Charlotte Peacock
Quiz by , created more than 1 year ago

AS - Level A Level History Revision (7. John's Reign) Quiz on 8. John and the Church, created by Charlotte Peacock on 06/05/2014.

90
3
0
Charlotte Peacock
Created by Charlotte Peacock almost 10 years ago
Close

8. John and the Church

Question 1 of 8

1

Why was Stephen Langton consecrated by the pope in 1207?

Select one of the following:

  • The two candidates sent from England were invalid

  • He was the best man for the position

  • Langton supported the Papacy, and believed in church rights over secular. Innocent believed that he could help in gain authority over John

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

1

When was England placed under interdict by Innocent III?

Select one of the following:

  • March 1208

  • November 1209

  • 1199

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

1

Why did Innocent place England under interdict

Select one of the following:

  • John refused to accept Langton as archbishop

  • John refused to accept the terms Innocent was introducing concerning the English Church

  • Innocent was keen to exert his power and try to establish over authority over John

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

1

John was excommunicated in March 1209 due to his continued disobedience and behaviour during the interdict placed on England a year earlier

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

1

State THREE reasons why John reconciled with the Pope in 1213

Select one or more of the following:

  • Threatened by invasion from Philip Augustus

  • Unrest from barons - suspected a possible rebellion

  • Felt constrained by the interdict/excommunications

  • Wanted to recapture his lost lands

  • Couldn't handle his lands therefore making them into papal fiefs took pressure off his responsibilities

  • Was tired of bickering with the papacy and Langton. Finally decided to accept the new archbishop

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

1

The reconciliation with the papacy is arguably a humiliation for John

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

1

John didn't gain at all from the 1213 reconciliation

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

1

Which three of the below were terms of the 1213 reconciliation

Select one or more of the following:

  • Accept new rules concerning church and state proposed by Langton

  • Interdict and Excommunication lifted

  • Giving John's lands to Innocent as papal fiefs

  • Restore all church property and pay compensation of 10 000 marks

  • Allow barons to renounce their oaths of loyalty, seen as though they had no obligations to obey the King after he had been excommunicated

  • Promise not to attempt to recapture his lands oversees, as Innocent was close to Philip Augustus

Explanation

Previous
Next