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Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, first screened 18 March 2007

Time Trial

Watched the programme, browsed the web pages? Now see how you get on with our quick quiz about John Wycliffe, whose radical teachings are regarded as a precursor of the Protestant Reformation and inspired the Amersham Martyrs more than a century after his death.

(The quiz uses JavaScript so you need to be using Netscape 3, Internet Explorer 3.01 or above, and have JavaScript enabled)

The term 'Lollard' was originally a derogatory one applied to the followers of John Wycliffe. It is thought to come from a Dutch word meaning what?

 

What was John Wycliffe's attitude towards the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, which took place when his views were spreading rapidly among the common people?

 

Of what was it said that 'The jewel of the clergy has become the toy of the laity'?

 

Who was John Wycliffe's most important protector?

 

How did John Wycliffe die?

 

What happened to John Wycliffe's bones almost a century after his death at the command of the Pope?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

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