Lesson 2

2 The ‘settlement’ of religion Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 8

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The 20 questions

  1. When was Elizabeth's religious settlement passed?

    • 1559
    • 1547
    • 1534
    • 1563

  2. What title did the 1559 Act of Supremacy give to Elizabeth?

    • Defender of Faith
    • Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Supreme Governor
    • Supreme Head

  3. What did the 1559 Act of Uniformity require in church services?

    • Latin mass books
    • Puritan directory
    • Papal prayer guides
    • Book of Common Prayer

  4. Which set of articles officially defined Anglican doctrine in 1563?

    • Six Articles
    • Thirty-Nine Articles
    • Forty-Two Articles
    • Ten Articles

  5. Which new tribunal was created in 1559 to enforce the religious settlement?

    • The High Commission
    • The Inquisition
    • Star Chamber
    • Privy Council

  6. Who was Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth from 1559?

    • Matthew Parker
    • Thomas Cranmer
    • Thomas Cromwell
    • Stephen Gardiner

  7. How is the nature of the 1559 religious settlement best described?

    • Strict Catholic restoration
    • Complete secularisation
    • Moderate Protestant compromise
    • Radical Puritan reform

  8. What did the oath of supremacy require office holders to acknowledge?

    • Pope as spiritual head
    • Parliament as lawgiver
    • Bishops as church leaders
    • Monarch as supreme governor

  9. Which traditional Catholic feature was retained in the religious settlement?

    • Latin services
    • Monastic shrines
    • Clerical vestments
    • Papal authority

  10. What was the purpose of the Royal Injunctions issued in 1559?

    • Tax collection
    • Foreign alliances
    • Poor relief
    • Instructions on worship

  11. What primary role did the Church of England play in Elizabethan society?

    • Private sect
    • National institution
    • Foreign mission
    • Papal branch

  12. Which key element was central to the religious settlement's worship style?

    • Radical Puritanism
    • Traditional Catholicism
    • Moderate Protestantism
    • Strict Calvinism

  13. Why did Elizabeth prefer a moderate religious settlement?

    • Please the Pope
    • Impose Calvinism
    • Abolish bishops
    • Avoid civil unrest

  14. Which group helped shape the Protestant character of the settlement?

    • Papal legates
    • Foreign cardinals
    • Returning exiles
    • Spanish monks

  15. What did the 1559 settlement do regarding clerical appointments?

    • Brought foreign bishops
    • Granted papal veto
    • Increased royal control
    • Allowed local election

  16. Which religious group pressed for further reform after 1559?

    • The Puritans
    • The Lollards
    • The Jesuits
    • The Anabaptists

  17. What language and format did the Book of Common Prayer mandate?

    • English services
    • French prayers
    • German liturgy
    • Latin mass

  18. Which body helped enforce conformity to the religious settlement?

    • High Commission
    • Star Chamber
    • Privy Council
    • Inquisition

  19. What extreme earlier experience did Elizabeth's settlement aim to avoid?

    • Plague outbreaks
    • Religious persecution
    • Economic depression
    • Foreign invasion

  20. Who held ultimate headship over the Elizabethan Church?

    • The monarch
    • The Archbishop
    • Parliament
    • The Pope

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