Year 8

How did Edward's reign affect Morebath church?

Year 8

How did Edward's reign affect Morebath church?

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  1. 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.
Correct answer: Morebath church was beautifully decorated- there was a golden crucifix, lots of statues and lots of 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
Correct answer: Saint Nicholas
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.
Correct answer: In charge of Morebath church- he led the church services and looked after the villagers.
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.
Correct answer: They loved the statues of their saints- they found comfort in praying to them and raised money to look after them.
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.
Correct answer: Very involved- as well as going to church each week, they helped raise money for their church.
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.
Correct answer: A pot of money, used to look after a saint's statue.
Q7.
How did Henry VIII change Morebath church?
Correct answer: A little- they had to get a Bible and move their candles to the sides of the statues.
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.

7 Questions

Q1.
What religion was King Edward VI?
Catholic
Correct answer: Protestant
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?
Correct answer: All the statues of their saints, all the candles apart from two, their crucifix and Sir Christopher's vestments
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
Correct answer: A Protestant prayer book and a locked box to raise money for the poor
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.
Correct answer: Morebath church couldn't have ales any more.
Q5.
What happened to the church's money?
Morebath church had more money than ever.
Correct answer: Morebath church had no money left.
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.
Correct answer: Edward's reign weakened the community of Morebath- they couldn't meet together as much as before.
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.
Correct answer: The statue of Saint Mary and Sir Christopher's vestments.
The statues of Saint Sidwell, Saint Mary and Saint George.
Their crucifix and all their statues.