Elizabeth: Challenges to Elizabeth within England.

Which two main groups challenged Elizabeth's Religious Settlement after 1559?

• Protestants

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Christians

Puritans are best described with which of the following definitions?

• An extreme Catholic

• An extreme Christian

• An extreme Protestant.

• An extreme Royalist

What did some Puritan clergymen do in protest at Elizabeth's Religious Settlement?

• Disobeyed rules about how they should pray in church.

• Refused to play music in religious ceremonies as it was too Catholic.

• Refused to display the crucifix in their church.

• Priests went on protest and stopped speaking at their churches.

Which of the two following forms of protest did the Puritans take against Elizabeth's Religious Settlement?

• Refused to display the Crucifix (the image of Christ on the cross)

• Refused to install stained glass windows in their church.

• Refused to display the Bible in English.

• Refused to wear special symbolic clothing called 'vestments'.

Puritans disagreed with Elizabeth's demand for 'Vestments' in the Church. What were 'vestments'?

• Special symbolic clothing worn by the Priests.

• Special statues of Christ.

• Special images to be displayed on the church walls.

• Special crosses to be held by the Priest during a ceremony.

Which of the following statements is true about the Puritans?

• The Puritans and Elizabeth both insisted that Priests wear special vestments.

• The Puritans wanted special vestments, however Elizabeth demanded they wear plain clothing.

• The Puritans wanted a Priest's clothing to be plain and simple, however Elizabeth insisted they should wear special vestments.

• The Puritans and Elizabeth both demanded Priests wear plain and simple clothing.

Why did Elizabeth finally allow Puritan clergymen to remove the image of the Crucifix?

• She needed their support against the Catholics and needed to keep them happy.

• She did not have enough people to check on what the Puritans were doing.

• She did not want to face a challenge from the Puritans as well as the Catholics.

• She suddenly decided to start supporting the Puritans more.

Why did many Catholics in England dislike and challenge Elizabeth's Religious Settlement?

• The Pope had urged them to challenge it by not attending church.

• They wanted to be part of a Counter-Reformation to stop the spread of the Protestant faith in Europe.

• There were still many Catholics in England who felt they were not being listened to.

• Catholics in the North of England wanted to maintain their freedom and independence from the Crown's strict rules.

What fraction of Catholics became recusants by refusing to go to the new Protestant Church of England?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

Which powerful group in Elizabethan society were mainly Catholic and therefore a significant threat to Elizabeth?

• The Privy Council

• Elizabeth's Court

• The Yeomen

• The nobility/earls