Lesson 2

2 Opposition to, and impact of, Reformation, Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 7

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson 2, Opposition to, and impact of, Reformation,: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 7: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40, written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. When was Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, executed?

    • 1530
    • 1536
    • 1529
    • 1534

  2. Which prominent English cleric was made a cardinal in 1535?

    • Thomas Cranmer
    • Thomas More
    • Stephen Gardiner
    • John Fisher

  3. Which book by Thomas More criticised rulers and described an ideal society?

    • Utopia
    • Praise of Folly
    • The Prince
    • Assertio Septem Sacramentorum

  4. Who was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533?

    • Thomas Cranmer
    • John Fisher
    • Thomas Cromwell
    • Reginald Pole

  5. Which religious order had members executed in 1535 for refusing the oath?

    • The Cistercians
    • The Benedictines
    • The Franciscans
    • The Carthusians

  6. What was a major impact of Protestant reformers on English church practice?

    • Monastic growth
    • English Bibles
    • Latin masses
    • Papal loyalty

  7. Which official English Bible was ordered for churches in 1539?

    • The Geneva Bible
    • The Great Bible
    • The Vulgate
    • The Douay Bible

  8. What penalty did the Treason Act of 1534 allow for denying the king's supreme title?

    • A fine only
    • Death as a traitor
    • Exile to Ireland
    • A year of penance

  9. Which religious group was prominent in opposing the break with Rome?

    • Lutheran preachers
    • Carthusian monks
    • Puritan elders
    • Calvinist deacons

  10. What did Thomas Cromwell's 1535 injunctions require clergy to preach?

    • Monastic values
    • Royal supremacy
    • Papal loyalty
    • Latin liturgy

  11. Which change was secured by Protestant reformers by 1540?

    • Full democracy
    • Complete Puritanism
    • Reduced papal influence
    • Monastic restoration

  12. Why was John Fisher executed by Henry VIII in 1535?

    • Refusing the supremacy
    • Stealing church gold
    • Marrying illegally
    • Supporting France

  13. Which pope's authority was most directly challenged by the English Church reforms?

    • Adrian VI
    • Clement VII
    • Julius II
    • Leo X

  14. Why were Carthusian monks executed in 1535?

    • Tax evasion
    • Refusing the oath
    • Foreign spying
    • Heresy charges

  15. Which reforming bishop was a leading figure in the Church after 1533?

    • Cuthbert Tunstall
    • Robert Aske
    • Thomas Cranmer
    • Stephen Gardiner

  16. What charge did opponents of the royal supremacy face?

    • Simony
    • Blasphemy
    • Treason
    • Heresy

  17. Which two prominent men were executed in 1535 for opposing supremacy?

    • Latimer and Ridley
    • Cromwell and Boleyn
    • Wolsey and Cranmer
    • Fisher and More

  18. Why did reformers promote translating the Bible into English?

    • Latin abolition
    • Tax reduction
    • Personal scripture reading
    • Music reform

  19. Which 1534 statute officially made Henry VIII head of the church?

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

  20. How did Henry VIII respond to opposition to the break with Rome?

    • Religious tolerance
    • Papal appeals
    • Compromise deals
    • Harsh punishments

All Pearson Edexcel History quizzes