Lesson 2D.2.1

2D.2.1 Establishing the Church of England, 1547–c1570 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 15

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Lesson 2D.2.1, Establishing the Church of England, 1547–c1570: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 15: 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which man governed England as Protector for the young Edward VI from 1547 until 1549?

    • John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
    • Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
    • Thomas Seymour, Lord Admiral
    • Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

  2. Which 1549 rising in the West Country protested against the English Prayer Book?

    • The Pilgrimage of Grace
    • Wyatt's Rebellion
    • Kett's Rebellion
    • The Western Rebellion

  3. Which rebellion in Norfolk in 1549 was led by Robert Kett against enclosures and social grievances?

    • Kett's Rebellion
    • The Northern Rising
    • The Western Rebellion
    • The Pilgrimage of Grace

  4. In which year was the second Book of Common Prayer of Edward VI published?

    • 1550
    • 1547
    • 1549
    • 1552

  5. Which man replaced Somerset as Protector of England in 1549?

    • Thomas Cranmer
    • John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
    • Thomas Seymour
    • Robert Dudley

  6. Which queen succeeded Edward VI in July 1553 after the failed attempt to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne?

    • Catherine Parr
    • Mary, Queen of Scots
    • Mary I
    • Elizabeth I

  7. What was the Spanish Marriage that caused opposition in 1554?

    • Elizabeth's proposed marriage to the Duke of Alencon
    • Mary's marriage to Philip II of Spain
    • Edward VI's engagement to a Habsburg princess
    • Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon

  8. Which 1554 rising opposed Mary's planned Spanish marriage and the restoration of Catholic practices?

    • Wyatt's Rebellion
    • The Western Rebellion
    • The Pilgrimage of Grace
    • Kett's Rebellion

  9. Which town and English possession was lost to France in January 1558?

    • Guisnes
    • Le Havre
    • Boulogne
    • Calais

  10. Which cardinal led the attempt to restore papal authority and Catholic doctrine under Mary I?

    • Thomas Thirlby
    • Reginald Pole
    • Edmund Bonner
    • Stephen Gardiner

  11. Roughly how many Protestants were burned for heresy during Mary I's reign?

    • About 2,800
    • About 28,000
    • About 28
    • About 280

  12. Which 1559 Act restored royal supremacy over the Church, but with the title Supreme Governor?

    • The Act of Settlement
    • The Act of Uniformity
    • The Act of Supremacy
    • The Act of Succession

  13. Which 1559 Act required the use of the Book of Common Prayer in all churches?

    • The Act of Supremacy
    • The Act of Uniformity
    • The Thirty-Nine Articles
    • The Act of Succession

  14. Which document of 1563 set out the doctrine of the Church of England?

    • The Ten Articles
    • The Thirty-Nine Articles
    • The Six Articles
    • The Forty-Two Articles

  15. Which pope excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I in 1570?

    • Gregory XIII
    • Sixtus V
    • Pius V
    • Paul IV

  16. Which dispute over clerical dress and ceremony troubled the Elizabethan Church in the 1560s?

    • The Vestiarian Controversy
    • The Iconoclastic Controversy
    • The Monothelite Controversy
    • The Predestination Controversy

  17. Which Catholic claimant to the English throne became a focus of plots against Elizabeth I?

    • Mary, Queen of Scots
    • Margaret Douglas
    • Catherine Grey
    • Lady Jane Grey

  18. Which best evaluates the Elizabethan Settlement of 1559 for the Church of England?

    • It was a compromise that gained acceptance from many, although Catholics and radical Protestants remained dissatisfied
    • It was a complete failure, since Elizabeth reverted to Catholicism within a year
    • It was a settlement made entirely by the Pope and imposed on England by the Holy See
    • It was a rigid Protestant settlement that excluded all Catholics from worship

  19. Which best explains why Mary I's restoration of Catholicism failed to last?

    • Persecution made Protestantism more popular, and her successor reversed the restoration
    • Her Protestant subjects remained loyal to the Church of Rome and supported her reforms
    • Parliament voted to keep the Royal Supremacy and forbade the restoration of papal authority
    • The Pope refused to accept the return of England to his authority

  20. Which best explains why the Northern Rising of 1569 threatened the Elizabethan Settlement?

    • It was a Scottish invasion led by the regent Moray and supported by the Pope
    • It was a Puritan protest against the use of the Prayer Book in northern churches
    • It was a plot to restore Protestantism in Ireland with support from Spain
    • It was a Catholic revolt of northern earls, aimed at restoring the old faith and freeing Mary Queen of Scots

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