Lesson 1
1 The break with Rome Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 7
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What title was granted to Henry VIII by the 1534 Act of Supremacy?
- Defender of Faith
- Supreme Governor
- Supreme Head
- Archbishop of Canterbury
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What was the main consequence of the 1534 Act of Succession for Mary?
- Declared illegitimate
- Sent to nunnery
- Exiled to France
- Named heir presumptive
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When was Henry excommunicated by the papacy?
- 1521
- 1625
- 1209
- 1533
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What charge could refusing the oath of succession lead to under the 1534 Treason Act?
- Treason
- Sedition
- Blasphemy
- Heresy
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When was Thomas More executed for refusing the oath?
- July 1540
- April 1534
- July 1535
- June 1536
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What papal power over English church appointments did the break with Rome remove?
- Sanctuary
- Tithes
- Authority
- Monasteries
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Which legal process from English courts to Rome was stopped by the break with Rome?
- Inquisitions
- Appeals
- Taxation
- Executions
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What was Henry VIII's main personal motive for breaking with Rome?
- Divorce
- Protestant faith
- Conquering France
- Ending taxation
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Which legal bodies passed the statutes that formed the 1534 religious settlement?
- Convocation
- Privy Council
- Parliament
- Star Chamber
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What title was given to the monarch as head of the Church of England?
- Lord Archbishop
- Supreme Head
- Supreme Governor
- Defender of Faith
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Which of these was definitely NOT a feature of the 1534 break with Rome?
- Oath of succession
- Parliamentary statutes
- Royal supremacy
- Papal recognition
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What did the break with Rome give Henry total control over?
- Church appointments
- Monastic vows
- Papal lands
- European councils
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What did officials have to swear to show loyalty to the new royal order?
- Oaths
- Vows of poverty
- Pledges of fealty
- Papal bulls
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Why did the break with Rome take effect so rapidly through legislation?
- Foreign invasion
- Popular rebellion
- Papal consent
- Royal pressure
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What ecclesiastical penalty was placed upon Henry by the pope in 1533?
- Excommunication
- Deposition
- Interdict
- Heresy trial
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Which core principle underpinned the king's new position over the Church?
- Conciliar rule
- Royal supremacy
- Divine right
- Papal infallibility
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What was the immediate effect of the Act of Succession on Princess Mary?
- Exile to Spain
- Immediate arrest
- Execution ordered
- Status set aside
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How did the papacy react to the English break with Rome?
- Ignored event
- Granted divorce
- Accepted settlement
- Condemned break
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Which Tudor minister was central to enforcing the Act of Supremacy?
- Thomas Cromwell
- Thomas More
- Stephen Gardiner
- Charles Brandon
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What key change was introduced by the 1534 statutes?
- Monastic expansion
- Catholic restoration
- Royal supremacy
- Papal authority
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