Counter Reformation Review

The Counter Reformation can be described as which of the following?

• Catholic Church's attempt to stop the Protestant movement and to strengthen the Catholic Church

• An attempt by the Catholic Church to regain lost power and influence over society

• a movement beginning in the 1500s to reform the Catholic Church, which led to a split between Catholics and various Protestant sects

• Both A & B

He wanted the Catholic Church to melt their gold and silver to buy food for the poor in Italy, was executed in Florence for speaking out

• Teresa of Avila

• Ignatius of Loyola

• Girolamo Savonarola

• Martin Luther

Led by Ignatius of Loyola, this "society of Jesus" worked to spread the teachings of the church through education

• Jesuits

• Inquisition

• Reformation

• Council of Trent

Which one of these things did the Council of Trent NOT accomplish?

• It made a clear divide between Protestants and Catholics

• Catholics across regained confidence in the Catholic Church

• It allowed religious freedom in Germany

• Addressed corruption in church by changing the training of priests

He was an Archbishop (high priest) of Milan in Italy built a new school for priests, trained them based on reforms from Council of Trent

• Charles Borromeo

• Teresa of Avila

• Giorlamo Savonarola

• Francis of Sales

He was a French missionary who returned the French district of Savoy to the Catholic church and founded a religious teaching order for women

• Charles Borromeo

• Teresa of Avila

• Giorlamo Savonarola

• Francis of Sales

She began an order of nuns in Spain, reformed Spanish convents and monasteries by creating Carmelite order

• Charles Borromeo

• Teresa of Avila

• Giorlamo Savonarola

• Francis of Sales

A court set up in Spain to investigate and prosecute charges of heresy (speaking out against the Catholic Church)

• Inquisition

• Persecution

• Council of Trent

• Protestant Reformation

Which one of the following is NOT an example of persecution?

• In Spain during the late 1400s, Jews and Muslims were forced to convert to Catholicism or leave the country

• Jews were forced to live in ghettos, or caged off neighborhoods, in some cities in Europe

• fear of witches led to the killings of thousands women and poor people across Europe

• Huguenots were allowed to practice their Protestant religion after many years of fighting

Which of these are true regarding religious wars during the time period?

• Churches sometimes made alliances with countries to gain power

• There were many power struggles between different nations and churches

• Some minority groups in Germany and France ended up gaining some sort of religious freedom as a result

• All of the above