1C.2 Religion: conflict and dissent, 1625–88 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. What was the primary focus of William Laud's religious policies in the 1630s?

   • Translating the Bible
   • Abolishing episcopacy
   • Promoting Presbyterian governance
   • Enforcing ceremonial uniformity

2. Which body was established by Parliament in 1643 to reform the Church of England?

   • Rump Parliament
   • Star Chamber
   • Westminster Assembly
   • High Commission

3. What was the main purpose of the Clarendon Code passed between 1661 and 1665?

   • Regulating colonial trade
   • Granting Catholic tolerance
   • Enforcing Anglican uniformity
   • Restricting royal taxation

4. Which 1689 act granted limited freedom of worship to Protestant dissenters?

   • Conventicle Act
   • Toleration Act
   • Test Act
   • Act of Uniformity

5. Which religious group was explicitly excluded from freedom of worship under the 1689 Toleration Act?

   • Baptists
   • Roman Catholics
   • Presbyterians
   • Quakers

6. Who was seen as the primary source of Catholic influence at Charles I's court?

   • Queen Henrietta Maria
   • Mary of Modena
   • Catherine of Braganza
   • Anne of Denmark

7. What was the main goal of Puritans regarding the Church of England?

   • Introducing Latin Mass
   • Creating secular courts
   • Removing Catholic practices
   • Restoring papal authority

8. Which act of the Clarendon Code banned unauthorised religious gatherings of five or more people?

   • Corporation Act
   • Five Mile Act
   • Conventicle Act
   • Test Act

9. Which 1662 event saw around 2,000 ministers expelled from the Church of England?

   • The Great Ejection
   • Rye House Plot
   • Hampton Court Conference
   • Pride's Purge

10. Which 1673 act forced Charles II to withdraw his Declaration of Indulgence?

    • Mutiny Act
    • Test Act
    • Exclusion Act
    • Habeas Corpus Act

11. Which group supported replacing bishops with a system of elders and synods in the 1640s?

    • Royalists
    • Catholics
    • Arminians
    • Presbyterians

12. What primary concern drove both the 1673 Test Act and the Exclusion Crisis?

    • Catholic succession
    • Spanish invasion
    • Puritan rebellion
    • Royal finances

13. Which religious group was explicitly excluded from the freedom granted by the 1689 Toleration Act?

    • Quakers
    • Baptists
    • Catholics
    • Presbyterians

14. Which event in June 1688 directly triggered the invitation to William of Orange?

    • Catholic heir's birth
    • Siege of Derry
    • Trial of Bishops
    • Declaration of Indulgence

15. Which 1662 act restored the Church of England and required clergy to conform to the Prayer Book?

    • Test Act
    • Act of Uniformity
    • Corporation Act
    • Conventicle Act

16. What main weakness prevented the state from successfully enforcing the Clarendon Code against nonconformists?

    • Royal pardons
    • Limited enforcement resources
    • Foreign military aid
    • Lack of legislation

17. What system of church governance was restored in England as part of the 1660-62 settlement?

    • Presbyterianism
    • Directory of Worship
    • Independency
    • Episcopacy

18. Which royal power did James II use to appoint Catholics to official positions, alarming Protestants?

    • Star Chamber
    • Ship money
    • Dispensing power
    • Prerogative taxation

19. What was the main source of political conflict between Crown and Parliament throughout 1625-88?

    • Taxation on wool
    • Naval reform
    • Anti-Catholic sentiment
    • Colonial expansion

20. What was the primary objective of the Restoration legislation known as the Clarendon Code?

    • Promote religious freedom
    • Legalise Catholic worship
    • Abolish the episcopacy
    • Enforce religious uniformity

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