Lesson Y7-U06-L03

Y7-U06-L03 The Religious See-Saw Edward & Mary Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 6

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Lesson Y7-U06-L03, The Religious See-Saw Edward & Mary: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 6: Year 7: The Tudors, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. How long did Edward VI reign as king of England?

    • About nine days, in 1553
    • About five years, from 1553 to 1558
    • About six years, from 1547 to 1553
    • About thirty-eight years, from 1509 to 1547

  2. Which book of services did Archbishop Cranmer write in English in 1549?

    • The Act of Supremacy
    • The Six Articles
    • The Book of Martyrs
    • The Book of Common Prayer

  3. What was the main effect of the Book of Common Prayer on church services?

    • Services were moved to Rome and were led by the Pope through the English bishops
    • Services were banned from every church in England and replaced by silent private prayer
    • Services were held only in Latin, as they had been before the Reformation began in England
    • Services were held in English, so ordinary people could understand them

  4. Who reigned for only nine days in 1553 before being overthrown?

    • Lady Jane Grey
    • Anne Boleyn
    • Jane Seymour
    • Catherine Parr

  5. Which religion did Mary I bring back to England?

    • Orthodox Christianity, brought from Russia
    • Judaism, through trade with Spain
    • Protestantism, through the Book of Common Prayer
    • Catholicism, with the Latin Mass restored

  6. Who was Mary I's mother?

    • Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife and the mother of his only son, Edward VI
    • Catherine of Aragon
    • Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife and the mother of Elizabeth I
    • Catherine Parr, Henry's sixth wife, who nursed him through his final years

  7. Who was Edward VI's mother?

    • Anne of Cleves
    • Anne Boleyn
    • Catherine of Aragon
    • Jane Seymour

  8. About how many Protestants were burned for heresy during Mary I's reign?

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

  9. What is a martyr?

    • A priest who was allowed to marry and keep a wife in the parish house
    • A Protestant writer who published a book about the history of the Church in English
    • A monk who ran a school for the poor and gave food and shelter to travellers
    • A person killed for refusing to give up their religious beliefs

  10. Which Protestant writer published the 'Book of Martyrs', which made Mary I's burnings famous?

    • Thomas Cranmer
    • Hugh Latimer
    • John Foxe
    • Thomas Cromwell

  11. Which English possession in France was lost in January 1558, a national humiliation for Mary I?

    • Dover
    • Bordeaux
    • Normandy
    • Calais

  12. In 1549, what kind of changes did Edward VI's government make to churches?

    • Churches were closed and turned into royal palaces
    • Churches were stripped of statues and paintings and made plainer
    • Churches were handed over to the Pope for safekeeping
    • Churches were made richer with new statues and paintings

  13. Under Mary I, what happened to priests who had married during Edward VI's reign?

    • They were allowed to keep their wives and join the Pope's service
    • They were forced to give up their wives
    • They were sent abroad to become Protestant preachers
    • They were given the church's gold and silver

  14. Which explanation best accounts for the rapid changes in religion between 1547 and 1558?

    • Each monarch had a different religion and tried to force it on the country, and both reigns were short
    • The Pope sent a new religion to England each year through his envoys in London and Rome
    • The Church of England was abolished by Edward and then restored by Elizabeth after Mary's death in 1558
    • Parliament voted to change the religion every time a new law was passed by its members

  15. Why is the nickname 'Bloody Mary' partly considered unfair?

    • Mary had no real interest in religion and left the Church entirely to her ministers
    • Mary never burned anyone at all, and the nickname was invented by her own courtiers
    • Mary was only queen for one year before she died, so she had little time to do harm
    • Burning heretics was legal and common across Europe at the time

  16. Source B, by John Foxe, was published under which Protestant queen?

    • Edward VI
    • Elizabeth I
    • Mary I
    • Lady Jane Grey

  17. Why is John Foxe's Book of Martyrs a biased source?

    • He was a Catholic who wanted to make Protestants look cruel
    • He was a Protestant who wanted to make Mary and the Catholics look cruel
    • He was Mary's personal secretary
    • He had been a judge in Mary's court

  18. Why did the short reigns of Edward VI and Mary I help keep the religious see-saw swinging?

    • No religion had time to settle before the next monarch reversed it
    • Parliament had banned all monarchs from changing the church
    • Both monarchs were so popular that the people kept changing their minds
    • The Pope reversed each change to keep the peace

  19. What was the significance of losing Calais in 1558?

    • It made England richer by selling the town's trade to Spain
    • It caused the Pope to declare England a Protestant nation
    • It was a national humiliation, as England's last foothold in France was lost
    • It ended the Reformation by bringing Calais's priests to England

  20. Which statement about the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 is best supported by the lesson?

    • The rebellion ended Protestant worship in England for ever
    • Many ordinary people wanted the old Catholic ways back
    • The rebellion was led by Mary I to win back her crown
    • Most people in England welcomed the Protestant changes at once

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