Lesson 1C.2.1

1C.2.1 Turmoil and triumph in England, 1547–1603 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 3

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  1. Which Protestant boy king succeeded Henry VIII in 1547 and died in 1553?

    • Mary I
    • Edward VI
    • Elizabeth I
    • James VI

  2. Which Protestant prayer book, issued in 1549 and revised in 1552, shaped the worship of the Church of England?

    • The Geneva Bible
    • The Book of Homilies
    • The Book of Common Prayer
    • The Institutes of the Christian Religion

  3. Which rebellion of 1549 in Norfolk was led by Robert Kett and protested against enclosure and economic hardship?

    • Kett's Rebellion
    • The Pilgrimage of Grace
    • The Northern Rising
    • The Jacobite rising

  4. Which Catholic queen ruled England from 1553 until 1558 and married Philip II of Spain in 1554?

    • Jane Seymour
    • Mary I
    • Anne Boleyn
    • Elizabeth I

  5. Which English town, held since the Hundred Years War, was lost to France in 1558, during Mary's reign?

    • Dover
    • Guernsey
    • Boulogne
    • Calais

  6. Which Acts of 1559 established the Elizabethan religious settlement by restoring royal supremacy and a Protestant prayer book?

    • The Acts of Attainder and Resumption
    • The Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity
    • The Act of Six Articles and Poor Law
    • The Acts of Union and Settlement

  7. Which Scottish queen, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, was executed by Elizabeth I in 1587?

    • Joan of Navarre, who married Henry IV of England and was briefly a regent for the young Henry V
    • Mary of Guise, who ruled Scotland as regent for her daughter and later sought French help against England
    • Mary, Queen of Scots
    • Margaret Tudor, who married James IV of Scotland and was the sister of Henry VIII of England

  8. Which noble, leading a Catholic rising in 1569 in the north of England, was defeated and triggered harsh measures?

    • The Pilgrimage of Grace of 1536
    • The Northern Rising
    • The Kett's rising of 1549
    • The Western Rising of 1549

  9. Which chief minister of Elizabeth I, Lord Burghley, served the queen as principal adviser for much of her reign?

    • Francis Walsingham
    • Robert Dudley
    • Christopher Hatton
    • William Cecil

  10. Which navigator completed a circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, enhancing England's maritime reputation?

    • Walter Raleigh
    • Francis Drake
    • Martin Frobisher
    • John Cabot

  11. Which Act of 1563 required apprenticeship and set wage regulations, reflecting government concern about economic and social order?

    • The Statute of Uses
    • The Statute of Artificers
    • The Act of Uniformity
    • The Act of Settlement

  12. How many years separated the accession of Edward VI in 1547 and the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558?

    • 11 years
    • 13 years
    • 15 years
    • 9 years

  13. How many years separated the Acts of 1559 and the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587?

    • 28 years
    • 32 years
    • 22 years
    • 38 years

  14. How many years did Elizabeth I reign from her accession in 1558 until her death in 1603?

    • 45 years
    • 50 years
    • 40 years
    • 55 years

  15. Which statement best explains why Elizabeth's religious settlement was broadly accepted in the early years of her reign?

    • It combined Protestant doctrine with Catholic-style ceremony, creating a compromise that many could accept
    • It was supported by the papacy and by Spain, which accepted the settlement as the basis for a new religious peace
    • It abolished the Church of England and replaced it with a single Catholic church, which restored papal authority in full
    • It required all English people to adopt Calvinist ceremony, which removed the bishops and banned the Prayer Book

  16. Which statement best evaluates the significance of Mary I's reign for the English Reformation?

    • Her reign brought an immediate Protestant triumph in England with no opposition, which ended the Catholic cause
    • Her persecution of Protestants and restoration of papal authority gave Protestant opinion martyrs and a lasting stimulus
    • Her reign had no impact on religion since she made no laws, and the Church simply continued unchanged
    • Her reign ended royal supremacy permanently and restored the monasteries, which were returned to the monks

  17. Which feature of Elizabeth's foreign policy in the 1560s and 1570s was most significant for England's relations with Spain?

    • Support for the Dutch rebels and English privateering against Spanish shipping
    • An alliance with Spain against France in 1565, which was agreed to secure the English coast from attack
    • Permanent peace with Spain and an end to all trade, which was agreed in a formal treaty signed at Madrid
    • Full support for the Catholic League in France, which Elizabeth funded with money raised from the English Church

  18. Which statement best explains the importance of Mary, Queen of Scots, for the question of the succession in Elizabeth's reign?

    • As a Catholic claimant with a claim to the English throne, she was a focus for Catholic plots and foreign pressure
    • As the daughter of Mary I she had already been crowned in London and held the crown during the Marian years
    • As a French citizen she had no connection with the English throne and played no part in its succession
    • As a Protestant heir she was a close ally of Elizabeth and opposed Catholic claims to the English throne

  19. Which 1586 conspiracy against Elizabeth I involved Anthony Babington and led directly to Mary's trial and execution?

    • The Throckmorton Plot
    • The Gunpowder Plot
    • The Ridolfi Plot
    • The Babington Plot

  20. Which legislation of 1601 consolidated earlier poor laws, requiring parishes to raise a rate for the relief of the poor and the impotent?

    • The Act of Settlement of 1662
    • The Statute of Uses of 1536
    • The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601
    • The Statute of Artificers of 1563

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