Reformation Quiz Study

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 pay the church to go to Heaven.

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?

• challenge for a Church official to debate him

• a list of 95 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.

Reform means change; the changes during the Reformation occurred mainly within the _______

• home

• church

• government

• artwork

People who did not want to follow the Catholic Church were called

• Protestants

• Christians

• Muslims

• Reformers

The idea that God knew who would be saved even before they were born is called

• prequel

• predetermined

• predestination

• prejudged

Who is head of the Church of England? (During the Reformation)

• Congress

• The Pope

• Henry VIII

• The President

Martin Luther was a ___________ Monk

• French

• German

• English

• Spanish

Selling forgiveness for your sins and buying your way into Heaven

• Lavishness

• Indulgences

• Simony

• Predestination