Traditional Religion in England and Wales

Question 1

What two things were abolished by 1540?

Answer 1

Mass and Papal Authority

Question 2

What was the main message of the 10 Articles? What year?

Answer 2

Religious services would continue to be in Latin, 1536

Question 3

The English Church went from seven sacraments to three. What were they?

Answer 3

1. Baptism
2. Communion
3. Reconciliation

Question 4

Why was the Church so big on visual imagery?

Answer 4

most people couldn’t read

Question 5

How was salvation gained in the Latin Church?

Answer 5

faith and grace (works and sacraments)

Question 6

Was the Latin Church communal or individual?

Answer 6

Communal

Question 7

What version of the Bible did St. Jerome translate in the seventh century?

Answer 7

the Vulgate

Question 8

Who were the Lollards?

Answer 8

English people who wanted the Bible to be English - however, there was no printing press and few could read. They were later suppressed and driven underground

Question 9

Explain the Rood Screen. Where in the church was it?

Answer 9

At the base, the lower panels were painted with images of relevant saints. The top of the rood screen was the rood (crucifix), flanked by Mary and St. John. It was between the nave, where the congregation sat, and the altar.

Question 10

Why were the saints at the base of the rood screen?

Answer 10

They were “supporting” the cross, and they were beneath the level of God

Question 11

What painting was often behind the cross?

Answer 11

“Doom” - a painting of the Last Judgment