Reformation

He was an early reformer, who said bishops should be elected not appointed by the Pope. He was burned at the stake for his beliefs.

• Jan Hus

• Martin Luther

• Erasmus

• John Calvin

He was said to have “laid the egg that Luther hatched.” He was committed to reforming the Church from within.

• Jan Hus

• Martin Luther

• Erasmus

• John Calvin

The main goal of Christian Humanism was to

• bring back the classics of ancient Greece and Rome.

• spread Christianity around the Roman Empire.

• to reform the Catholic Church.

• to fight the Muslims over control of the Holy Land.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Christian Humanism?

• It was a result of human beings understanding their ability to reason and improve themselves.

• It was created to spread Christianity around the Roman Empire.

• Reading basic works of Christianity, people could become more religious.

• The main goal was to reform the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther was not the first person to suggest reform for the Catholic Church. This invention of the mid-1400’s made his ideas easier to spread. Before this invention only 40 pages per workday could be copied, after this invention 3,600 pages per workday could be printed.

• castles

• vernacular languages

• Latin

• printing press

Why was the sale of indulgences so controversial?

• It was seen as people buying forgiveness or less time in purgatory.

• The people started reading the Bible in their vernacular languages.

• Henry VIII wanted a divorce from his first wife so he split from the Church.

• Jan Hus was burned at the stake.

What was the goal of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?

• to reform the Catholic Church

• to gather support from Christians to take back the Holy Land

• to break away from the Catholic Church

• All of the above

Which of the following was not a criticism of the Church that Martin Luther wrote about in the 95 Theses?

• indulgences

• all people reading the Bible

• wealth of the church

• power of the Pope

How did Martin Luther differ from the Church when came to the question of salvation?

• The Church doctrine states that salvation comes from faith alone.

• Luther and the Church agreed on the issue of salvation.

• The Church doctrine states that salvation comes from good works and faith and Luther said you only need faith.

• Luther stated in his 95 Theses that good works and faith were needed for salvation.

What was the Church’s ultimate response to Luther?

• They accepted some of his reforms and invited him to the Council of Trent.

• They burned him at the stake.

• They excommunicated him after accepting some of his reforms.

• They excommunicated him and banned all of his writings.