Question

What did Queen Elizabeth achieve under the Elizabethan Settlement?

Cessation of the Protestant effort to reform the Church of England as a Protestant church.
Restoration of papal authority of papal authority over the Church of England.
Reconfiguration of the Church of England as a "middle way" between Roman Catholic and Protestant doctrine and practice.
Prohibition of Roman Catholic doctrine and practice within England's borders.
Unification of the Roman Catholics and Protestant under Anabaptist doctrine and practice.

Answer 1

Correct answer: Reconfiguration of the Church of England as a "middle way" between Roman Catholic and Protestant doctrine and practice.

Explanation (brief):
- The Elizabethan Settlement (chiefly the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity, 1559, plus the Book of Common Prayer and later the Thirty‑Nine Articles) established the monarch as head (Supreme Governor) of a reformed national church that kept some traditional forms and ceremonies while embracing Protestant theology — a via media between Rome and radical Protestantism.
- It did not restore papal authority (so not the restoration of papal authority).
- It was not a cessation of all Protestant reform efforts (many Protestant reforms continued and more radical Protestants remained dissatisfied).
- It did not wholly prohibit Roman Catholic belief or practice immediately (Catholics were gradually penalized if they refused to conform, but the Settlement aimed at outward uniformity rather than complete doctrinal eradication).
- It had nothing to do with Anabaptist doctrine or unifying Protestants and Catholics under Anabaptism.