Church History 1500-1800

Which 16th Century revolt was intended to reform the Catholic Church, but divided and even splintered Christianity?

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Schism

• The Crusades

• The Reformation

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Martin Luther’s doctrine broke with the Catholic Church?

• He taught that the only valid authority was the Bible

• He denied Sacred Tradition

• He argued that people were saved through faith and good works.

• He rejected the papacy and the priesthood.

Which of the following is NOT one of the key doctrines of the Church affirmed at the Council of Trent?

• The Churches authority to interpret the meaning of Scripture.

• The importance of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.

• Legalizing the selling of indulgences.

• The teaching that our salvation is God’s free gift as well as our free response to that gift.

Which of the following was NOT one of the good effects of the Enlightenment?

• Scientific Method

• Separation of Powers

• Division of Faith and Reason

• Government tolerance of religious differences

Which Saint helped to found the Discalced Carmelite order and was named a Doctor of the Church because his or her writings, such as Counter Reformation and The Interior Castle, helped to form Church Doctrine?

• St. Ignatius of Loyola

• St. Thomas More

• St. Teresa of Avila

• St. Peter Claver

Which English Saint was martyred for his or her faith after refusing to accept King Henry VIII as the head of the Church, when the King split from the Roman Catholic Church because he was refused a divorce?

• St. Ignatius of Loyola

• St. Thomas More

• St. Teresa of Avila

• St. Peter Claver

Which Saint dedicated his or her life to helping enslaved persons, particularly African slaves brought to South America?

• St. Ignatius of Loyola

• St. Thomas More

• St. Teresa of Avila

• St. Peter Claver

Which Saint went on to write the Spiritual Exercises, after giving up a life of wealth and soldiering after reading many books about Jesus and the Saints while healing from a cannonball wound?

• St. Thomas More

• St. Teresa of Avila

• St. Ignatius of Loyola

• St. Peter Claver

Also called the Society of Jesus, what religious order did St. Ignatius of Loyola found, along with 6 of his friends?

• The Dominicans

• The Franciscans

• The Jesuits

• The Carmelites

Who wrote the 95 Theses, cataloging supposed bad practices of the Church?

• Martin Luther

• Thomas More

• Henry VIII

• Peter Claver