B. knights and townspeople
• C. noblemen and knights
• D. knights and bishops

William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.

• True
• False

Because royal courts were all over the country, the French common law developed.

• True
• False

Magna Carta strengthened the power of kings.

• True
• False