2D.1.1 The break from Rome, c1529–1547 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 15

The 20 questions

1. What was Henry VIII's 'Great Matter' that began in 1527?

   • French invasion
   • Scottish border war
   • Marital annulment
   • Monastic dissolution

2. Which 1533 Act ended legal appeals from English church courts to Rome?

   • Act of Supremacy
   • Restraint of Appeals Act
   • Dissolution Act
   • Treason Act

3. Which 1534 Act formally declared Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church?

   • Six Articles
   • Act of Uniformity
   • Ten Articles
   • Act of Supremacy

4. Which chief minister fell from power in 1529 after failing to secure Henry VIII's annulment?

   • Thomas Cranmer
   • Stephen Gardiner
   • Thomas Cromwell
   • Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

5. Which Lord Chancellor was executed in July 1535 for refusing to accept the royal supremacy?

   • Thomas Cranmer
   • Stephen Gardiner
   • Thomas Cromwell
   • Thomas More

6. Which queen was executed in May 1536 on charges that included adultery and treason?

   • Anne of Cleves
   • Anne Boleyn
   • Jane Seymour
   • Catherine of Aragon

7. Which prophetess, known as the Holy Maid of Kent, was executed in 1534 for opposing Henry's divorce?

   • Margery Kempe
   • Anne Askew
   • Mary Tudor
   • Elizabeth Barton

8. Which 1536 rebellion in northern England opposed the dissolution of the monasteries and religious changes?

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

9. Which minister, acting as Vicar-General, directed the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

   • Thomas Cranmer
   • Edward Seymour
   • Thomas Audley
   • Thomas Cromwell

10. Which 1536 document established a doctrinal compromise between reformist and conservative religious views?

    • The King's Book
    • The Ten Articles
    • The Six Articles
    • The Bishop's Book

11. Which 1539 Act reaffirmed Catholic doctrines such as transubstantiation and clerical celibacy?

    • Act of Supremacy
    • Ten Articles
    • Act of Succession
    • Six Articles

12. How did the Crown gain most revenue from the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

    • Papal taxation
    • Fines on clergy
    • Sale of land
    • Trade tariffs

13. Which archbishop of Canterbury supported reformist doctrine and later wrote the first Book of Common Prayer?

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

14. Which Holy Roman Emperor controlled Pope Clement VII during Henry VIII's annulment proceedings?

    • Philip II
    • Francis I
    • Charles V
    • Ferdinand I

15. Which 1534 Act vested the English royal succession in the children of Anne Boleyn?

    • Act of Supremacy
    • Treason Act
    • Act of Union
    • Act of Succession

16. What key function did the Reformation Parliament perform for Henry VIII?

    • Abolishing monarchy
    • Establishing royal supremacy
    • Granting income tax
    • Creating parliament

17. Which faction at court was loyal to Catherine of Aragon and opposed the break with Rome?

    • The Boleyn faction
    • The Cromwellian faction
    • The Seymour faction
    • The Aragonese faction

18. What was the primary religious change achieved in England by 1536?

    • Abolishing papal authority
    • Abolishing bishops
    • Introducing Protestantism
    • Banning Latin masses

19. Which political faction checked radical religious reform in England between 1536 and 1547?

    • Catholic conservatives
    • Lutheran reformers
    • Radical Protestants
    • Presbyterian leaders

20. What was Henry VIII's main personal motive for breaking with Rome?

    • Ending monasticism
    • Adopting Lutheranism
    • A male heir
    • Abolishing bishops

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