The Reformation in Europe

Which of the following did not weaken the power of the Catholic Church in Europe?

• The stunning defeat of its armies by Martin Luther's army.

• The sale of indulgences to forgive temporal punishment for sins.

• The practice of simony, or selling jobs in churches.

• The Renaissance focus on individual human achievements.

Why did many German princes support Martin Luther's break from the Catholic Church?

• They shared his abhorrence for the sale of indulgences.

• They also wanted to see monks and priests be allowed to get married.

• They were jealous of the land and tax money controlled by the Church.

• They were angry that a German had never become pope.

How was Henry VIII's split with the Catholic Church different from Martin Luther's?

• Henry was angry about Church practices, while Luther just wanted to get married.

• Henry rejected the authority of the pope because it was not in the Bible, while Luther wanted a divorce.

• Henry wanted to get divorced, while Luther rejected the authority of the pope, and selling indulgences.

• They were not really different, both men just wanted to marry the one they loved.

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

• The Church

• The Bible

• The Individual

• The Pope

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

• All languages are equally good.

• Silent worship is more respectful.

• The monarch can choose the language.

• The mass should only be in Latin.

Catherine of Siena helped prepare Europe for the Reformation by

• translating the Bible into Italian.

• showing that one can have a personal experience of God.

• encouraging monarchs to take control of religious houses and the clergy.

• criticizing the wealth of the Church

Protestants, or people who had split from the Catholic Church during the Reformation, had lost faith in Christianity.

• True

• False

This English ruler declared independence from the Roman Catholic Church over divorcing his first wife and establishing his own church with him as its head.

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• John Wycliff

• King Henry VIII

One reason for the success of the Reformation in Europe was-

• The invention of the printing press, which made possible the rapid spread of ideas in books and pamphlets

• The Crusades, which converted many Muslim to Christianity.

• Martin Luther's execution which made Europeans angry

• The Spanish Inquisition, which frightened people into change.