Reformation Review

Multiple Choice

What were some of the main factors that led to the weakening of the Catholic Church's authority by the Late Middle Ages?

• Worldliness, corruption, and political conflicts

• Scientific discoveries and technological advances

• Natural disasters and famines

• Invasions by foreign armies

Open Ended

How do you think the behavior of Church officials, such as breaking vows or acting like royalty, might have affected people's trust in the Church during the 1300s?

Multiple Choice

What was the original purpose of indulgences in the Church during the Middle Ages?

• To raise money for the Church

• To release people from punishment for sins in exchange for gifts and good works

• To punish those who questioned the Church

• To gain political power

Multiple Select

Which of the following were abuses associated with the Church, as described in the lesson?

• Simony

• Charging pilgrims to see relics

• Heavy taxation

• Allowing women to become priests

Open Ended

How did the abuses of simony and selling indulgences contribute to growing resentment among Catholics?

Multiple Choice

What was the main effect of the Western Schism on the Catholic Church?

• It strengthened the authority of the pope

• It united all European Christians

• It divided and confused Catholics, lessening respect for the papacy

• It ended the practice of indulgences

Open Ended

Why did John Wycliffe believe the Bible should be translated into English, and what impact did this have on the Church?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Jan Hus's main message to the Church?

• The Church should accumulate more wealth.

• The pope is the true head of the Church.

• Jesus Christ is the true head of the Church.

• Indulgences should be sold to fund the Church.

Open Ended

How did the actions and beliefs of Catherine of Siena and Desiderius Erasmus contribute to calls for reform within the Catholic Church?

Multiple Choice

Martin Luther's early life and experiences as a monk led him to develop what revolutionary belief about salvation?

• Salvation is earned through good works.

• Salvation is a gift from God received in faith.

• Salvation is only for the clergy.

• Salvation is achieved by following the pope.

Multiple Choice

Which event marked the beginning of the Reformation in 1517?

• Luther's excommunication by Pope Leo X

• The Diet of Worms

• Posting of the Ninety-Five Theses

• The burning of Jan Hus

Open Ended

What were the main outcomes of the Diet of Worms for Martin Luther and his movement?

Open Ended

How do you think the worldliness and political conflicts within the Catholic Church affected people's trust in religious institutions during the Late Middle Ages?

Multiple Choice

What were some of the main factors that led to the weakening of the Catholic Church by the Late Middle Ages?

• Worldliness, corruption, and political conflicts

• Scientific discoveries and technological advances

• Decline in population due to plagues

• Rise of Protestantism

Multiple Choice

How did the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 impact the spread of Protestantism in Germany?

• It allowed each prince to choose the religion of his territory, leading to greater religious diversity.

• It banned Protestantism throughout Germany.

• It forced all Germans to convert to Catholicism.

• It ended all religious conflicts in Europe.