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The Magna Carta

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GCSE History Quiz on The Magna Carta, created by India Jones on 06/06/2016.
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Question 1

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Select the problems that the Magna Carta solved.
Answer
  • The pope and the king falling out caused the church to have less importance.
  • The barons had no power
  • The king arrested people with no trial
  • If people's taxes weren't payed, the king sent men to take their belongings. No one could stop the king from doing this.
  • The king had too much power.
  • There were no laws protecting rights and freedom.
  • The taxes were too high.
  • There were often forced marriages.
  • There was a murderer on the loose.
  • Everyone kept stealing stuff.

Question 2

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The king introduced the Magna Carta to give himself more power.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The barons introduced the Magna Carta to give the king more power.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The queen introduced the Magna Carta to give herself more power.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The knights forced the Magna Carta onto the barons because they believed that the peasants needed to be treated better.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The pope introduced the Magna Carta to bring more power to the church.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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[blank_start]The barons forced[blank_end] the king to agree to the Magna Carta because it would help them, the [blank_start]knights[blank_end] and the [blank_start]peasants[blank_end] to live happier and safer lives. The peasants needed to [blank_start]be looked after better[blank_end] and the [blank_start]knights and barons[blank_end] needed more power. Many people believed that the king had [blank_start]too much[blank_end] power.
Answer
  • The barons forced
  • The knights forced
  • The barons allowed
  • knights
  • king
  • world
  • peasants
  • animals
  • Earth
  • be looked after better
  • whipped and beaten
  • punished
  • knights and barons
  • queen and king
  • too much
  • very little
  • not enough
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