Exercise 3. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.

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Exercise 2. Answer the following questions about the Church of England.

1. What is the status of the Church of England in the country?
2. When was it created?
3. In what way does the Church of England follow the Catholic traditions?
4. In what way does the Church of England follow the Protestant traditions?
5. Who is the spiritual head of the church?
6. What title does the Queen bear in connection to the Church of England?
7. What are the legislative and the judicial bodies in the structure of the church?
8. What is the hierarchy of the Church of England?
9. Who appoints the parish priests of the church?
10. How is the Church of England involved in the political life of the country?
11. What are the main sources of income for the Church of England?
12. What are the sister churches of the Church of England in other parts of the UK?

1. The Church of England acts as senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
2. The most senior cleric of the church is the Archbishop of York.
3. The title Supreme Governor of the Church of England was created for Elizabeth II.
4. The title Defender of the Faith has been part of the British monarch's title since Henry VIII was granted it for his role in opposing the Protestant Reformation.
5. Measures of Synod can be amended by the UK Parliament.
6. Measures of Synod are a part of the law of England.
7. A parish priest in the Church of England can be appointed by a private individual.
8. In Scotland, the Church of Scotland is the established church.
9. The Kirk is an informal name for the Church of Ireland.
10. The British monarch when in Scotland is the Supreme Governor of the Church of Scotland.
11. The Kirk has no bishops, but is rather governed by elders and ministers.
12. The Church in Wales is a part of the Church of England.

Exercise 4. Study the chart depicting some of the Christian denominations and fill in the following:

Eastern Orthodox, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Quakers, Baptists, Russian Orthodox