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WorksheetsYear 7 - Big John Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does 'Magna Carta' mean in English?
a)
Great Charter
b)
Magnificent Charter
c)
Great Map
d)
Super Document
2.
What was the name of the empire that John inherited?
a)
British Empire
b)
Angevin Empire
c)
Aquitaine Empire
d)
Norman Empire
3.
How much did John increase the taxes by during his reign?
a)
5x
b)
2x
c)
10x
d)
3x
4.
What was the name of John's young nephew, whom he supposedly murdered in 1202?
a)
Edward
b)
Richard
c)
Henry
d)
Arthur
5.
Where in England was John forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1216?
a)
Runnymede, by the River Thames
b)
London, by the River Thames
c)
Oxford, by the River Oxon
d)
Norwich, by the River Wensum
6.
The Magna Carta said that everyone who was arrested should get a:
a)
Lawyer
b)
Fair trial
c)
Chance to prove themselves in single combat
d)
Free gift
7.
John lost lots of land in France, including the duchy of Normandy. Why was losing this territory particularly embarassing for him?
a)
It was where his wife had her summer castle, and liked to spend her holidays.
b)
He lost Normandy to the king of France, who was much younger than him.
c)
Normany had lots of very strong castles and was supposed to be impossible to attack.
d)
It was the original homeland of his ancestor, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, who had been the first king of England from his family.
8.
Some chroniclers at the time called John 'Softsword'. What did this mean?
a)
He was bad at fighting.
b)
He spoke with a very quiet voice.
c)
He was poor at metalwork.
d)
He didn't own many good quality weapons.
9.
John's barons were very angry that he didn't…
a)
Consult them over important decisions
b)
Speak English very well
c)
Fight or lead an army very well
d)
Invite them to his birthday parties
10.
What was the name of the tax that barons could pay instead if they didn't want to fight in the king's wars?
a)
Income tax
b)
Scutage
c)
Softsword tax
d)
Tootage
11.
A council of barons was set up to try and make sure John stuck to the Magna Carta - how many barons were members?
a)
10
b)
2
c)
5
d)
25
12.
John forced his barons to pay a tax to him whenever they inherited land. One baron inherited some land worth £350… how much did John make him pay?
a)
6000
b)
350
c)
1000
d)
500
13.
John upset his barons by giving their land and castles away to who?
a)
His friends
b)
Foreign advisors
c)
The church
d)
His family
14.
John heard some of his barons were planning to kill him just as he wanted to invade Wales. How did he respond?
a)
He cancelled his invasion and met with all the barons to talk it out.
b)
He forced all of his barons to come to Wales with him, as his prisoners.
c)
He took their sons hostage so they would behave themselves while he was in Wales.
d)
He had every baron who was involved in the plot immediately executed.
15.
John first went to war with France because they took his nephew Arthur's side. Later, he started up another war with them… why?
a)
He married a French noble lady who owned lots of land - but she was already promised to marry one of the king of France's barons!
b)
He sent the king of France a very rude letter.
c)
He had an argument with one of the king of France's barons, over who was the best fighter.
d)
He built a big castle on some land that was technically the property of the king of France.
16.
What was the 'Papal Interdict'?
a)
The period of time when all churches in England were closed down for 5 years, by order of the Pope.
b)
A way of paying for goods via the online shop, eBay.
c)
The period where John was at war with France.
d)
The period where the barons rebelled against John.
17.
In 1205, John quarrelled with the Pope over who should be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Who did the Pope want to get the job?
a)
Stephen Langton
b)
Thomas Becket
c)
Simon Longton
d)
Samuel Luntong
18.
John liked to sit as judge in his own courts, and was very interested in the law. Why was this a bad thing for some?
a)
John looked very silly in a judge's wig and it was an embarassment.
b)
John was BIASED - he would let his friends off and punish people he didn't like, whether it was fair or not.
c)
At the time, many saw it as ridiculous that a king should be so involved in the nitty-gritty of running a kingdom.
d)
John was such a good judge, and knew so much about the law, he made the real judges look bad.
19.
How did John treat widows - women who's husbands had died?
a)
He forced them to marry again, unless they paid him a fine of up to £3,000.
b)
He had them taken good care of and sent them money to keep them going.
c)
He took their lands away from them and kept them for himself.
d)
He had them all immediately arrested for daring to be a single woman.
20.
What kind of a Christian was John?
a)
He was very dedicated, and got up early every day to pray.
b)
He regularly broke church rules and made jokes about their teachings.
c)
He publicly said that God was not real, and tried to get rid of the Church.
d)
Fairly average - he went to church every week like everyone did, but didn't let it take over his life.
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