The Reformation

The ______________________ was a 16th Century movement to reform the Catholic Church. It led to the formation of new protestant churches.

• Calvinism

• Lutheranism

• Reformation

• Renaissance

What German monk led the Reformation with the posting of The Ninety-Five Theses?

• Martin Luther

• John Wycliffe

• Desiderius Erasmus

• John Calvin

What event is considered the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?

• William Tyndale translating the Bible into English.
• John Calvin becoming the religious leader of Geneva.
• Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses
• Henry VIII creating the Church of England.

Why were people who sided with Luther and the other reformers called Protestants?

• They protested against Luther.
• They protested against the Catholic Church.
• They accepted all Catholic teachings.
• They all wrote the Bible into German.

How did Martin Luther say people could get to heaven?

• by buying indulgences
• by giving money to the church
• by doing charity work
• by believing in God and following the Bible

Which of the following was NOT a teaching of Martin Luther?

• Anyone could have a direct relationship with God.

• Indulgences are legal.

• People should base their beliefs on the Bible.

• People do not need priests to talk to God.

Which helped spread Protestantism?

• scribes hand copying the Bible

• movable type printing press

Which contributed to the weakening of the Catholic Church?

• corruption in the Church

• monarchs acquiring new land

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.