Unit 2 Study Guide

What are the major differences between Calvinism and Lutheranism?

• Calvinism emphasizes predestination, while Lutheranism emphasizes salvation by faith alone.

• Calvinism emphasizes salvation by faith alone, while Lutheranism emphasizes predestination.

• Calvinism emphasizes the authority of the Pope, while Lutheranism emphasizes the authority of the Bible.

• Calvinism emphasizes the authority of the Bible, while Lutheranism emphasizes the authority of the Pope.

What was the main thing Martin Luther criticized about the Church? What was the Church doing that angered Luther so much?

• The Church was selling indulgences, which Luther believed undermined the true meaning of repentance and forgiveness.

• The Church was promoting the worship of saints, which Luther believed distracted from the worship of God.

• The Church was neglecting the poor and focusing too much on accumulating wealth.

• The Church was engaging in corrupt practices, such as simony and nepotism.

How did people gain salvation according to Luther? By works and/or faith alone?

• By works alone

• By faith alone

• By a combination of works and faith

• Salvation was not attainable according to Luther

How did Calvinists view laws? Should they be based on religious ideas?

• Calvinists believed that laws should be based on religious ideas.

• Calvinists believed that laws should be separate from religious ideas.

• Calvinists believed that laws should be based on a combination of religious and secular ideas.

• Calvinists did not have a specific view on laws.

Where were people moving from when they moved into cities?

• People were moving from rural areas.

• People were moving from other cities.

• People were moving from foreign countries.

• People were moving from coastal areas.

Why did Protestant reformers stress using the vernacular (common) language for religious works and teachings?

• To make religious works and teachings more accessible to the general population.

• To preserve the purity of the original biblical texts.

• To differentiate themselves from the Catholic Church.

• To promote nationalistic sentiments.

What did the massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) lead to? What major religious law was passed?

• The massacre led to increased persecution of Protestants and the passing of the Edict of Nantes.

• The massacre led to improved religious tolerance and the passing of the Edict of Nantes.

• The massacre led to increased persecution of Protestants and the passing of the Act of Supremacy.

• The massacre led to improved religious tolerance and the passing of the Act of Supremacy.

Would the events of the St. Bartholemew's Massacre be shared at the Council of Trent?

• Yes

• No

What did the Edict of Nantes do?

• The Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to Protestants in France.

• The Edict of Nantes banned Protestantism in France.

• The Edict of Nantes established Catholicism as the official religion of France.

• The Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to Catholics in France.

What war would end Spain's ability to be a shining light/champion for Catholicism in Europe?

• The Thirty Years' War

• The Spanish Armada

• The War of the Roses

• The Hundred Years' War