A Reformation in Christianity Part 1

During the Renaissance, the Catholic Church raised money by selling _________ .

• acts of supremacy

• ninety-five theses

• indlugences

• Bibles

Martin Luther wanted to reform the Catholic Church

• True

• False

John Wycliffe claimed that all religious truth came from _____ .

• the Catholic Church

• witihin a person

• the pope

• the Christian Bible

Erasmus believed that people would become better Christians only by participating in religious activities.

• True

• False

Martin Luther argued that all Christians ______ .

• could confess their sins directly to God

• could only communicate with God with the aid of priest

• needed to buy indulegences

• should listen to Pope Leo X

German princes at the Diet of Worms convinced Martin Luther to change his mind about reforming the Church.

• True

• False

Many German rulers became Protestant and took over lands that had belonged to the Catholic Church.

• True

• False

The Peace of Augsburg allowed German rulers to _____ .

• choose the clergy of the church

• annul their marriages

• convert to another religion

• choose the religion of their people

What were some reasons that the Catholic Church began to grow weaker during the Renaissance? Select ALL that apply.

• The power of the Church's bishops began to drop significantly.

• Some people began to object to the selling of indulgences, which the Church stated forgave people's sins.

• Many church officials became wealthy.

• The Church began translating the Christian Bible from Latin to English in order to reach the common people.

How did the Reformation get its name?

• A monk named Martin Luther wanted to reform the Catholic Church.

• A scholar named Desiderius Erasmus wanted to reform the Protestant Church.

• Pope Leo X wanted to reform European political systems.

• A priest named John Wycliffe wanted to reform the English monarchy.