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Medieval Kings and Popes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which pope tried to oppose the French king from taxing the clergy?

a)

Innocent III

b)

Boniface VIII

c)

Gregory VII

d)

Urban II

2.

How did Henry II strengthen royal authority in England?

a)

He taxed property owners

b)

He enforced customary law

c)

He signed the Magna Carta

d)

He established common law in England

3.

King John clashed with Pope Innocent III over:

a)

who would be the next archbishop of Canterbury

b)

what land should be given to France

c)

How high the English taxes should be

d)

who should appoint local priests

4.

Which document limited the kings' power in England?

a)

Anglo Saxon Chronicle

b)

Domesday book

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Parliament

5.

Philip II of France tripled the size of his domain by taking land from which English king?

a)

Richard I

b)

John

c)

Edward I

d)

Henry II

6.

Which pope called the first crusade in 1095?

a)

Gregory VII

b)

Innocent III

c)

Urban II

d)

Boniface VIII

7.

What term refers to holding of beliefs contrary to the teaching of the church?

a)

lay investiture

b)

heresy

c)

interdict

d)

excommunication

8.

Who laid the foundation for a unified nation of England?

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

Otto the Great

c)

John

d)

Richard the Lion-hearted

9.

King William surveyed England's taxable resources and put the findings in which document?

a)

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Tax records

d)

Domesday Book

10.

Henry II's uniform laws for all of England were called:

a)

Common law

b)

Anglo-Saxon law

c)

Parliament

d)

Magna Carta

11.

What English legislative body was established by King Edward I?

a)

the Reichstag

b)

Parliament

c)

Estates-General

d)

Witan

12.

Which French king established the Estates-General?

a)

Philip IV

b)

Louis IX

c)

Otto I

d)

Alfred the Great

13.

Who subdued the Welsh and made his son the Prince of Wales?

a)

King Frederick I

b)

King Edward I

c)

Saladin

d)

Otto I

14.

Which English King was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

John

b)

Edward I

c)

Alfred the Great

d)

Canute

15.

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962?

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

Otto the Great

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Frederick I

16.

What term refers to the appointment of clergymen to positions of authority by kings and nobles?

a)

lay investiture

b)

excomunication

c)

inquisition

d)

interdict

17.

What term is used to refer to the church court?

a)

Interdict

b)

Inquisition

c)

excommunication

d)

common law

18.

What is the term that refers to the act of depriving an individual of the sacraments and church fellowship?

a)

Excommunication

b)

Interdict

c)

lay investiture

d)

inquisition

19.

What is the name of the agreement that ended the controversy over who appointed church officials?

a)

Concordant of Worms

b)

Council of Nicea

c)

Crusades

d)

Council of Jerusalem

20.

Term whose root mean "cross"

a)

Excommunication

b)

crusades

c)

Cardinals

d)

Friars

21.

What led to conflict between the English kings and the French kings?

a)

jealousy over a marriage

b)

the English kings owned a lot of land in France

c)

The French kings owned a lot of land in England

d)

The French kings thought they were better than the English kings

22.

Who was considered the Father of the English Navy?

a)

Otto the Great

b)

Alfred the Great

c)

Edward I

d)

King John

23.

Which group of people attacked the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England?

a)

Ostrogoths

b)

Vandals

c)

Danish Vikings

d)

Muslims

24.

All of the following are factors that led to a revival of trade in Europe EXCEPT:

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Hanseatic League

c)

Vikings and Crusaders brought Asian goods to Western and Northern Europe

d)

Marco Polo brought back goods along the Silk road

25.

All of the following were factors leading to the growth of towns EXCEPT:

a)

Population Growth

b)

the Black Death

c)

Increased Agricultural production

d)

increase in craftsmen who could create goods to sell

26.

What was the purpose of guilds?

a)

set prices for goods

b)

regulated business activity

c)

protected town businessmen

d)

all of the above

27.

What were the three steps to becoming a Master craftsman?

a)

Apprentice, Squire, Master

b)

Page, squire, master

c)

Apprentice, Journeyman, Master

d)

Page, Journeyman, Master

28.

What was the name of the trade organization that regulated and protected commercial interests in Sweden, Russia, and England?

a)

Flanders League

b)

Hanseatic League

c)

League of two nations

d)

Florence League

29.

Which new class of society developed as a result of the growth of towns?

a)

the nobility

b)

the middle class

c)

serfs

d)

peasants

30.

Which French king had a conflict with Pope Boniface VIII over taxing the clergy?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Charles V

c)

Philip IV

d)

Gregory VII

31.

Which of the crusades was most successful?

a)

First crusade

b)

2nd Crusade

c)

3rd Crusade

d)

4th Crusade

32.

What term means the exchange of goods for goods?

a)

barter

b)

usury

c)

guild

d)

transfer

33.

What killed a large portion of Europe's population during the Late Middle Ages?

a)

War

b)

The Black Death

c)

famine

d)

drought

34.

What is the term for the practice of charging interest for the use of lent money?

a)

barter

b)

usury

c)

lent

d)

guild

35.

Who was known as the Father of the English navy?

a)

Edward I

b)

Alfred the Great

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Henry II