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

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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