Henry VIII and the King's Great Matter | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Which keyword describes someone who tries to change and improve something, such as a religion?
- 'reformer' ✓
Which keyword describes a Christian who believes that the pope has authority over the Church?
- 'Catholic' ✓
Which of the following words describes the idea that the bread and wine used in the Eucharist became the body and blood of Christ, whilst also remaining bread and wine?
- consubstantiation ✓
- transubstantiation
- symbolic
Which invention allowed Luther to spread his ideas to a wide audience?
- the telephone
- the telegram
- the printing press ✓
- the internet
Match the reform ideas to the correct person.
- objected to the sale of indulgences
  
  ⇔
  
  Martin Luther ✓
- limited gambling, dancing and swearing
  
  ⇔
  
  John Calvin ✓
- banned music from his church
  
  ⇔
  
  Huldrych Zwingli ✓
Complete the sentence: Although there were several different versions of Protestantism in Europe at this time, ______ version of Protestantism became the dominant one.
- 'Calvin's' ✓

What keyword describes a person who expects to inherit the property or position of another when that person dies?
- 'heir' ✓
Which keyword means to declare something invalid?
- 'annulment' ✓
Complete the sentence: Henry VIII trying to get a divorce from Catherine of Aragon was known as the '______'.
- 'King's Urgent Matter'
- 'Queen's Great Matter'
- 'King's Great Matter' ✓
- 'King's Pressing Matter'
Why did Henry VIII want to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
- He had fallen in love with Jane Seymour.
- She had been married to his brother, Arthur, first. ✓
- He had fallen in love with Anne Boleyn. ✓
- She did not give him a surviving son. ✓
- She wanted to change her religion from Catholicism.
Why was Pope Clement VII not in a position to grant Henry VIII a divorce in 1527?
- He did not want to risk a war with other Catholic European kings.
- He was about to step down as pope and so did not have time.
- At that time, he was the prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. ✓
- A previous pope had had an argument with Henry so Clement did not want to help.
The failure of whom in securing Henry VIII's divorce led to their fall from power?
- Pope Clement VII
- Cardinal Thomas Wolsey ✓
- Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
- Catherine of Aragon

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Henry VIII trying to get a divorce from Catherine of Aragon was known as the 'King's Great Matter'.
Henry wished to marry Anne Boleyn because he needed a son for an heir.
The Church did not want to give Henry an annulment.
The failure of Wolsey to secure an annulment led to his fall from power.

Kings have the power to do whatever they want in their own countries.

For a great deal of English history, the power of the kings has been restricted by English laws and religious laws issued by the pope in Rome.

Heir - a person who expects to inherit the property or position of another when that person dies
Annulment - to declare something invalid