Quiz on Magna Carta and Historical Events

What was the Magna Carta?

• A treaty with France

• A written legal agreement that limited the king's power

• A declaration of war

• A religious document

How did Magna Carta help to weaken feudalism?

• It abolished the feudal system completely

• It strengthened the power of nobles and limited the king's power

• It allowed serfs to become lords

• It created new taxes for the church

What did Magna Carta eventually contribute to in England?

• The Crusades

• Individual rights and liberties

• Religious reform

• The formation of the Holy Roman Empire

What was the bubonic plague also known as?

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Great Famine

• The Black Death

• The Crusades

What was the primary result of the bubonic plague in Europe?

• A rise in population

• Sweeping economic and social changes

• Expansion of the feudal system

• More power for feudal lords

Which two countries fought in the Hundred Years' War?

• Spain and France

• England and Germany

• France and England

• Italy and England

How did the Hundred Years' War weaken feudalism?

• It eliminated monarchies

• It shifted power from feudal lords to monarchs and common people

• It strengthened the power of the Catholic Church

• It created new territories for the nobility

What was one of King Henry II's legal reforms?

• Establishing the Model Parliament

• Creating laws only for nobles

• Insisting that a jury formally accuse a person of a serious crime

• Ending the practice of trial by jury

What was the Constitutions of Clarendon?

• A peace treaty with the French

• A document outlining the king's traditional rights

• A list of laws for serfs

• A military strategy

Who was Thomas Becket?

• A king of France

• An archbishop who was killed after a conflict with King Henry II

• A feudal lord who opposed Henry II

• A knight who led the Crusades