Reformation Pre-Test Study Quiz

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

. . . Be it enacted, by authority of this present Parliament, that the king, our sovereign lord, his heirs and successors, kings of this realm, shall be taken, accepted, and reputed [known as] the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England. . . .

—Act of Supremacy, 1534

What was the result of this Act?

• The leaders of England joined an alliance with the Lutheran princes of Germany.

• The monarchs of France and Spain passed similar laws in their countries.

• The English king assumed the position of the pope in Rome.

• A Protestant monarchy was established in England.

Queen Elizabeth I influenced British society by

• establishing an official religion.

• empowering religious reformers.

• creating a vast colonial empire.

• empowering people with suffrage.

During the 16th century, many missionaries worked to

• convert people in Asia and the Americas to Christianity.

• educate children in Africa and Asia.

• fight protestantism in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia.

• provide starving people throughout the world with food.

During the 1700's, Catholic missionaries had the largest numbers of converts in

• Africa.

• the Americas.

• Japan.

• the Philippines.

Suppose you were looking at a religious map of Europe in 1600 AD. Which country would be recognized as predominantly Roman Catholic?

• Denmark

• England

• Italy

• Sweden

If a person lived in France during the beginning of the 17^th century, he or she would most likely have been a member of the __________ religion

• Anglican

• Catholic

• Lutheran

• Muslim

Which religious group was a product of the Catholic Church during the Reformation?

• Jews

• Protestants

• Worms

• Quakers

Which advance helped spread the ideas of the Protestant Reformation?

• Da Vinci’s drawings of human anatomy

• Michelangelo’s architectural achievements

• Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press

• Galileo’s invention of the reflecting telescope

What was one result of the increase of books in the vernacular, such as Johann Gutenberg’s version of the Bible?

• More people were encouraged to learn how to read.

• People became more dependent on the Catholic clergy.

• Universities became less important as centers of learning.

• People became less interested in ancient works written in Latin or Greek.

Which of the following is the main reason that the development of the printing press in the Renaissance helped more people understand the Bible?

• Bibles were now printed in Latin, which most people understood.

• New books were placed to the Bible, making it popular with new readers.

• Pamphlets that contained advertisements for the Bible were printed in Europe.

• The Bible was printed in the languages of many different people, allowing more people to read it.