Reformation

What was an indulgence?

• a Christian who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

• a common practice of selling and buying positions in the Catholic Church

• a grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins

What happened to Jan Hus?

• he was burned at the stake.

• he was interrogated.

• he became a Monk.

What were indulgences?

• high-ranking positions within the Church.

• lists of abuses posted on church doors.

• pardons of all of their sins and those of friends and family.

What does it mean to be excommunicated?

• to be offered a high-ranking position within the Church.

• to be condemned to death by burning at the stake.

• to no longer be allowed membership in the Church.

King Henry VIII of England wanted to end his marriage so that he could marry Anne Boleyn. What happened when the pope refused to allow a divorce?

• Henry broke with the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England.

• Henry decided that if he could not marry Anne, he would banish her to a convent.

• Henry sent his army to kidnap the pope until he agreed to the divorce.

Many Catholics were deeply disturbed by the abuse of indulgences, because it seemed as though people

• could buy forgiveness for their sins.

• were no longer able to sin.

• no longer understood what sin was.

Why was Jan Hus burned at the stake in 1415?

• He convinced Pope Gregory XI to move the papacy back to Rome from Avignon.

• He killed dozens of Protestants who had broken away from the Church.

• He was charged with heresy because he wanted to reform the Church.

What are the "letters of pardon" that Luther refers to?

• indulgences

• Protestants

• simony

Why did Pope Leo X excommunicate Martin Luther?

• Luther was influencing too many Church leaders to support his bid to become the pope himself.

• Church leaders believed Luther was attacking fundamental truths of the Catholic religion.

• Luther signed the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 against the wishes of Pope Leo X.

What was William Tyndale's most significant contribution to the Reformation?

• He built Protestant churches that had no religious statues or paintings.

• He closed down Catholic monasteries in England and took their riches.

• He translated the New Testament and parts of the Old Testament into English.