How did Edward's reign affect Morebath church?
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- In this lesson, we will learn about how Edward's reign affected Morebath church. We will find out what changes King Edward VI made to the English Church and what this meant for the people of Morebath.
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7 Questions
Q1.
Which of these statements best describes what Morebath church was like inside?
Morebath church had a few decorations- there was a big crucifix and some candles.
Morebath church was quite plain- there were just a few candles around the church.
Morebath church was very plain and simple- there weren't any decorations at all.
Q2.
Morebath church did NOT have a statue of...
Saint George
Saint Mary
Saint Sidwell
Q3.
Morebath church had a priest called Sir Christopher Trychay. As priest he was...
God's representative on earth- he was in charge of the whole Catholic Church.
The one who looked after the church's money- he had to manage the money so it was spent carefully.
Very wealthy and powerful- he was in charge of all the churches in the south-west of England.
Q4.
How did the people of Morebath feel about the statues of their saints? Choose the best answer.
They hated the statues of their saints- they thought they distracted them from worshipping God.
They liked the statues of their saints- they thought they looked nice and added some colour to the church.
They weren't that interested in the statues of their saints- they just put up with them as they had always been there.
Q5.
How involved were the people of Morebath in their church? Choose the best answer.
Fairly involved- they went to church each week, but no more than that.
Not involved at all- most of them didn't even go to church.
Rarely involved- they only went to church at Christmas and Easter.
Q6.
Many of the people in Morebath were part of a store. What was a store?
A big department store, selling all kinds of things.
A local shop, selling candles for the church.
A local shop, selling food.
Q7.
How did Henry VIII change Morebath church?
A lot- they had to move all their beautiful statues, all their candles and get a Bible.
Completely- their statues, crucifix and candles all had to be destroyed.
Not at all- everything stayed exactly the same.
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Q1.
What religion was King Edward VI?
Catholic
Q2.
Edward made Morebath church get rid of a lot of their special objects. Which of these objects did they have to get rid of?
Their English Bible, their Protestant prayer book and the locked box to raise money for the poor
Q3.
Edward made Morebath church buy some new things. What did they have to buy? Choose one answer only.
A huge picture of Edward VI to hang up in their church
A new statue of Saint Mary and another new statue of Saint George
A special set of vestments for their priest
Lots and lots of Bibles in English
Q4.
What happened to the church ales?
Morebath church could have as many ales as they wanted.
Q5.
What happened to the church's money?
Morebath church had more money than ever.
Morebath church had some money, but not much.
Morebath church still had a lot of money.
Q6.
How did Edward's reign affect the community of Morebath?
Edward's reign didn't affect the community of Morebath- they could still meet together at lots of village events.
Edward's reign strengthened the community of Morebath- they now had lots more events where they could meet together.
Q7.
Which objects did the people of Morebath hide to keep them safe?
The new locked box to raise money for the poor.
The new Protestant prayer book.
The statues of Saint Sidwell, Saint Mary and Saint George.
Their crucifix and all their statues.