Lesson 1C.2.1

1C.2.1 Turmoil and triumph in England, 1547–1603 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Protestant boy king succeeded Henry VIII in 1547 and died in 1553?

    • Mary I
    • Edward VI
    • Elizabeth I
    • James VI

  2. Which 1549 text introduced English-language liturgy to the Church of England?

    • Forty-Two Articles
    • King's Primer
    • Book of Common Prayer
    • Injunctions

  3. Which 1549 rebellion in Norfolk protested against land enclosures and rising economic hardship?

    • Kett's Rebellion
    • Western Rebellion
    • Wyatt's Rebellion
    • Northern Rebellion

  4. Which Catholic queen ruled England from 1553 until 1558 and married Philip II of Spain in 1554?

    • Jane Seymour
    • Mary I
    • Anne Boleyn
    • Elizabeth I

  5. Which English town, held since the Hundred Years War, was lost to France in 1558, during Mary's reign?

    • Dover
    • Guernsey
    • Boulogne
    • Calais

  6. Which two 1559 parliamentary acts formed the foundation of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement?

    • Uniformity and Treason
    • Supremacy and Uniformity
    • Appeals and Supremacy
    • Succession and Treason

  7. Which Catholic claimant was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587?

    • Elizabeth Barton
    • Lady Jane Grey
    • Mary, Queen of Scots
    • Arbella Stuart

  8. Which Catholic rebellion broke out against Elizabeth I in northern England in 1569?

    • Ridolfi Plot
    • Northern Rising
    • Babington Plot
    • Throckmorton Plot

  9. Which chief minister of Elizabeth I, Lord Burghley, served the queen as principal adviser for much of her reign?

    • Francis Walsingham
    • Robert Dudley
    • Christopher Hatton
    • William Cecil

  10. Which navigator completed a circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, enhancing England's maritime reputation?

    • Walter Raleigh
    • Francis Drake
    • Martin Frobisher
    • John Cabot

  11. Which 1563 Act regulated wage rates and enforced seven-year apprenticeships in England?

    • Act of Uniformity
    • Statute of Artificers
    • Poor Relief Act
    • Vagabonds Act

  12. How many years separated the accession of Edward VI in 1547 and the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558?

    • 11 years
    • 13 years
    • 15 years
    • 9 years

  13. How many years separated the Acts of 1559 and the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587?

    • 28 years
    • 32 years
    • 22 years
    • 38 years

  14. How many years did Elizabeth I reign from her accession in 1558 until her death in 1603?

    • 45 years
    • 50 years
    • 40 years
    • 55 years

  15. What term describes Elizabeth I's religious settlement that balanced Protestant doctrine with traditional ceremonies?

    • Via media
    • High Church
    • Puritan choir
    • Royal supremacy

  16. What term was given to Protestants executed for heresy during the reign of Mary I?

    • Recusants
    • Marian martyrs
    • Puritans
    • Lollards

  17. Which region's rebellion against Spanish rule significantly deteriorated Elizabeth I's relations with Philip II?

    • The Netherlands
    • Scotland
    • Ireland
    • France

  18. Name the Catholic royal claimant who posed the primary internal threat to Elizabeth I.

    • Mary, Queen of Scots
    • Mary of Guise
    • Mary Tudor
    • Margaret Douglas

  19. Which 1586 conspiracy against Elizabeth I involved Anthony Babington and led directly to Mary's trial and execution?

    • The Throckmorton Plot
    • The Gunpowder Plot
    • The Ridolfi Plot
    • The Babington Plot

  20. Which 1601 statute consolidated previous Tudor legislation to establish a nationwide system of poor relief?

    • Vagabonds Act
    • Act of Supremacy
    • Elizabethan Poor Law
    • Statute of Artificers

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