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WorksheetsMs. Angwin's King John I Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who did King John inherit the throne from?
King Henry I
King William II
King Richard I
King Henry II
What is the Magna Carta?
A document that forced the king to leave the throne
A document that placed a limit on the king’s power
A document that gave the king more power
A document that gave the Queen more power
Where did the nobles meet with King John to get his seal on the Magna Carta?
Bruges
Barcelona
Runnymede
Outside of London
What idea did the Magna Carta help strengthen?
All people have rights, and the government's power should be limited
The king has more power than the barons
The barons have more power than the king
Kings are in full control or taxes
The Magna Carta was also known as...
The Nobles Charter
The Great Document
The Great Charter
The King's Script
How did John I finance his wars against France?
He taxed the Church for the first time.
He raised taxes to an all-time high.
He put a new tax on horses.
He dipped into his own treasury.
The Magna Carta gave all of the following rights EXCEPT
the right to a trial by jury
no taxation without representation
the right to protection of the law
the right to free speech
John I's mother was whom?
Clothilde
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Matilda of Tuscany
Hildegard of Bingen
John I's father was
Henry I
Henry II
Henry III
Louis VII
John I's nickname given due to his ineptness at war
Lackland
Johnny-boy
Hardneck
Softsword
John refused to accept the pope's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury. For this he got the entirety of England
at war with France.
overrun with Vikings.
saved.
excommunicated.
