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. What was the outcome of Pope Innocent III's excommunication of King John of England?
John had to admit that the pope outranked him to be on good terms again.
They started a bloody and expensive war that lasted decades and expanded throughout Europe.
The pope had to apologize for overstepping his authority and meddling in English affairs.
They didn't really mention it again and somehow it just never came up.
Q. How was Stephen Langton, the Archbishop of Canterbury, involved in the creation of the Magna Carta?
He helped rile up the rebel barons and then probably wrote much of the actual document.
He wasn't because King John wouldn't let him back into England after a fight they were having.
He ran it by the pope for pre-approval before showing it to King John and the barons.
He tried to stop it from being created because he disapproved of the feudal system.
Q. The life of Baron Robert Fitzwalter resembles that of the fictional Robin Hood because of which detail?
They were both outlawed and treated unfairly by King John.
They both loved to wear green tights that showed off their legs.
They were both really poor and in love with a maid named Marian.
They were both excellent at archery and liked to hang out in forests.
Q. What running joke did the English royal family have about fifth son the future King John?
That he would never own land, let alone be king of anything.
That he wasn't as nice or as attractive as his older brothers.
That he was generous to a fault and always paying for others.
That it was so funny how he signed papers he hadn't read.
Q. In addition to over taxation, what was a primary complaint of the rebel barons?
The inability of the English court system to handle lawsuits.
King John being gone on Crusade for too long.
King John's unfortunate taste in women.
The interference of the Catholic Church in English business.