The Reformation

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.

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.

What did the first Protestants protest against?

• the humanist philosophy

• decrees by King Henry VIII

• the reformation of government

• corruption in the Catholic Church

What famous document did Martin Luther nail to a church door?

• a challenge for a Church official to debate him

• a list of arguments against abuses by the Church

• an order for the peasants to go back to their fields

• a statement that he was going to start his own church

How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation?

• It led cities to establish new universities.

• It spread new ideas and translations of the Bible.

• It created jobs for monks who left the monastery.

• It meant that scholars no longer felt a need to travel.

Which reformer taught that business success was a sign of God’s grace?

• John Calvin

• John Wycliffe

• William Tyndale

• Huldrych Zwingli

How were Lutheran religious services different from those of Catholics?

• Prayers were in German.

• Clergy read from the Bible.

• Worshippers sang hymns.

• People took Communion.