Prayer Book Rebellion Quiz - The Tudor Society

This week's Sunday quiz is on a Tudor rebellion, the Prayer Book Rebellion. How much do you know about this rebellion? Test your knowledge with this little quiz. Good luck!

Q1) In which year did the Prayer Book Rebellion take place?

1547

1548

1549

1550

Correct!

Wrong! It was in the summer of 1549.

Q2) Where did the rebellion take place?

The south-west

The Welsh Marches

Lincolnshire

East Anglia

Correct! It was in Devon and Cornwall.

Wrong! It was in the south-west, in Devon and Cornwall.

Q3) Which act of Parliament established the Book of Common Prayer as the sole legal form of worship in England in 1549?

The Religious Houses Act

The Statute of the Six Articles

The Act of Supremacy

The Act of Uniformity

Correct!

Wrong! It was the Act of Uniformity

Q4) Why did people in the south-west have a problem with the new Book of Common Prayer? Tick all that apply.

They were used to hearing services in Latin

Each parish had to pay for the book and this was an area of poverty

They had devised their own book

In Cornwall, many people spoke Cornish, not English

Correct!

Wrong! They were used to hearing services in Latin and in Cornwall, many people spoke Cornish, not English.

Q5) Where did the rebels decide to besiege in July 1549?

Newquay

Padstow

Exeter

Kingsbridge

Correct!

Wrong! They decided to besiege Exeter.

Q6) Which of these were battles in the Prayer Book Rebellion? Tick all that apply.

Battle of Fenny Bridges

Battle of Woodbury Common

Battle of Clyst St Mary

Battle of Sampford Courtenay

Correct!

Wrong! They all were.

Q7) True or false: John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was the main leader of the Crown's forces against the rebels?

True

False

Correct! The forces were led by John Russell, Earl of Bedford.

Wrong! The forces were led by John Russell, Earl of Bedford.

Q8) True or false: The Crown's forces were partly made up of French mercenaries?

True

False

Correct! They were German and Italian mercenaries.

Wrong! They were German and Italian mercenaries.

Q9) How old was John Russell when he led the Crown forces against the rebels in 1549?

About 64

About 45

About 55

About 37

Correct!

Wrong! He was about 64.

Q10) Which of these men was one of the leaders of the rebels of the Prayer Book Rebellion?

Robert Kett

Sir Humphrey Arundell

Michael an Goff

William Francis

Correct! He was Sir Humphrey Arundell of Helland.

Wrong! It was Sir Humphrey Arundell of Helland.

Q11) Which battle ended the rebellion?

Battle of Exeter

Battle of Clyst St Mary

Battle of Samford Courtenay

Battle of Clyst Heath

Correct! It took place on 17th August 1549. The rebels were routed there by the larger royal forces.

Wrong! It was the Battle of Samford Courtenay. It took place on 17th August 1549. The rebels were routed there by the larger royal forces.