Ducksters Magna Carta Quiz

1. The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Germany

• United States of America

2. In what year was the Magna Carta signed?

• 1066

• 1114

• 1215

• 1492

• 1776

3. Which king signed the Magna Carta?

• Edward III

• Richard I

• Henry VIII

• John

• James I

4. What event happened shortly after the document(Magna Carta) was signed?

• Civil war between the barons and king broke out

• The king became a much better ruler

• The barons gave up London

• All of the above

• None of the above

5. What government body was eventually formed from the council of the 25 barons?

• The House of Judges

• The Congress

• The Senate

• Parliament

• the Cabinet

6. What finally put an end to the civil war between the barons and the king?

• They signed a peace treaty

• The pope intervened

• The king defeated the barons and had them replaced

• They signed another agreement called the Magna Carta II

• King John died

7. American colonists used the rights guaranteed in the document as a reason to rebel and form their own country. Many of these rights are written into which two US government documents?

 (select 2 answers)

• Bill of Laws

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• US Charter of Rights of Men & Citizens

8. The Magna Carta becomes the first document in history to do what?

• limit the Pope's power

• limit the Presidents power

• limit the King/Queens power

• limit the Parliaments power

• both A & C

9. If we were to  translate Magna Carta from Latin to English it would be known as 

• the Great Document

• the Great Writing

• the Great Charter

• the Great Constitution

10. 10. Which of these best defines feudalism?

• A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.

• A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.

• A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.

• A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.