Worksheets6-5.2 Magna Carta
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why did nobles make King John sign the Magna Carta?
A. They wanted to give the king unlimited power.
B. They wanted to separate the church and state.
C. They wanted to replace him with a different ruler.
D. They wanted to limit the king's power.
What style of government existed in England prior to the Magna Carta?
A. direct democracy
B. theocracy
C. absolute monarchy
D. constitutional monarchy
Which English King did the nobles force to sign the Magna Carta?
A. King John
B. King Henry VIII
C. Charlemagne
D. William the Conqueror
To whom did the Magna Carta originally give rights?
A. lords
B. kings
C. daimyo
D. pesants
What was the first democratic, legislative body in modern Europe?
A. Rome's representative democracy
B. Greece's direct democracy
C. France's feudal system
D. England's Parliament (Great Council)
All of the following are rights protected in the Magna Carta except which one?
A. the right to trial by jury
B. the right to representative government
C. the right to rule of law
D. the right to a free education
Which principle of the Magna Carta is included in our U.S. government?
A. Sharia Law
B. Natural Law
C. Absolute Monarchy
D. Representative Assemblies
What document is considered one of history's most important democratic documents?
A. the Magna Carta
B. the Reconquista
C. the Book of Kells
D. the Spanish Inquisition
By weakening the power of the king, the Magna Carta led to the end of which of the following?
A. Feudalism
B. Parilament
C. Religious Orders
D. Hundred Years War
Including the King, Initially, who did the Magna Carta most impact?
A. Nobles
B. The Pope
C. Common People
D. Everyone
