TCI Lesson 30 The Reformation Begins

How did Renaissance humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church?

• They studied ancient texts.

• They wrote poetry and plays.

• They tried to elect a new pope.

• They questioned accepted beliefs.

The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem like

• the Church was in economic trouble.

• the government had lost its authority.

• anyone could buy a leadership position.

• people could buy forgiveness for sins.

Simony upset many people. How might someone commit simony?

• by breaking vows as a monk by getting married

• by paying money to be the priest of a large parish

• by telling people that an ordinary object is a holy relic

• by collecting taxes from poor people to give to the pope.

Which claim by the Catholic Church was a problem for monarchs?

• Kings should stop fighting wars.

• The queen should pray every day.

• Priests did not have to obey the king.

• Actors should not perform on Sundays.

For several years there were two popes—

• one honest and one corrupt.

• one elected and one appointed.

• one in France and one in Rome.

• one Catholic and one Protestant.

How did the Western Schism weaken the Catholic Church?

• It reduced respect for the papacy.

• It led to warfare between the sides.

• It cost parishes much of their wealth.

• It caused people to learn how to read.

Who might have said the quote below?

"I want to purify the Church."

• a devoted Catholic

• an early Church reformer

• a supporter of simony

• an excommunicated clergy member

What did John Wycliffe and several other reformers believe was the source of religious authority?

• the Bible

• the Church

• the individual

• the natural world

Jan Hus wanted worship to be in the language of the people. What teaching of the Catholic Church did this oppose?

• The mass should be in Latin.

• All languages are equally good.

• Silent worship is more respectful.

• The monarch can choose the language.

Catherine of Siena helped prepare Europe for the Reformation by

• translating the Bible into Italian.

• criticizing the wealth of the Church.

• encouraging monarchs to take control of religious houses and the clergy.

• showing that one can have a personal experience of God.