1B.2 Religious changes, 1509–88 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. Which 1536 northern uprising protested against religious changes and the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

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

2. Which 1534 Act formally severed papal authority in England and created the royal supremacy?

   • Act of Supremacy
   • Act of Succession
   • Act of Uniformity
   • Treason Act

3. What was the main financial motive for Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries?

   • Funding the Navy
   • Increasing Crown revenue
   • Lowering peasant taxes
   • Paying foreign debts

4. Which English liturgical book was introduced under Edward VI in 1549?

   • The King's Book
   • Book of Common Prayer
   • Injunctions
   • Six Articles

5. Which Catholic cardinal was closely involved in the restoration of Catholicism under Mary I?

   • Matthew Parker
   • John Foxe
   • Thomas Cranmer
   • Reginald Pole

6. Which 1559 agreement established the legal and doctrinal framework of the Elizabethan Church?

   • Elizabethan Religious Settlement
   • Peace of Augsburg
   • Council of Trent
   • Edict of Nantes

7. Which Protestant figure's influence in the 1530s is linked to the early Protestant movement in England?

   • Mary Tudor
   • Anne Boleyn
   • Jane Seymour
   • Catherine of Aragon

8. Which Catholic priest co-led the first Jesuit mission to England in 1580?

   • Edmund Campion
   • Thomas More
   • Cuthbert Mayne
   • Reginald Pole

9. What term described the illegal refusal to attend official Church of England services under Elizabeth I?

   • Seditious libel
   • Recusancy
   • Simony
   • Heresy

10. Which group sought further reform of the Church of England, including a simpler and more Calvinist form of worship?

    • The puritans
    • The Lollards
    • The Jesuits
    • The Anabaptists

11. What punishment was inflicted on Protestant heretics under Mary I?

    • Burning at the stake
    • Beheading
    • Exile abroad
    • Life imprisonment

12. Which 1549 book introduced compulsory Protestant services across England?

    • The Institution
    • Book of Common Prayer
    • Bishop's Bible
    • Great Bible

13. Which period saw the Elizabethan compromise between Catholic and Protestant forms of religion take shape?

    • 1534 to 1536
    • 1558 to 1563
    • 1572 to 1576
    • 1553 to 1554

14. In which region of England was Catholic survival strongest during Elizabeth I's reign?

    • East Anglia
    • The South East
    • London
    • The North

15. Which 1534 Act established Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England?

    • Act of Supremacy
    • Act of Uniformity
    • Treason Act
    • Act of Succession

16. What was the main driver of religious changes in England during the 1530s?

    • Puritan agitation
    • Royal supremacy
    • Popular rebellion
    • Papal decree

17. What was the main objective of Elizabethan Puritans regarding the Church of England?

    • Complete religious toleration
    • Abolition of bishops
    • Further Protestant reform
    • Return to Catholicism

18. Put these religious events in order: A) Elizabethan Settlement, B) Act of Supremacy, C) Mary I restores papal authority.

    • B, then A, then C
    • B, then C, then A
    • C, then A, then B
    • A, then B, then C

19. What was the ultimate authority determining English religious policy between 1509 and 1588?

    • The ruling monarch
    • The Papacy
    • Local parish councils
    • Parliament alone

20. In which year did Mary I's government restore papal authority in England?

    • 1536
    • 1554
    • 1547
    • 1559

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