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Reformation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the complaints called that Martin Luther wrote against Indulgences? (watch the spelling)
a)
The 90 Thesis
b)
The 95 Theories
c)
The 95 Arguements
d)
The 95 Theses
2.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
3.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
4.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
5.
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
revolt against German princes.
b)
reforming the Catholic Church.
c)
greater papal authority.
d)
spreading Christianity.
6.
Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?
a)
Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
b)
Installing statues of saints in churches.
c)
 Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.
d)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
7.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
A man who worked out too much
b)
The man who beheaded anyone
c)
first leader of the Christian humanism movement
d)
the young monk who challenged the Roman Catholic Church
8.
What does writing in the vernacular mean?
a)
writing in a foreign language
b)
writing in first person voice 
c)
writing in Latin 
d)
writing in people's native language 
9.
What were the criticisms of the Catholic Church?
a)
that Church officials were trying to make money, especially the sale of indulgences and the veneration of relics.
b)
The pope had moved to Avignon, France and was living on a luxurious estate.
c)
That Church officials were leaving the cities to escape the plague.
10.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
11.
a way of buying entry into heaven
a)
indulgence
b)
diet
c)
predestination
d)
theocracy
12.
Where was the protestant message spread?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Northern Europe
d)
Spain
13.
What event took place in Luther's early life that made him decide to become a monk?
a)
Falling off a horse
b)
Went to church
c)
Mother died
d)
Getting struck by lighting
14.
Martin Luther is credited as being a person who began the reformation by doing what action?
a)
Painting the floor
b)
Doing some chores
c)
Cooking some Smores
d)
Nailing a list to a door
15.
All were abuses of the Catholic Church except.
a)
Selling Indulgences
b)
Charging fees for religious services.
c)
Popes were living like kings
d)
Priests did not wear socks
16.
What is the definition of Protest
a)
What is the definition of Protest
b)
To speak out against something or someone
c)
To get into a fist fight
17.
Martin Luther studied theology, the study of
a)
theory
b)
religion
c)
thought
d)
languages
18.
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V called for the _______________________ to try Martin Luther for heresy; however, the German monk would not recount his statements.
a)
Star Chamber
b)
Diet of Worms
c)
Edict of Nantes
d)
Magna Carta
19.
Which language did Martin Luther translate the Bible to?
a)
English
b)
German
c)
Japanese
d)
French
20.
What was the result of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
The Catholic Church destroyed all of the reformers
b)
Everyone lived happily ever after
c)
Protestant Churches became more powerful and numerous
d)
The Samurai invaded England
21.
Until the Protestant Reformation, the main religion in Europe was:
a)
Lutheran
b)
Protestant
c)
Buddhist
d)
Roman Catholic
22.
The painting shows how people worked with the printing press during the Renaissance.  Johannes Gutenberg is usually credited as being the inventor of this form of printing in Europe.  What was the first full-size book to be printed on a printing press in Europe?
a)
Utopia
b)
The Bible
c)
The Prince
d)
Divine Comedy
23.
Rather than believing in the power of priests, what would a Protestant put full faith in?
a)
The teachings of Jesus and the Bible
b)
The Quran and the Power of Allah
c)
The power of the Pope
d)
They believe that God does not exist
24.
What religion were ALL Christians before the Reformation?
a)
Jewish
b)
Christian
c)
Catholic
d)
Baptist
25.
Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses is considered by many to be a turning point in history because
a)
sale of indulgences increased.
b)
Luther became the German ruler
c)
Catholic power declined.
d)
German states became unified.