Reformations Sampler

An important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe was that it strengthened the

• religious unity of Europe

• power of kings and queens

• power of the pope

• belief in polytheism

In Western Europe, an effect of the Protestant Reformation was a

• decline in religious unity and in the power of the RCC

• decrease in educational opportunities for the middle class

• renewed domination of the Catholic Church over the German states

• greater tolerance of religions other than Christianity, like Judaism

One similarity between the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Protestant Reformation was that

• most thinkers had the support of the Roman Catholic Church

• during each movement there was a great emphasis placed on traditional beliefs

• the RCC lost power as a result each movement

• all three movements contributed to the end of feudalism

Which of the following was a major cause of the Counter (Catholic) Reformation?

• Church leaders wanted meet to discuss Martin Luther’s suggested reforms

• Church leaders needed to have a meeting to increase tithes in Western Europe

• There was a need to set a consistent price for indulgences

• The Church wanted to prevent more Catholics from becoming Protestants

One cause of the Protestant Reformation was that

• the RCC stopped collecting tithes

• John Calvin nailed the 95 Theses to the door of the Church in Wittenberg

• Reformers questioned the RCC’s corrupt practices

• the Church encouraged its followers to question its teachings

The most significant way in which the Renaissance influenced the Reformation was the Renaissance's

• encouraging of a questioning attitude

• questioning of the existence of God

• stressing the importance of earning salvation after death

• support of democratic government

The belief that God determines ahead of time who will receive salvation is known as

• Predestination

• The Protestant Reformation

• Free-Market Capitalism

• an Islamic Theocracy

A major similarity between Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII is that

• each was a monarch that had his power limited

• each contributed humanist art during the Italian Renaissance

• each contributed to the Protestant Reformation

• each was a supporter of Nicolas Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory

The Ninety-Five Theses were a call for

• greater authority for the Pontiff in Rome

• religious revolt against the Moors

• religious warfare against the European Jewish population

• reforms within the RCC

Which of the following was an effect of the Protestant Reformation?

• The power of the Pope was strengthened

• New branches of Christianity emerged in Western Europe

• The practice of Roman Catholicism was outlawed across Western Europe

• The RCC organized a new round of Crusades