Protestant Reformation
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7th Grade
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Sarah Hughes
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This quiz focuses on the Protestant Reformation, a pivotal religious and political movement in 16th-century European history. Designed for 7th grade students, the assessment covers essential concepts including Martin Luther's role as the catalyst for reform, his 95 Theses challenging the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences, and the broader consequences of his actions. Students must demonstrate understanding of key vocabulary terms such as reformation, indulgence, and predestination, while also grasping cause-and-effect relationships like Henry VIII's break with Rome over his divorce and the Catholic Church's response through excommunication. The questions require students to connect the invention of the printing press to the spread of reformist ideas and understand how the Reformation paralleled Renaissance thinking by encouraging people to question established traditions and authority. Created by Sarah Hughes, a History teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes, from introducing vocabulary at the unit's beginning to providing comprehensive review before summative assessments. Teachers can deploy it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it for homework to reinforce daily lessons, or use it for formative assessment to gauge student comprehension of reformation concepts. The mix of factual recall and analytical thinking questions makes it particularly effective for identifying students who may need additional support with either content knowledge or historical reasoning skills. This assessment aligns with NCSS.D2.His.1.6-8 and NCSS.D2.His.3.6-8 standards, requiring students to analyze historical context and focus inquiry to explain historical developments in medieval and early modern times.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches
Reformation
Indulgence
Purgatory
Protestant
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A release from sin given by the Catholic church
fundamental
indulgence
predestination
Transubstantiation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did England break with the Church?
Martin Luther's influence spread throughout country
John Calvin set up his theocracy in one the towns
The king wanted a divorce and Church said no
The England did not break from the Catholic Church
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was Martin Luther?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the 95 Theses?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
Excommunication
The Peace of Westphalia
The Counsel of Trent
They ignored it
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?
The decisions of the Pope
The bible
The actions of the Priest
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