English Reformation trivia

English Reformation Mini Quiz

Test your knowledge with these top questions!

Question 1

Which influential English-language Bible translation was commissioned during the reign of King James I?

The King James Bible, first published in 1611, became the most widely read and quoted English translation of the Bible for centuries.

Question 2

Which type of establishment, often a center of learning and charity, was dissolved and its land seized under Henry VIII?

The Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1541 transferred about a quarter of England's landed wealth from the church to the crown.

Question 3

Which group, previously unable to marry, gained the right to do so as a result of the English Reformation?

Before the English Reformation, Catholic clergy were required to remain celibate, but after the Reformation, Protestant clergy in England were permitted to marry.