The murder of Thomas Becket

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GCSE History Quiz on The murder of Thomas Becket, created by India Jones on 20/05/2016.
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Quiz by India Jones, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Who was Thomas Becket's PHYSICAL murderer/s? (Who actually killed him?)

Question 2

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The murderer was told by someone else to commit the murder.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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King Henry and Thomas Becket were [blank_start]friends[blank_end] before he died, but [blank_start]Thomas[blank_end] didn't stay loyal to the king. Thomas started taking [blank_start]the church's side[blank_end] so they argued a lot. All this arguing caused king Henry to [blank_start]shout a wish for Thomas' death[blank_end]. When this cry was heard, [blank_start]the knights[blank_end] went and fulfilled [blank_start]their master's[blank_end] wishes.
Answer
  • friends
  • enemies
  • Thomas
  • the knights
  • the queen
  • the church's side
  • the king's side
  • the queen's side
  • shout a wish for Thomas' death
  • scream
  • kill the queen
  • the four knights
  • the king
  • Queen Elizabeth's
  • their master's
  • her husband's
  • his friend's

Question 4

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King Henry was tied up and beaten because he killed Thomas Becket.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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This issue took place during a battle that lasted for 58 years.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The king made Thomas Becket the priest.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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There was no witnesses when the murder took place.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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How was Thomas killed?
Answer
  • He was impaled on a pillar in the cathedral.
  • He was stoned (lots of stones were thrown at him till he died)
  • The murder stabbed him in his chest.
  • He drew his own sword and cut off his leg so that he bled to death
  • He was hung.
  • He was burnt at the stake.
  • He was hit on the head with a sword multiple times until his skull was broken.
  • No one knows.
  • Different sources suggest different ways.
  • All of the above
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