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Magna Carta and EBR1689

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was the Magna Carta written?

a)

1215

b)

1689

c)

1776

d)

1945

2.

Who signed the Magna Carta?

a)

The Peasants

b)

The Barons

c)

The King

d)

The Pope

3.

In his book Leviathan, Hobbes wrote about the...

a)

social contract

b)

enlightenment

c)

state of nature

d)

natural rights

4.

In his book Leviathan, Hobbes says we have to accept a...

a)

individual rights

b)

powerful king

c)

limited government

5.

The belief that Kings are crowned by GOD and you can't rebel against them, even if they are bad.

a)

royal reason

b)

tough luck syndrome

c)

God's chosen

d)

divine right

6.

The left side represents...

a)

state of nature

b)

divine right... top down governance

c)

representative government... bottom up governance

d)

anarchy

7.

The right side represents...

a)

state of nature

b)

divine right... top down governance

c)

representative government... bottom up governance

d)

anarchy

8.

Magna Carta is Latin for...

a)

Big Government

b)

Big King

c)

Excellent Document

d)

Great Charter

9.

What did Magna Carta do?

a)

took land away from the king

b)

took power away from the king

c)

took land away from the barons

d)

took power away from the barons

10.

Magna Carta introduced the concept of...

a)

State of Nature

b)

DIVINE RIGHT of Kings

c)

DUE PROCESS

d)

LIMITED government

11.

Why did the people of England hate King James II?

a)

He was a Catholic tyrant

b)

He gave them rights

c)

He ran away

d)

He was fair and just

12.

To get rid of a bad king what did the English nobles do?

a)

They protested

b)

They poisoned the King

c)

They invited William to invade

d)

They stopped paying taxes

13.

What did William of Orange do in 1688?

a)

converted to Catholic

b)

protest the evil king James

c)

go on a picnic

d)

invade England

14.

What happened to William and Mary?

a)

They died during the invasion

b)

They became King and Queen

c)

They were beheaded

d)

They stayed in Netherlands

15.

What did Parliament do at the Coronation of William and Mary?

a)

Present a Bill of Rights

b)

Present the Magna Carta

c)

Read a poem

d)

Dance a silly jig

16.

What did the English Bill of Rights create?

a)

Individual rights

b)

New taxes

c)

Started a war

d)

Improved technology

17.

The English Bill of Rights outlawed...

a)

rebellion

b)

cruel punishment

c)

jury trials

d)

taxes

18.

BOTH the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights promise...

a)

cruel punishments

b)

jury trials

c)

higher taxes

d)

rebellion

19.

Why was William and Mary's invasion and ascension to the throne called "GLORIOUS REVOLUTION"?

a)

God crowned the king

b)

no one died

c)

no more taxes

d)

no more king

20.

What right does the English Bill of Rights secure?

a)

no new taxes

b)

no rebellion

c)

right to bear arms

d)

divine right of kings

21.

The English Bill of Rights will be copied into what American document?

a)

US Constitution

b)

UN Declaration

c)

Magna Carta

22.

rAnDoM

a)

rAnDoM

b)

rAnDoM

c)

rAnDoM

d)

rAnDoM

23.

flip flap flop

a)

flip

b)

flap

c)

flop

24.

In a representative government, what do the elected representatives DO?

a)

hear court cases

b)

make laws

c)

collect taxes

d)

execute criminals

25.

What type of government do we have in the USA today?

a)

representative democracy

b)

divine right of kings

c)

monarchy (king or queen)

d)

state of nature