15.1A Leading to the Reformation

Which of the following IS NOT a key reason of the Reformation?

• expansion of international trade

• humanism & secularism

• growing power of monarchs

• corruption of Church leaders

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor leading to the Reformation?

• transubstantiation

• sale of indulgences

• forced tithing

• Papal infallibility

How did the actions of Pope Alexander VI contribute to the Reformation?

• He was very corrupt; people questioned his religiosity.

• He forced Catholicism on the Ottoman Empire.

• He believed Italian merchants should support Islamic trade.

• He was blamed for the spread of the Black Death across Europe.

How did the Catholic Church deal with early reformers such as John Wycliff and Jan Hus?

• The executed them.

• They promoted them.

• They excommunicated them.

• They forced them into exile.

How did Christian humanists like Erasmus and More contribute to Reformation?

• They criticized the actions of the Church.

• They filed petitions against the Pope.

• They raised armies to repel the Catholic Church.

• They challenged the concept of purgatory.

Which of the following is NOT one of the common corrupt practices of the Church?

• tithing

• simony

• nepotism

• fake relics