Which of the following statements about the Tractarian (Oxford) Movement are true?

1. A. It spread across the whole world.
2. B. Its other leaders were John Henry Newman and R. H. Froude.
3. C. It began with John Keble's sermon of 1833.
4. D. Pusey gave the movement cohesion, fame and a name.
5. E. W. G. Ward's Ideal of a Christian Church was praised by the Oxford Convocation.

1. AB, C and D only
2. BC, D and E only
3. CA, C and E only
4. DA, B and C only

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Correct answer: A. B, C and D only

Explanation

Keble's Assize Sermon, 'National Apostasy' (14 July 1833), launched the movement. Newman and Hurrell Froude led it through the Tracts for the Times, and Pusey's adherence gave it weight and the name 'Puseyites'. Convocation condemned Ward's Ideal in 1845.

Note: The source misprints B as 'Paul Newman'; read as John Henry Newman.