Spanish Inquisition

What was the purpose of the Spanish Inquisition?

• To spread the Protestant Reformation

• To identify and punish heretics

• To establish a new government in Spain

• To promote humanism

What were some methods of torture used during the Inquisition?

• Electric shock

• Beheading

• Stretching on the rack

• Public shaming

What was the main reason for the decline of Catholicism's influence in Western Europe?

• The rise of humanism

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Spanish Inquisition

• The spread of atheism

Approximately how many people were executed during the Inquisition?

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 32,000