Elizabeth I and the Church of England | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What does 'succession' mean?
- To succeed at something, such as scoring high on a test.
- To become king or queen by defeating a rival in battle.
- Growth in the economy, such as many people in a country becoming richer.
- The process of inheriting a title, such as becoming a king or queen. ✓
What was the name of Elizabeth's suitor who was also her childhood friend?
- 'Robert Dudley' ✓
Which of Elizabeth's suitors had previously been married to her sister, Mary I?
- Robert Devereux
- Robert Dudley
- Philip II ✓
- William of Orange
Which of these was used as propaganda by Elizabeth?
- poems
- portraits ✓
- posters
- public executions
What was the normal expectation for a royal woman during Elizabeth's time period?
- to rule alongside her husband, the king, as an equal
- to offer advice to the king as his main advisor
- to organise festivals and charity events
- to have children and continue the family name ✓
Why was it considered a problem that Elizabeth never had a child?
- there was no one to look after her when she got older
- there was no obvious person to rule after her when she died ✓
- no one else wanted to be the ruler of England after she died
- it meant that England would have been ruled by Spain again

In which year did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church and begin the period of religious change in England?
- 1434
- 1534 ✓
- 1634
- 1734
Why did Elizabeth I pass the Act of Uniformity in 1559?
- to declare England a Catholic country
- to promote religious rebellions amongst her subjects
- to establish a Protestant state that would allow Catholics to worship in private ✓
- to completely ban the practice of Catholicism
What was the term used for Catholics who pretended to be Protestant but still secretly practised Catholicism at home?
- 'Nicodemites' ✓
Who were Elizabeth's preferred group of believers?
- Puritans
- Moderate Protestants ✓
- Nicodemite Catholics
- Recusant Catholics
- Jesuits
Match the religious group to the correct definition.
- Puritan
  
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  extreme Protestant, wanted to remove Catholics from England ✓
- Moderate Protestant
  
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  Protestant who accepted Elizabeth's religious rules ✓
- Recusant Catholic
  
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  Catholic who refused to go to Protestant church services ✓
- Jesuit
  
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  Catholic group who tried to convert people to Catholicism ✓
How did most Catholics in England respond to the Papal Bull issued by the Pope in 1570?
- rebelled against her rule in line with the Pope's command
- successfully removed her from the throne
- formed an alliance with foreign Catholic powers
- ignored it and accepted Elizabeth's religious settlement ✓

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Elizabeth was known as the 'Supreme Governor of the Church of England'.
Elizabeth's religious settlement, the 'Middle Way', found a middle ground between Catholic and Protestant beliefs.
In 1570, Elizabeth was excommunicated giving Catholics a justification to act against her.
Radical Protestants, known as Puritans, wanted more changes in the English Church.
Elizabeth was able to defend her religious settlement from both Catholics and Protestants.

Everyone in Elizabethan England was Protestant.

Protestantism in Elizabethan England was the norm by the end of Elizabeth's reign, but England was religiously divided during her reign.

Excommunicate - to excommunicate someone means to ban a person from church services and the community
Jesuit - the Jesuits were a Catholic group who worked in secret to convert people in England to Catholicism
Nicodemite - a Nicodemite is a person who pretends to follow one religion but secretly believes another
Puritan - a Puritan was a member of the English Protestant movement of the 16th and 17th centuries which sought to simplify and purify worship
Recusant - a recusant is a person who refuses to attend Church of England services