Understanding Nonconformism in Religious History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

the former Union Chapel, Brighton's oldest Nonconformist place of worship, was converted into a pub after 300 years of religious use.

the variety of places of worship in the district of Lewes, England, reflect its long tradition of Protestant Nonconformism.

the Dissenters' Chapel in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, was the first purpose-built Nonconformist chapel to be built in a public cemetery in England.

the Bulldozer Exhibition has got its name because the Soviet authorities actually used bulldozers to disperse the spectators and destroy the paintings of the participating Moscow nonconformist artists.

the "restrained and dignified" Zion Chapel is the oldest Nonconformist church in East Grinstead—a West Sussex town with a long history of Protestant Nonconformity and alternative religion.

the redundant Umberslade Baptist Church (pictured) near Hockley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, is the sole survivor among grand chapels associated with the rise of Birmingham Nonconformity.

Maesyronnen Chapel in Powys, Wales, was one of the earliest Nonconformist chapels to be built in the country, and that it is still in use as a chapel.

Understanding Nonconformism in Religious History

1 Presbyterians, Congregationalists, ________, Quakers (founded in 1648), and those less organized were considered Nonconformists at the time of the 1662 Act of Uniformity.

2 For more on Nonconformists of the 17th and 18th centuries, see ________.

3 For example, attendance at an English university had required conformity to the Church of England before ________ (UCL) was founded, compelling Nonconformists to fund their own Dissenting Academies privately.

4 In ________ the strong traditions of Nonconformism can be traced back to the Welsh Methodist revival which led to Wales effectively being a Nonconformist country by the mid 19th century.

5 The religious census of 1851 revealed that total Nonconformist attendance was very close to that of ________.

6 In Scotland, the Anglican ________ is considered nonconformist (despite its English counterpart's status) and in England, the Presbyterian United Reformed Church is in a similar position.

7 Nonconformist was a term used in England after the Act of Uniformity 1662 to refer to an English subject belonging to a non-Christian religion or any non-________ church.

8 ________ - an example of a historically significant church, with background information

9 Nonconformism (usually capitalized) refers to the Protestant ________ of England and Wales who refused to "conform", or follow the governance and usages of the Church of England.

10 Nowadays, churches independent of the ________ Church of England or the Presbyterian Church of Scotland are often called Free Churches.

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