2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570: Practice Questions

• a.

  To dissolve the smaller monasteries and seize their land for the Crown's treasury.

• b.

  To mandate that all church services and Bibles be written in the English vernacular.

• c.

  To prevent individuals from appealing legal or religious cases to the Pope, establishing the King as the final legal authority in England.

• d.

  To establish the Ten Articles as the official doctrinal position of the Church of England.

• a.

  A conservative revision intended to reconcile Catholic dissidents following the Western Rebellion.

• b.

  A return to traditional Lutheran views on consubstantiation and the use of Latin.

• c.

  A more radical move toward Zwinglianism, explicitly denying the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

• d.

  A compromise position that allowed for the continued use of traditional vestments and stone altars.

• a.

  It ended the period of religious consensus, leading to harsher penal laws against Catholics and a more defensive Protestant identity.

• b.

  It resulted in a military alliance between England and France to prevent Spanish interference in the North.

• c.

  It led to the immediate execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the total collapse of the Catholic party at court.

• d.

  It forced Elizabeth to repeal the Act of Supremacy to appease the powerful northern Catholic nobility.

• a.

  To finalize the sale of monastic lands back to the Catholic Church.

• b.

  To provide military support for the suppression of Kett's Rebellion.

• c.

  To launch a joint invasion of Scotland to depose Mary, Queen of Scots.

• d.

  To secure a Catholic succession and strengthen England's ties with the Habsburg Empire.

• a.

  To establish the legal framework for the dissolution of the larger monasteries and the seizure of their wealth.

• b.

  To officially abolish the use of Latin in the liturgy and replace it with a new vernacular prayer book.

• c.

  To introduce the first English translation of the Bible into every parish church in the kingdom.

• d.

  To reassert traditional Catholic doctrine, including transubstantiation, following a period of reformist influence.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.