- 1. When was the Magna Carta signed?
A) 1492
B) 1066
C) 1776
D) 1215
- 2. Where was the Magna Carta signed?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Edinburgh
D) Runnymede
- 3. Which English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta?
A) Richard the Lionheart
B) King John
C) Edward III
D) Henry VIII
- 4. What does 'Magna Carta' mean in Latin?
A) Royal Seal
B) Parchment Scroll
C) Great Charter
D) King's Decree
- 5. Who was the main author of the Magna Carta?
A) Stephen Langton
B) Elizabeth I
C) Alfred the Great
D) William the Conqueror
- 6. Which clause of the Magna Carta dealt with the protection of church rights?
A) Clause 12
B) Clause 19
C) Clause 5
D) Clause 1
- 7. Which English monarch reissued the Magna Carta in 1225?
A) Henry II
B) Richard II
C) Edward I
D) Henry III
- 8. Which of the following was NOT one of the rebel barons involved in forcing King John to sign the Magna Carta?
A) Robert Fitzwalter
B) Richard the Lionheart
C) William Marshal
D) Eustace de Vesci
- 9. Which English king confirmed the Magna Carta in 1297?
A) Edward I
B) Edward III
C) Henry IV
D) John
- 10. In which country did the Magna Carta directly inspire a similar document called the Petition of Right in 1628?
A) England
B) France
C) Germany
D) Spain
- 11. Which document signed in 1689 further limited the powers of the English monarch and drew upon principles of the Magna Carta?
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Bill of Rights
D) Emancipation Proclamation
- 12. Which President of the United States praised the Magna Carta as 'a charter for all humanity?'
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) John F. Kennedy
- 13. The principles of the Magna Carta influenced the drafting of which famous American document in 1776?
A) Emancipation Proclamation
B) Bill of Rights
C) U.S. Constitution
D) Declaration of Independence
- 14. Which clause of the Magna Carta states that people have a right to a trial by jury?
A) Clause 12
B) Clause 39
C) Clause 21
D) Clause 47
- 15. The Magna Carta is considered one of the first documents to limit the powers of a monarch and establish the principle of ____________.
A) Divine Right
B) Feudalism
C) Rule of Law
D) Absolute Monarchy
- 16. How many clauses were in the original version of the Magna Carta?
A) 50
B) 94
C) 63
D) 79
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