Chapter 18- Reformation Reading Comprehension Quiz (Barca)

Which religious group believed that God has already decided who will be saved?

• Lutherans

• Calvinists

• Catholics

• all of the above

What was the Reformation?

• a religious movement that began in the 1500s to reform the Catholic Church

• a cultural movement that began in the 1300s to reform art and literature

• a scientific movement that began in the 1400s to reform methods of observation

• an educational movement tat began in the 1200s to reform univeristy learning

Why did the Catholic Church impse heavy taxes on and sell idulgences to its members in the 1500s?

• to pay for programs for the poor

• to support its many monasteries

• to pay for the construction of lavish churches and a rich lifestyle for the pope

• to pay for the construction of new universities and libraries

Why was Martin Luther put on trial by the Holy Roman Emperor?

• He had criticized the emperor for supporting the pope.

• He had attacked the Church for its sale of indulgences.

• He had encouraged people to break away from the Church.

• He had started a war against Rome.

In 1541, John Calvin applied his Protestant ideas to ________, setting up a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.

• education

• business

• science

• government

What was the Inquisition?

• a list of Protestant authors and books that Catholics were forbidden to read

• a series of meetings held to find ways to stop the spread of Protestantism

• a court set up by the Catholic Church to try people suspected of heresy

• a small group of Catholics whose goal ws to defend the Catholic faith throughout the world

Who was Ignatius Loyola?

• a Protestant leader who spread his faith to distant lands

• a Calvinist preacher who made important contributions in the field of education

• a Catholic who founded the Society of Jesus to defend and spread the faith

• a pope who led the Counter-Reformation

Where did Jesuit missionaries go to spread the Catholic faith?

• Scandinavia, Russia, and China

• India, Australia, and Japan

• Africa, Asia, and the Americas

• the Middle East, eastern Europe, and Africa

What reforms did the Council of Trent make regarding priests?

• It required priests to be at least 25 years old and educated

• It allowed priests to marry.

• It instructed priests to return any money they had collected from the sale of indulgences.

• It called for priests to hep the sick in hospitals and serve the poor.

All of the following were targets of Inquisition judges EXCEPT

• Protestants living in Catholic lands

• the pope

• Church leaders

• important nobles