Chapter 265. Quiz for Document 14-4

Correct. The answer is c. The general intent of the Magna Carta was to make the king and his officials subject to the rule of law; while the individual provisions of the Magna Carta deal with specific issues, taken together they suggest that no one, not even the king, is above the law.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The general intent of the Magna Carta was to make the king and his officials subject to the rule of law; while the individual provisions of the Magna Carta deal with specific issues, taken together they suggest that no one, not even the king, is above the law.

Correct. The answer is a. A free man could be imprisoned only “by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.”

Incorrect. The answer is a. A free man could be imprisoned only “by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.”

Correct. The answer is b. The Magna Carta forgave any ill will or transgressions from earlier unrest; it fully pardoned “all the ill-will, anger and rancor which have arisen between [King John and his] subjects, clergy and laity, from the time of the struggle.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. The Magna Carta forgave any ill will or transgressions from earlier unrest; it fully pardoned “all the ill-will, anger and rancor which have arisen between [King John and his] subjects, clergy and laity, from the time of the struggle.”

Correct. The answer is c. The Magna Carta stated that a group of barons would be chosen who could hold the king accountable to the terms of their agreement and could take his castles or possessions until the mistakes were amended.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The Magna Carta stated that a group of barons would be chosen who could hold the king accountable to the terms of their agreement and could take his castles or possessions until the mistakes were amended.