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Ms. Angwin's King John I Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did King John inherit the throne from?

a)

King Henry I

b)

King William II

c)

King Richard I

d)

King Henry II

2.

What is the Magna Carta?

a)

A document that forced the king to leave the throne

b)

A document that placed a limit on the king’s power

c)

A document that gave the king more power

d)

A document that gave the Queen more power

3.

Where did the nobles meet with King John to get his seal on the Magna Carta?

a)

Bruges

b)

Barcelona

c)

Runnymede

d)

Outside of London

4.

What idea did the Magna Carta help strengthen?

a)

All people have rights, and the government's power should be limited

b)

The king has more power than the barons

c)

The barons have more power than the king

d)

Kings are in full control or taxes

5.

The Magna Carta was also known as...

a)

The Nobles Charter

b)

The Great Document

c)

The Great Charter

d)

The King's Script

6.
What is the name for the council that was created to help advise the king?
a)
jury
b)
Congress
c)
judiciary
d)
Parliament
7.

How did John I finance his wars against France?

a)

He taxed the Church for the first time.

b)

He raised taxes to an all-time high.

c)

He put a new tax on horses.

d)

He dipped into his own treasury.

8.

The Magna Carta gave all of the following rights EXCEPT

a)

the right to a trial by jury

b)

no taxation without representation

c)

the right to protection of the law

d)

the right to free speech

9.

John I's mother was whom?

a)

Clothilde

b)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

c)

Matilda of Tuscany

d)

Hildegard of Bingen

10.

John I's father was

a)

Henry I

b)

Henry II

c)

Henry III

d)

Louis VII

11.

John I's nickname given due to his ineptness at war

a)

Lackland

b)

Johnny-boy

c)

Hardneck

d)

Softsword

12.

John refused to accept the pope's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury. For this he got the entirety of England

a)

at war with France.

b)

overrun with Vikings.

c)

saved.

d)

excommunicated.