Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation

"In the early 1500s, the Humanist movement of the Italian Renaissance caused Europeans to take another look at the world around them and question it. The church was no exception. Throughout Medieval and Renaissance times, it had grown in power and wealth. Clergy members weren’t sticking to their vows to stay unmarried and childless. They held themselves like royalty rather than humble servants of God. Many rulers also had conflicts with the church, including French King Phillip IV and England’s King Henry VIII."

Which sentence of the excerpt above supports the topic sentence, "The church often struggled for power, disputing with political leaders."

• "The church was no exception. Throughout Medieval and Renaissance times, it had grown in power and wealth."

• "Clergy members weren’t sticking to their vows to stay unmarried and childless."

• "Many rulers also had conflicts with the church, including French King Phillip IV and England’s King Henry VIII."

• None of these

In what two ways were clergy members of this time period building the church's wealth?

• Accepting indulgences to increase people's length in purgatory, and refusing to pay taxes

• Accepting indulgences to reduce people's time in purgatory, and refusing to pay taxes

• Imposing their own taxes on their region of control, and accepting indulgences to increase people's time in purgatory

• None of the above are correct

What major religious theory did John Calvin believe and teach to his followers in Switzerland?

• One could change God's mind about their salvation with good works

• God knew who would and wouldn’t accept salvation before they were born.

• Indulgences worked to secure one’s salvation

• None of these

When the people of Geneva elected Calvin in 1541, he created both religious and political laws to help Calvinists live upright and holy lives. According to the reading, why did Calvin ban many forms of entertainment such as gambling and dancing?

• Calvin believed that they distracted people from the Holy Word

• Calvin believed that they took time away from prayer

• Calvin emphasized that all people were prone to be sinful, so he banned them to curb sinful temptation

• Calvin wanted to make sure that the businesses that offered these forms of entertainment were removed from Geneva

The Spanish Inquisition made a come back during the church reformation period. Why did the Inquisition kill and exile Christians during this time period?

• They wanted to keep the church population small

• They wanted Christians to continue to pay indulgences

• They wanted to make Spain strictly Roman Catholic

• None of these are correct

Why did some Roman Catholic leaders create religious orders such as Jesuits and Ursuline orders?

• To create their own versions of monasteries, keeping clergy to their vows of staying unmarried and dedicated to God's work

• To fight against the spread of Protestantism by teaching people proper Catholic teachings in the hopes that they would stay Roman Catholic all their lives

• To punish clergy members that weren't staying true to their vows

• To demand taxes from all citizens

According to the reading, why did the Roman Catholic Church also hold conferences such as the Council of Trent, which met three times in Trent Italy from 1545 to 1563.

• To rewrite clergy rules

• Send out missionaries to convert more Catholics beyond Europe

• Reform Catholic teachings

• ALL are correct

Why was sending out more missionaries one of the Roman Catholic Church's responses to Protestantism?

• Missionaries could convert foreigners to Catholicism and stop the spread of Protestantism

• Missionaries could kill Protestants on their way to other countries

• Missionaries could steal children for the religious orders

• None of these

Why did English Professor William Tyndale begin translating the bible from its traditional Latin into English?

• He wanted to anger the English Catholic clergy

• He didn't believe the Catholic Church was teaching the actual bible during sermons

• He felt every person had a right to read and study the Bible, not just Catholic leadership

• None of these

According to the reading, several factors led King Henry VIII to proclaim himself head of the Anglican Church in 1534. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the reading?

• King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife and remarry, but the Catholic clergy refused him

• English Professor William Tyndale's translated of the bible from Latin to English

• King Henry VIII wanted to read the bible and interpret it for himself

• English Professor William Tyndale sent his translation back to England after he was forced out by the Catholic Church