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