Magna Carta Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Magna Carta? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. How long did the original Magna Carta last as a peace treaty?
King John almost immediately began working against it.
It was honored it for the rest of King John's life.
Hundreds of years until modern treaties replaced it.
In some countries it is still used today.
Q. Whom did Pope Innocent III excommunicate for being involved in the creation of the Magna Carta?
The rebel barons
King John
Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury
All the English nobles
Q. Which document did the Magna Carta directly inspire?
The American Bill of Rights
The Communist Manifesto
Twilight
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Q. What aspect of most present-day governments can be traced back to the Magna Carta?
Limiting the power of leaders.
Using a seal to represent important people.
The inherited title of baron.
Tax refunds.
Q. Why did English kings reissue the Magna Carta after King John's death?
As a way of appeasing the people and justifying new taxes.
All of the original copies had been destroyed.
They were forced into it by new groups of rebel barons.
They didn't read it first and had no idea what they were doing.