Counter-Reformation

Counter-Reformation

Use the information in the following slides to answer the questions as you go.

Multiple Choice

Protestants believed that religious truth was found in the Bible alone.

The Council of Trent, however, said:

• that truth also came from Catholic tradition

• that the Bible was not a source of truth

• that Protestants should learn obedience and discipline

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

In some ways, the Society of Jesus was more like a military unit than a religious order.

Why do you think this was so ?

• Their education was based on a balance of faith and reason

• The Jesuits had to fight many military battles to convert people to the Catholic faith

• Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuits founder, was formerly a soldier in the military

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct statement about the Jesuits:

• They learned languages so they could spread Catholicism to other continents

• They learned obedience and discipline

• Their education was based on a balance of faith and reason

• They brought respect back to the Catholic Church

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

In the 16th century, what did the Inquisition include as a heresy ?

• reading the Bible

• being a Protestant

• joining a religious order

Multiple Choice

Church officials created a list of books considered a threat to the Catholic faith and collected

these "forbidden books." What did they do with these books ?

• burned them

• buried them

• hid them

• all of these

Multiple Select

Which of the following were Counter-Reformation events or activities?

• Books that were considered a "threat" to the Catholic faith were destroyed

• The Council of Trent reformed and defined Catholic beliefs.

• Erasmus publicly condemned the Pope for abusing his power

• The Order of Jesus (Jesuits) was created

• The Inquisition was created to investigate and find heresy

Daily Take-Away

What was the Counter-Reformation? Name one thing that took place during the Counter-Reformation.