Torquemada Quiz

What position did Tomás de Torquemada hold in the Tribunal of the Holy Office?

• King of Spain

• Grand Inquisitor

• Prior of the monastery of Santa Cruz

• Cardinal

What was the main task of the Spanish Inquisition?

• To promote Catholic education

• To uphold Catholic religious orthodoxy

• To expand the Spanish territory

• To support the monarchy

Which decree did Tomás de Torquemada support that expelled the Jews from the Crowns of Castile and Aragon?

• The Edict of Expulsion

• The Alhambra Decree

• The Nuremberg Laws

• The Thirty Theses

What is the estimated number of burnings at the stake during Torquemada's tenure?

• About 500

• About 1,000

• About 1,500

• About 2,000

What was Torquemada's relationship with Princess Isabella I?

• He was her personal advisor.

• He was her military commander.

• He was her husband.

• He was her court jester.

Who was appointed as the Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Kingdoms in early 1482?

• Henry Charles Lea

• Pope Sixtus IV

• Diego Deza

• Tomás de Torquemada

In what year did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella petition Pope Sixtus IV to establish the Holy Office for the Propagation of the Faith?

• 1478

• 1482

• 1491

• 1492

What was the purpose of the twenty-eight articles of faith that Torquemada promulgated at a general assembly in Seville?

• To serve as a guide for the inquisitors' investigations

• To establish the rules for the Spanish monarchy

• To define the new laws for the Kingdom of Spain

• To outline the terms of the Treaty of Granada

What was the outcome of the Alhambra Decree of March 31, 1492?

• The establishment of the Spanish Inquisition

• The expulsion of Jews from Spain with only their personal possessions

• The appointment of Tomás de Torquemada as Grand Inquisitor

• The surrender of the Muslim state of Al-Andalus

What derogatory term was used by the Old Christian majority to refer to Jews who converted to Christianity but secretly kept some of their Jewish traditions?

• Marauders

• Marranos

• Heretics

• Inquisitors