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Question 1: The power of the Court of Star Chamber grew considerably under the ________, and by the time of King Charles I, it had become synonymous with misuse and abuse of power by the King and his circle.
House of PlantagenetHouse of StuartHouse of ÓengusTudor dynasty

Question 2: Initially well regarded because of its speed and flexibility, it was made up of Privy Counsellors, as well as common-law judges, and supplemented the activities of the ________ and equity courts in both civil and criminal matters.
Reception statuteCivil law (legal system)ShariaCommon law

Question 3: As the ________ described it, "the Star Chamber has, for centuries, symbolized disregard of basic individual rights.
United States CongressSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States courts of appealsUnited States Constitution

Question 4: It seems to have gone out of use by 1509 and it had no connection with the later Court of Star Chamber whose primary purpose was to hear ________ and treason cases.
Canadian federal election, 2006Paul MartinPolitical libelStephen Harper

Question 5: and the historic Star Chamber ceiling, with bright gold stars was brought to ________ from the Court of Westminster along with four beautiful tapestries depicting the four seasons.
Moreton, MerseysideLeasoweHoylakeWallasey

Question 6: As a result, newsbooks pertaining to this matter were often printed in ________ and then smuggled into the country, until the ban was lifted six years later.
AthensStockholmAmsterdamBerlin

Question 7: King Charles made extensive use of the Court of Star Chamber to prosecute dissenters, including the Puritans who fled to ________.
Northeastern United StatesMidwestern United StatesNew EnglandSouthern United States

Question 8: In the early 1900s, American poet, biographer and dramatist ________, 1868-1950, commented:
Petersburg, IllinoisAbraham LincolnSpoon River AnthologyEdgar Lee Masters

Question 9:
The Star Chamber (Latin Camera stellata) was an English court of law that sat at the royal ________ until 1641.
Palace of WhitehallWestminster AbbeyTower of LondonPalace of Westminster

Question 10: The Court was used extensively to control ________, after the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 (sometimes referred to as the "Acts of Union").
WalesEnglandScotlandUnited Kingdom
















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