Lesson 4

4 The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 7

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The 20 questions

  1. In what month and year did the Pilgrimage of Grace begin?

    • October 1537
    • October 1536
    • May 1535
    • June 1536

  2. Who was the main leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

    • Cardinal Wolsey
    • Duke of Norfolk
    • Thomas More
    • Robert Aske

  3. What was a primary demand of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels?

    • Restore monasteries
    • Join the Papacy
    • Abolish Parliament
    • Crown Mary Tudor

  4. Which nobleman negotiated with the rebels and promised a royal pardon?

    • Duke of Suffolk
    • Earl of Shrewsbury
    • Duke of Norfolk
    • Earl of Northumberland

  5. What was the ultimate fate of Robert Aske after the rising?

    • Pardoned permanently
    • Exiled to France
    • Imprisoned for life
    • Executed in 1537

  6. Which major grievance fuelled the initial outbreak of the rising?

    • Monastery closures
    • Enclosure of commons
    • High bread prices
    • Foreign invasion

  7. Which two northern counties saw the heaviest early rebellion?

    • Kent and Essex
    • Cornwall and Devon
    • Lincolnshire and Yorkshire
    • Norfolk and Suffolk

  8. What religious symbol was featured on the rebels' banners?

    • Virgin Mary statue
    • Five Wounds of Christ
    • Golden crucifix
    • Papal tiara

  9. Which factors best explain the vast scale of the 1536 uprising?

    • Foreign funding
    • Religion and nobility
    • Urban merchant wealth
    • Military training

  10. How did Henry VIII initially respond to the 1536 rebel demands?

    • Absolute refusal
    • Immediate surrender
    • Feigned agreement
    • Immediate invasion

  11. What crime were rebels charged with if they rebelled after accepting a royal pardon?

    • Heresy
    • Treason
    • Blasphemy
    • Sedition

  12. Which social groups united to participate in the northern rising?

    • Merchants and sailors
    • Bishops and judges
    • Monks and courtiers
    • Gentry and peasants

  13. What would total rebel success have meant for Thomas Cromwell?

    • Execution for heresy
    • Promotion to Chancellor
    • Exile to Rome
    • Removal from office

  14. Which major issue in northern England primarily triggered the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536?

    • Urban sanitation
    • Religious grievances
    • Parliamentary reform
    • Foreign invasion

  15. What primary factor caused the rebel forces to disperse in 1536?

    • Foreign invasion
    • Royal pardons
    • Plague outbreak
    • Military defeat

  16. Which 1536 measure was a key grievance that helped trigger the northern rising?

    • New poll taxes
    • Church tithe rises
    • Monastery dissolutions
    • Crop export bans

  17. What triggered the second northern rising in 1537?

    • Sudden famine
    • Broken royal promises
    • Spanish invasion
    • New taxation

  18. Whose cooperation did the Tudor government heavily depend upon in the north?

    • Local gentry
    • Catholic priests
    • Foreign mercenaries
    • Town merchants

  19. What did Henry VIII gain from successfully suppressing the 1536 rising?

    • New French territory
    • Full papal submission
    • Lower national debt
    • Tighter northern control

  20. What did the Pilgrimage of Grace reveal about public attitude to religious change?

    • Total indifference
    • Widespread opposition
    • Rapid acceptance
    • Universal support

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