Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Visualizing History: “Targets of Puritan Reform”

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

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1. The extravagant architecture and stained glass that characterized most Christian churches in Europe through the seventeenth century was intended to demonstrate the

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Correct. The answer is d. Christian churches throughout Europe had been constructed with magnificent architecture and colorful stained glass since the medieval period. This grand design and ornamentation was intended to convey God’s majesty to worshippers in all its glory.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Christian churches throughout Europe had been constructed with magnificent architecture and colorful stained glass since the medieval period. This grand design and ornamentation was intended to convey God’s majesty to worshippers in all its glory.

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2. Who was responsible for the English Reformation, in which the Church of England replaced Catholicism as the official state-supported church in Britain?

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Correct. The answer is c. King Henry VIII started the English Reformation, in which Britain broke away from the Catholic Church and instead proclaimed as the state religion the Church of England. In 1532, King Henry VIII declared that Thomas Cranmer would be the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England’s religious head.
Incorrect. The answer is c. King Henry VIII started the English Reformation, in which Britain broke away from the Catholic Church and instead proclaimed as the state religion the Church of England. In 1532, King Henry VIII declared that Thomas Cranmer would be the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England’s religious head.

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3. Why did Puritans prefer plain churches, and scorn highly ornamented churches like Canterbury Cathedral?

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Correct. The answer is b. Puritans believed that when they were in church, people should focus all of their energy on their worship and not be distracted by anything around them. For this reason, they built simply unadorned churches for their parishioners and staunchly opposed highly decorated churches like Canterbury Cathedral.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Puritans believed that when they were in church, people should focus all of their energy on their worship and not be distracted by anything around them. For this reason, they built simply unadorned churches for their parishioners and staunchly opposed highly decorated churches like Canterbury Cathedral.

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4. Puritan opposition to the large stained glass images of Bible stories that adorned most Christian churches in the seventeenth century demonstrates how Puritans valued

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Correct. The answer is a. Puritans opposed the stained glass images of Bible stories that could be seen in most Christian churches because they believed that worshippers should learn the stories by reading the Bible themselves, not by looking at pictures. Therefore, Puritan opposition to the stained glass images was a direct result of how highly they valued reading the Bible.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Puritans opposed the stained glass images of Bible stories that could be seen in most Christian churches because they believed that worshippers should learn the stories by reading the Bible themselves, not by looking at pictures. Therefore, Puritan opposition to the stained glass images was a direct result of how highly they valued reading the Bible.

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5. This essay supports which of the following historical arguments?

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Correct. The answer is d. Puritans rejected many of the worship practices that were central to the Church of England, such as the design of churches. This rejection made Puritans the target of persecution in Britain, which caused thousands of Puritans to flee to the colonies in the New World in the 1630s. The essay does not provide sufficient evidence to support any of the other claims.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Puritans rejected many of the worship practices that were central to the Church of England, such as the design of churches. This rejection made Puritans the target of persecution in Britain, which caused thousands of Puritans to flee to the colonies in the New World in the 1630s. The essay does not provide sufficient evidence to support any of the other claims.