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1
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How did the Church participate in politics?

A

Abbots and bishops sat in the House of Lords until their removal during the Dissolution of the Monasteries

2
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What is heresy?

A

The holding of beliefs which contradicted the established doctrine of the Church in Rome

3
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What is the liturgy?

A

The form of services held in the Church

4
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How many monasteries were in England in 1509?

A

More than 850

5
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What is the most senior position in the church?

A

Cardinal

6
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Who is the most senior person in the church in England?

A

Archbishop of Canterbury

7
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What is an abbot?

A

The head of a monastic house

8
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Other than cardinal, what positions were held by Cardinal Wolsey?

A

Archbishop of York and chancellor

9
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What is another phrase for church law?

A

Canon law

10
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What authority did Popes have over kings?

A

The power to excommunicate them from the Church

11
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What is the name of the taxation paid by people amounting to one tenth of their income?

A

Tithe

12
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What was the only crime that a church court could execute someone for?

A

Heresy

13
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What is a chantry?

A

A place where prayers for the dead are said, often in a side chapel of the Church

14
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How many monasteries were in England in 1509?

A

More than 850

15
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How many parishes was England divided into in 1529?

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9000

16
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How much money did the Pope gain from taxes in England in 1529?

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£4500

17
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How much money did the king gain from taxes in England in 1529?

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£12,500

18
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How far away were most parishes from a monastery?

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Within four miles

19
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What service did monks provide to the gentry?

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Teaching their sons

20
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Which abbey owned a number of fisheries and mills that allowed it to be self-sustaining?

A

Roche Abbey