Question

Why Guido Fawkes tried to blow up the House of Parliament?
A. He wanted to change the religion of England
B. He wanted to change the religion of Europe
C. He wanted to change the religion of the Arabs
D. He wanted to change the religion of the Africans

Answer 1

Hint: Guy Fawkes was assigned the duty of keeping an eye on the gunpowder barrels and lighting the fuse. On the morning of November 5th, soldiers discovered and arrested Guy, hiding in the cellar. The gunpowder trail at his feet will never be illuminated.

Complete Answer:
Guy Fawkes trying to destroy King James the First and the King's rulers -
On taking the throne of England, Queen Elizabeth 1 passed laws against Roman Catholics.
Guy Fawkes was a little group of Catholics who believed that Roman Catholics were treated unfairly by the government. They hoped that the laws would be changed by King James first but he did not. Catholics had secretly to practice their faith. There were also fines on Sunday or on religious days for people who did not visit the Protestant church. When James became King, further laws were passed against Catholics.
The gunpowder plot -
The Houses of Parliament were blown up by a group of men led by Robert Catesby to kill King James and to make the laws that regulated England come about. The plan was easy - the next time King James L opened Parliament, they would blow up everyone with gunpowder there. The men purchased a house right next to the House building. The house had a cellar under the building of the parliament. They planned putting the gunpowder under the House and to crush the King and Parliament.

Hence, Option (A) He wanted to change the religion of England.

Note: King James ordered that the people of England should have a great bonfire on the night of 5 November in honour of his existence. On 5 November, the event is still commemorated annually in England by fireworks and burning 'guys' (effigies) on bonfires.
Robert Kastesby, the leader of the conspiracy, along with his four co-conspirators, Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes, were zealous Roman Catholics, angered by James' reluctance to give Catholics more religious tolerance. Guido Fawkes wanted the government to be overthrown and England to return to Roman Catholicism.