Reformation and Counter Reformation Quiz

This was a religious movement in the 1500’s that split the Christian church in Western Europe and led to the establishment of a number of new churches.

• Protestant Reformation
• Lutheran Reformation
• Christian Reformation
• Catholic Reformation

What were "indulgences"?

• Passes that were given to clergy members to reduce their time in purgatory
• Construction vouchers given by Pope Leo X to the workers who built St. Peter's Basilica
• Passes sold by the church with the promise that those who bought them would earn less time in purgatory and forgiveness of sins
• Tickets given to Crusaders that allowed them to commit any sin free of consequence

What were the main ideas of Luther's 95 Theses?

• Christians' should seek forgiveness through repentance not through purchase of indulgences
• The Pope did not have the authority to forgive sins, only God could do that.
• The Church should use it's money to help the poor and needy, not prey on them.
• The Church should continue to use indulgences to build bigger and better churches, like St. Peter's Basilica

How did the Catholic Church respond to Luther's 95 Theses?

• Luther was tortured and became a martyr for his faith
• The Catholic Church reformed itself after seeing Luther's Theses
• Luther was excommunicated and effectively exiled from the Church
• Luther was made Pope due to the popularity of his ideas

What communication problems did the church experience?

• Many members of the clergy were deaf and could not communicate with their congregants
• The Bible and most of the sermons were in Latin, which was a language that the common people did not understand
• Many Catholic Churches were in areas were Jewish settlers were prevalent leading to disagreements
• The Bible was not catching on as a popular book, so instead the Church preached from Thomas Moore's "Utopia"

What was the Counter Reformation?

• An effort made by the Catholic Church to slow the spread of all Christianity that was not Catholic
• An effort made by Jewish settlers to infiltrate and reform the Protestant Churches
• An effort made by the Orthodox Church to emphasize a works based faith instead of Luther's "Grace Alone" Theology
• The Christian Church's desire to increase their role in humanist education

Which was a major result of the Reformation?

• New Christian denominations emerged
• Religious teachings were no longer allowed in the universities
• The Crusades were organized
• The power of the Pope was strengthened

Council of Trent was a part of the which movement?

• Protestant Reformation
• Counter-Reformation
• Roman Inquisition
• Spanish Inquisition

This event led to the persecution of non-Catholics in parts of Europe

• The Spanish Inquisition
• The English Reformation
• The Diet of Worms
• The Protestant Reformation

Who was the main figure responsible for initiating the Protestant Reformation?

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Henry VIII

• Ignatius of Loyola