The Reformation

What is one reason why King Henry VIII started the Church of England?

• He was reluctant to interpret the Bible on his own.

• He believed that divorce should be forbidden.

• He disagreed with Catholic ideas about salvation.

• He did not want to share power with Catholic leaders.

Which groups were most likely to be arrested by the Spanish Inquisition?

• Jews and Protestants

• Germans and Italians

• painters and musicians

• smugglers and burglars

What events in France in the late 1500s left more than a million dead?

• civil wars between Catholics and Protestants

• trials of heretics by courts run by the churches

• outbreaks of the plague carried by religious refugees

• persecutions of Catholics by kings who opposed the popes

What was one result of the Peace of Westphalia?

• European colonies in the Americas were Catholic.

• European countries stopped having official religions.

• Catholics and Protestants agreed about predestination.

• Boundaries were determined for Catholic and Protestant lands.

How did the Reformation strengthen the power of monarchy?

• Churches started to elect their own leaders.

• Rulers became more independent of the pope.

• Federal lords gained strength during long civil wars.

• Popes regained authority after the Counter-Reformation.

How did the Reformation encourage ideas of democracy?

• Church leaders were appointed by the monarch.

• National rulers claimed to be appointed by God.

• Some local religious groups elected their own leaders.

• The Council of Trent let people choose their religion.

The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem like

• the Church was in economic trouble.

• the government had lost its authority.

• anyone could buy a leadership position.

• people could buy forgiveness for sins.

Which claim by the Catholic Church was a problem for monarchs?

• Kings should stop fighting wars.

• The queen should pray every day.

• Priests did not have to obey the king.

• Actors should not perform on Sundays.

What did John Wycliffe and several other reformers believe was the source of religious authority?

• the Bible

• the Church

• the individual

• the natural world

Jan Hus wanted worship to be in the language of the people. What teaching of the Catholic Church did this oppose?

• The mass should be in Latin.

• All languages are equally good.

• Silent worship is more respectful.

• The monarch can choose the language.