1) Empress Matilda was supposed to be Queen of England a) Due to her powerful marriage with Count Geoffrey b) By her military conquest c) Through her father's agreement, Henry I 2) Who was Matilda’s rival for the throne? a) King Henry II b) King Stephen c) Richard the Lionheart 3) Which was their relationship? a) Cousins b) Siblings c) Queen and Co-King 4) Their dispute over the throne brought significant... a) Statue wars b) Norman wars c) Civil wars 5) Those Civil wars were known under the name... a) The Pilgrimage b) The Revolt c) The Anarchy 6) Who were Henry's parents? a) King Henry I and Queen Eleanor b) Count Geoffrey of Anjou and Empress Matilda c) Duke of Normandy and Lady of Aquitaine 7) Which dynasty did Henry II belong to? a) Tudor b) Stuart c) Plantagenet 8) At what age did Henry II become Duke of Normandy? a) 18 b) 21 c) 16 9) At what age did Henry II become King of England? a) 18 b) 21 c) 16 10) In which year does he become king of England a) 1145 b) 1154 c) 1134 11) How long did the Plantagenet royal line last? a) 300 b) 400 c) 500 12) What does the name "Plantagenet" refer to? a) A type of castle b) A hunting practice of planting brooms c) A historical battle 13) What significant legal system did Henry II introduce during his reign? a) Civil Law b) The Common Law c) The New Feudalism 14) Who did Henry II order to be murdered? a) King Stephen b) Thomas Becket c) Richard the Lionheart d) None 15) How did Henry's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine affect their power? a) It weakened their power b) It had no effect c) It strengthened their power 16) Henry faced the biggest threat a) It came from abroad b) It came from the Church c) It came from his own family 17) Henry's sons... a) support the idea of equally splitting territories b) did not support the idea of equally splitting their territories 18) This was called a) The Endgame b) The revolt  19) What was a major conflict during Henry II's reign regarding Thomas Becket? a) Henry II ordered Becket to be exiled. b) Henry II supported Becket's appointment as Archbishop. c) Henry II and Becket had a difficult relationship over church authority. 20) What position did Henry II appoint Thomas Becket to, first? a) Chancellor b) Archbishop c) Co-King 21) What role did Becket hold after becoming Chancellor? a) Knight b) Co-King c) Archbishop 22) Archbishop of... a) York b) Canterbury c) Clarendon 23) The conflict between Henry II and Becket was regarding the Constitutions of what? a) York b) Canterbury c) Clarendon 24) What event involved the bishops that Becket was upset about? a) Marriage b) Coronation c) Baptism 25) Whose Coronation took place?  a) Henry II best friend's b) Henry II youngest son's c) Henry II older son's  26) Which Archbishop crowned Henry II's son as 'junior king'? a) Canterbury b) York c) London 27) What action did Becket take against the bishops involved in the coronation? a) Excommunicate b) Support c) Judge 28) Who murdered Becket after overhearing Henry II's outburst? a) Bishops b) Lords c) Knights 29) What title was Becket given by Pope Alexander III? a) Saint b) Martyr c) Bishop 30) What type of site did Canterbury Cathedral become after Becket's canonization? a) Tourist b) Historic c) Pilgrimage

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