The Reformation

In order to raise funds, the churches began selling ___________________ - a pardon (or forgiveness) of a sin.

• annulment

• indulgence

• anabaptist

• clergy

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

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

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.

What does reform mean?

• to change

• to make

• to do again

• to tell

Which helped spread Protestantism?

• scribes hand copying the Bible

• movable type printing press

beliefs that go against official church teachings

• heresy

• schism

• protest

What was the Counter Reformation?

• Pope's decision to go to war

• Protestants moving to new lands

• Printing Bible in other languages

• Catholic Church making changes