The Reformation Quiz

What was the Reformation?

• When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church

• A time when people studied humanism and art

• When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west

• A time when more and more people began to read and write

What monk began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church in 1517?

• Thomas Aquinas

• St. Benedict

• Martin Luther

• Richard of Wallingford

What practice allowed people to gain forgiveness by giving the Catholic Church money?

• Golden forgiveness

• Paying indulgences

• Fee for sinners

• Purchasing saves

What did the Catholic Church do to Martin Luther for publishing his 95 Theses?

• Had him killed

• Forgave him

• Read his complaints and tried to address them

• Kicked him out of the church for being a heretic

What did Martin Luther do with his 95 Theses when he was done with it?

• Discussed it with his fellow monks

• Sent it to the Pope

• Hid it as he knew it was dangerous

• Nailed it to the door of a church

Why did King Henry VIII form the Church of England?

• Because he wanted to have a church of his own

• Because he thought Rome was too far away

• Because the Catholic Church would not allow him to divorce his wife

• Because the Catholic Church did not like England

What war was the result of the Reformation?

• The First World War

• The 30 Year War

• The War of the Priests

• The First Crusade

True or False? The war in Germany that resulted from the Reformation was largely peaceful and few people died.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What led to the Reformation?

• More people reading

• The invention of the printing press

• More people able to read the Bible

• All of the above

What was the worst punishment for being named a heretic by the Catholic Church?

• Prison

• Not allowed in church

• Exiled from the country

• Put to death