The English Reformation and Counter-Reformation Quiz

Who was the English king that broke with the Catholic Church during the Reformation?

• Henry VIII

• Edward VI

• Charles I

• James II

What was the main reason Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon?

• She could not bear him a male heir

• She was not Catholic

• She was from Spain

• She was too old

Who was Henry VIII’s only child with Catherine of Aragon?

• Mary Tudor

• Elizabeth I

• Edward VI

• Anne Boleyn

Who refused to annul Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon?

• The pope

• Thomas Cranmer

• Elizabeth I

• Sir Thomas More

Who did Henry VIII appoint as archbishop of the new English church?

• Thomas Cranmer

• Sir Thomas More

• Ignatius of Loyola

• Edward VI

What law made Henry the head of the Church of England?

• Act of Supremacy

• Council of Trent

• Elizabethan Settlement

• Canon Law

What happened to Sir Thomas More for refusing the Act of Supremacy?

• He was executed

• He was exiled

• He was made pope

• He was imprisoned for life

What does it mean to canonize someone in the Catholic Church?

• Declare them a saint

• Make them a bishop

• Excommunicate them

• Appoint them as pope

Who inherited the English throne after Henry VIII died in 1547?

• Edward VI

• Mary Tudor

• Elizabeth I

• James I

Who became queen after Edward VI and wanted to return England to the Catholic faith?

• Mary Tudor

• Elizabeth I

• Anne Boleyn

• Catherine of Aragon