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Y8 Tudor Dynasty Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Tudor dynasty start?

a)

1384

b)

1485

c)

1509

d)

1603

2.

Who was the first Tudor king?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Henry VII

c)

Edward VI

d)

Richard III

3.

How many wives did Henry VIII have?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

5

d)

8

4.

By which method were Henry's wives killed?

a)

Hanging

b)

Beheading

c)

Burning

d)

Drowning

5.

Henry VIII had three children. What were their names?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

George

c)

Edward

d)

Mary

e)

James

6.
What were the two sides in the War of the Roses?
a)
Lancaster vs York
b)
Northants v Lancaster
c)
Red vs White
d)
Spurs vs Arsenal
7.

What did Henry VIII ask the Pope for?

a)

He asked to create a new religion.

b)

He asked to be allowed to divorce his wife.

c)

He asked to be made head of the church.

d)

He asked for help in a war against the Spanish.

8.

Where did the War of the Roses main battle take place?

a)

Hastings

b)

Bosworth

c)

London

d)

Wales

9.

When did the Tudor period end?

a)

1547

b)

1603

c)

1862

d)

1990

10.

How old was Edward Tudor when he became king?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

15

d)

42

11.

What did Henry VIII ask the Pope for?

a)

He asked to create a new religion.

b)

He asked to be allowed to divorce his wife.

c)

He asked to be made head of the church.

d)

He asked for help in a war against the Spanish.

12.

Why did Henry VIII want to divorce Katherine of Aragon?

a)

She was too old to have children and he wanted a male heir to become Kind.

b)

She had cheated on him.

c)

She had a different religion to him.

d)

She had fallen out with his minster Thomas Cromwell.

13.

What was the Pope's response to Henry's request to divorce?

a)

He agreed as Katherine was Henry's brother's widow: The Bible stated this was immoral.

b)

He agreed as Henry was a good friend of his and defender of the Catholic faith.

c)

He refused the request as Henry didn't pay him enough money.

d)

He refused the request because the Catholic religion did not allow divorces.

14.

Why did Henry VIII break with Rome and the Catholic Church?

a)

For personal reasons - He wanted to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

b)

For economic reasons - He wanted to stop paying taxes to the Catholic Church and thought he could take some of the Church's wealth.

c)

For political reasons - He wanted a male heir as he worried a Queen would not be accepted by the country as a true ruler.

d)

For religious reasons - Henry hated the Catholic Church and wanted to change everything.

15.

What is the name for Churches that broke away from the Catholic Church?

a)

Uncatholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Henryist

16.

Where was Catherine of Aragon from?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Germany

17.

Henry was King of England in the ...... century

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

14th

d)

17th

18.

Who was Henry's favourite wife?

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

19.

How long was Anne of Cleves Henry's wife?

a)

three months

b)

three years

c)

two years

d)

six months

20.

Who was Henry's sixth wife?

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Catherine Parr

d)

Jane Seymour

21.

Henry divorced ...... wives

a)

one

b)

three

c)

four

d)

two

22.

Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard were...

a)

beheaded

b)

divorced

c)

sisters

d)

the King's favourite wives

23.

What was the name of Jane Seymour and Henry's son?

a)

Henry Jr.

b)

Richard

c)

Edward

d)

John

24.

Whom did Elizabeth succeed on the throne?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Mary I

c)

Edward VI

d)

None of these

25.

How was Elizabeth related to Mary, Queen of Scots?

a)

They were sisters

b)

Mary was Elizabeth's daughter

c)

Elizabeth was Mary's daughter

d)

They were cousins

26.

Elizabeth I belonged to what royal family?

a)

Windsor

b)

Stuart

c)

Tudor

d)

Plantagenet

27.

For nearly how many years was Elizabeth I Queen of England?

a)

48

b)

70

c)

45

d)

25

28.

Who was known as "Bloody Mary"?

a)

Mary, her half-sister

b)

Mary, Queen of Scots

29.

Who succeeded Elizabeth upon her death in 1603?

a)

James VII of Scotland

b)

Elizabeth II

c)

James VI of Scotland

d)

Mary, Queen of Scots

30.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
31.

When was Henry VIII born?

a)

1491

b)

1453

c)

1547

d)

1542

32.

What was the name Of Henry's first wife?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Katherine of Aragon

d)

Anne Boleyn

33.

Which wife gave him the son?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Katharine Parr

d)

Anne of Cleves

34.

Which woman was his last wife who was still alive when he died?

a)

Katherine of Aragon

b)

Jane Seymour

c)

Katharine Parr

d)

Anne of Cleves

35.

What were the consequences of Henry's reign for the Church? (more than one answer)

a)

he beheaded two of his wives

b)

Henry created the new Church of England and became its head

c)

Henry took wealth and power away from the Church and gave it to a country

d)

England became a Protestant country

36.

Which of these statements is true about Henry VIII? (more than one answer)

a)

He spoke several languages.

b)

He didn't like parties.

c)

He was very good at tennis and hunting.

d)

He wrote books and poems.

e)

He built many great churches and collages.

37.

How old was Henry when he became the king?

a)

15 years old

b)

18 years old

c)

20 years old

d)

24 years old

38.

There is a famous rhyme about Henry's wives. It goes...

a)

divorced, divorced, died, divorced, beheaded, died

b)

divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

c)

beheaded, divorced, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

39.

What is Henry's family name?

a)

House of Stuart

b)

House of Windsor

c)

House of Hanover

d)

House of Tudor

40.

When did Henry VIII die?

a)

in 1534

b)

in 1547

c)

in 1589

d)

in 1678

41.

Where was Ann Boleyn beheaded?

a)

In Hampton Court Palace

b)

In a maze

c)

In Trafalgar Square

d)

In the Tower of London

42.

English Parliament's legal action at the request of Henry VIII that made him head of the Church of England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon.

a)

Act of Justice

b)

Act of Supremacy

c)

Act of Matrimony

43.

Which of these world history eras was NOT going on at the time of Henry the 8th's reign as King of England?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Crusades

44.

What was Henry the 8th seeking above all else?

a)

A happy marriage

b)

A male heir to the throne

c)

European dominance

45.

What was significant about Parliament's Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the Church of England?

a)

It was one of the first times Parliament did something outside of taxation.

b)

They later repealed it.

c)

It did not make him the head of the church.

46.

What happened to property owned by the Catholic Church after Henry the 8th broke from Rome?

a)

He let the Pope keep it.

b)

He kept it all to himself.

c)

He sold it off and allowed more people to own real property.

47.

What happened to Henry's wife Jane Seymour after giving birth to Edward?

a)

She was executed for treason.

b)

She died soon after childbirth.

c)

They remained happily married and raised Edward together.

48.

Which of these adjectives was NOT used to describe Henry the 8th?

a)

ruthless

b)

selfish

c)

jovial

49.

What type of government did Henry the 8th rule in?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Democratic Republic

c)

Direct Democracy

50.

Why is the reign of Henry the 8th important in history?

a)

It set England and the rest of Europe and the United States on a path of absolute monarchy.

b)

It saw Parliament gain power and it exposed England to Protestantism which made its way to the American colonies.

c)

He limited Parliament more than they were already, and kept Catholicism as the main religion for centuries to come.