Unit 9 Lesson 36.2 Early Calls for Reform

Who challenged the Church's right to money that it demanded from England?

• John Wycliffe
• Jan Hus
• Desiderius Erasmus
• Catherine of Siena

What did John Wycliffe believe was the supreme source of religious authority?

• The Bible
• The clergy
• The Church
• The pope

What did Catherine of Siena's pleas help to convince Pope Gregory XI to do?

• Increase the pope's authority
• Decrease the Church's political power
• Return the papacy to Rome from Avignon
• Increase the Church's wealth

What did Desiderius Erasmus want to do?

• Increase the pope's authority
• Break away from the Catholic Church
• Increase the Church's wealth
• Reform the Church from within

What was the name of the book that Desiderius Erasmus published in 1509?

• The Reformation
• The Bible
• The Praise of Folly
• The Church's Abuses

What did Desiderius Erasmus argue for in The Praise of Folly?

• A break away from the Catholic Church
• An increase in the Church's wealth
• A return to simple Christian goodness
• An increase in the pope's authority

What did John Wycliffe publicly question during the Western Schism?

• The Bible's authority
• The pope's authority
• The clergy's behavior
• The Church's wealth

What did Jan Hus want to be offered in the common language of the people?

• The Bible and mass
• The pope's authority
• The Church's wealth
• The clergy's behavior

What did Catherine of Siena emphasize?

• The pope's authority
• Personal experience of God
• The Church's wealth
• Formal observance of Church practices

What did Desiderius Erasmus deny that he was?

• A supporter of the pope's authority
• A supporter of the Church's wealth
• A Protestant who wanted to break away from the Catholic Church
• A Catholic who wanted to reform the Church from within