Lesson Y306.1

Y306.1 The main causes of rebellion and disorder Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Tudor rebellion was primarily caused by resistance to unparliamentary taxation?

    • Kett's Rebellion
    • Pilgrimage of Grace
    • Amicable Grant
    • Wyatt's Rebellion

  2. What was the primary trigger for the Western Rebellion in 1549?

    • Amicable Grant
    • Poor Law 1601
    • 1549 Prayer Book
    • Statute of Uses

  3. The 1553 Devise for the Succession sought to prevent which monarch taking the throne?

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

  4. Which major Irish rebellion against English control lasted from 1594 to 1603?

    • Desmond Rebellion
    • Silken Thomas Rebellion
    • Tyrone's Rebellion
    • Geraldine Rebellion

  5. Which 1536 statute restricting land transfers was a major grievance during the Pilgrimage of Grace?

    • Vagrancy Act
    • Act of Supremacy
    • Statute of Artificers
    • Statute of Uses

  6. Which pretender received military support from Ireland and Burgundy in 1487?

    • Perkin Warbeck
    • Earl of Essex
    • Thomas Wyatt
    • Lambert Simnel

  7. What primary economic issue caused widespread debasement-related distress in Tudor England?

    • Tithe reduction
    • Monopolies
    • Deflation
    • Inflation

  8. What was the main motive behind the Earl of Essex's failed 1601 rebellion?

    • Loss of influence
    • Anti-enclosure anger
    • Religious reformation
    • Taxation protests

  9. The 1536 Lincolnshire and Pilgrimage of Grace articles demanded the restoration of what?

    • Chantry chapels
    • Puritan lectureships
    • Papal supremacy
    • Monasteries

  10. What term describes Tudor rebellions driven by a combination of religious, economic, and political causes?

    • Factional
    • Mono-causal
    • Multi-causal
    • Dynastic

  11. Why were peripheral areas like Cornwall and the Far North particularly prone to unrest?

    • Distance from London
    • High population density
    • Strong royal presence
    • Proximity to France

  12. Which 1549 uprising was notable for completely lacking noble or gentry leadership?

    • Kett's Rebellion
    • Wyatt's Rebellion
    • Northern Rebellion
    • Pilgrimage of Grace

  13. Which legislation did Henry VII use to restrict the private armies of Tudor nobles?

    • Livery and maintenance
    • Vagrancy Act
    • Act of Supremacy
    • Statute of Uses

  14. What tactic did Tudor monarchs frequently use to disperse large rebel forces without fighting?

    • Promising pardons
    • Doubling tax demands
    • Executing rebel leaders
    • Immediate military assault

  15. Taxes raised in 1497 to fund war against which country triggered the Cornish Rebellion?

    • Spain
    • France
    • Ireland
    • Scotland

  16. Wyatt's Rebellion of 1554 aimed primarily to prevent Mary I's marriage to which ruler?

    • Charles V
    • Philip of Spain
    • Francis II
    • Henry of France

  17. What was the primary long-term cause of Tudor rebellions in Ireland throughout the 16th century?

    • Coin debasement
    • Plantation policy
    • Enclosure of commons
    • High taxation

  18. What key social issue caused by bad harvests triggered widespread local disorder in 1596?

    • Religious reform
    • Famine
    • Enclosure
    • Protestant heresy

  19. By late Tudor times, which local office was most vital for enforcing stability and collecting militia?

    • Local Bailiff
    • County Constable
    • High Sheriff
    • Lord Lieutenant

  20. Which objective was a central cause of the Northern Earls' Rebellion in 1569?

    • Promoting Prayer Book
    • Abolishing tithes
    • Introducing Calvinism
    • Restoring Catholicism

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