Quiz on Catholic Church Issues

What was one of Martin Luther’s ideas?

• men are more equal than women in God's eyes

• Faith in God is not necessary

• Salvation comes by faith alone

• political power is beneficial for religion

What document helped initiate the Protestant Reformation?

• The Lutheran Rules

• 95 Theses

• The Protestant Rules of God

• Protestant Freedom and the State

Why was John Wycliffe declared a heretic after his death?

• he worked for the Ottoman army

• he spied on English authority

• He believed in witchcraft

• His writings challenged the Catholic church

Why did Henry VIII want a divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry a younger woman?

• Catherine was too old to provide an heir

• Henry was known for being a player

• Catherine of Aragon was going to be hanged for treason

• Nobody knows the real reason behind his decision

Who was able to give Henry VIII a male heir?

• A mistress named Elizabeth of Canon

• Jane Seymour

• Anne of Cleves

• Catherine Howard

Henry’s last wife acted more as a companion and nurse as he aged. Who was she?

• Catherine Howard

• Catherine Parr

• Anne of Cleves

• Jane Seymour

For Protestants, who is the only figure that is sinless?

• Mary

• Saint Michael

• God

• No one is truly sinless

The primary purpose of the Council of Trent was to -

• unite Protestant and Roman Catholics

• Abolish Christianity as a whole

• Refute Protestant beliefs

• create a Protestant political board

In which city did Luther write his famous Protestant rules?

• Wittenberg

• Manchester

• Nottingham

• Stratford-upon-Avon

What geographic pattern can you observe from the way Catholicism and the Protestant faiths were distributed?

• Lutheranism was only located in Southern Europe

• The lands closest to Rome, center of the Catholic church, remained mostly Catholic

• People who lived in harsh northern lands were drawn to strict Calvinism

• Eastern Europe remained completely Catholic because reformers did not cross the mountains