Lesson 2A.2.1

2A.2.1 England under Henry II's successors, 1189–1216 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 12

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Lesson 2A.2.1, England under Henry II's successors, 1189–1216: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 12: 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which crusade did Richard I join after his accession in 1189?

    • The First Crusade
    • The Second Crusade
    • The Fourth Crusade
    • The Third Crusade

  2. Which official ran England in Richard I's name as Chancellor and Justiciar in 1189-90?

    • Hugh de Puiset
    • Hubert Walter
    • Walter de Coutances
    • William Longchamp

  3. What ransom, paid in 1194, secured Richard I's release from captivity in Germany?

    • 15,000 marks
    • 1,500 marks
    • 500 marks
    • 150,000 marks

  4. Which 1200 treaty ended the war between King John and Philip II of France for a time?

    • The Treaty of Falaise
    • The Treaty of Westminster
    • The Treaty of Le Goulet
    • The Treaty of Windsor

  5. Which city fell to Philip II in June 1204, marking the loss of Normandy to the Capetian crown?

    • Bordeaux
    • Rouen
    • Dieppe
    • Calais

  6. Why did Pope Innocent III place England under an interdict in 1208?

    • John refused to accept Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Richard I had asked the Pope to remove the Archbishop of Canterbury
    • John had invaded the Papal States in Italy
    • John had refused to pay the Peter's Pence tax to Rome

  7. What was the outcome of the Battle of Bouvines in July 1214?

    • A decisive English victory that restored John's lands in Normandy
    • The capture of Philip II, which ended the war in England
    • A stalemate that led to a peace treaty with the Pope
    • A French victory over John's allies, which ended his hopes of regaining Normandy

  8. Where was Magna Carta sealed in June 1215?

    • Dover Castle, on the coast of Kent
    • Runnymede, by the Thames near Windsor
    • Lincoln Castle, in the east Midlands
    • Westminster Abbey, in the presence of the bishops

  9. Which clause of Magna Carta protected free men from imprisonment except by the lawful judgment of their peers or the law of the land?

    • Clause 39, which protected free men from arbitrary imprisonment
    • Clause 1, which confirmed the freedom of the English Church
    • Clause 61, which created a council of twenty-five barons
    • Clause 12, which limited the taxes that the king could raise

  10. Who was Marshal of the 'Army of God', the baronial force that rebelled against King John in 1215?

    • William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke
    • Hubert Walter, former Justiciar
    • Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Robert Fitzwalter, a leading baron of London

  11. How did King John die in October 1216?

    • He drowned while crossing the Wash in a flood
    • He was poisoned by a monk at Winchester Abbey
    • He died of dysentery at Newark Castle
    • He was killed in battle against the French at Lincoln

  12. Who acted as Protector for the nine-year-old Henry III after the death of King John in 1216?

    • Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Robert Fitzwalter, leader of the rebel barons
    • William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke
    • Hubert de Burgh, the royal justiciar

  13. Which 1217 battle, won by royalist forces, helped to end the First Barons' War?

    • The Battle of Lincoln
    • The Battle of Lewes
    • The Battle of Stamford Bridge
    • The Battle of Evesham

  14. Which man served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1193 to 1205 and also led royal government as Justiciar?

    • Thomas Becket
    • Walter de Coutances
    • Stephen Langton
    • Hubert Walter

  15. Which pope excommunicated King John in 1209?

    • Pope Innocent III
    • Pope Boniface VIII
    • Pope Adrian IV
    • Pope Gregory VII

  16. Which best evaluates why King John had lost the support of many barons by 1215?

    • He had given all of the royal castles to the Church
    • He had paid off all his debts and returned all baronial lands
    • Heavy taxation, military failures and abuses of feudal rights alienated many of the barons
    • He had won the wars in France and extended royal taxation without any cost

  17. Why did Magna Carta fail to bring lasting peace between King John and the barons in 1215?

    • Pope Innocent III annulled it and John repudiated its terms
    • The clauses on taxation were never written down in Latin
    • The charter was limited to the London region and never applied to the rest of England
    • The barons refused to accept any settlement that included the Church

  18. Which best evaluates Richard I's rule in terms of royal authority in England?

    • He was responsible for the loss of Normandy, which he tried to regain in 1196
    • His absence and heavy demands for money weakened English government and encouraged ambition in rival princes
    • His reign strengthened the monarchy, because he spent several years in England and governed directly
    • He reduced royal finances by abolishing the Exchequer and scutage

  19. Which French king was Richard I's main rival and opponent after the Third Crusade?

    • Louis VII
    • Philip II Augustus
    • Louis IX
    • Philip IV

  20. Which best explains why the death of Richard I in 1199 mattered for the Angevin succession?

    • It led to the immediate Scottish conquest of northern England
    • It transferred the throne to his brother John, whose claim was contested by Arthur of Brittany
    • It gave the crown to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who ruled England alone
    • It ended the Angevin empire, and England became a republic for twenty years

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