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11.1 The Reformation

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

Nations that supported the Protestant Reformation were commonly

a)

ruled by strong monarchs

b)

located far from the Catholic capital in Rome

c)

developing democratic governments

d)

close to Muslim territory in the Holy Land

2.

After the Reformation, which region of Europe remained most strongly Catholic?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

eastern Europe

c)

the Mediterranean

d)

northwestern Europe

3.

Which person's actions most contributed to the establishment of Protestantism?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Sir Thomas More

4.

Which factor contributed most to the spread of Protestantism into Switzerland?

a)

theologians in Switzerland accepting the ideas of Martin Luther

b)

Switzerland's struggles to gain independence from Italy

c)

the Swiss government's status as a religiously oriented democrazy

d)

Martin Luther moving to Switzerland to avoid prison in Germany

5.

Which factor contributed to a significant increase in the size of the Catholic population?

a)

the success of the Inquisition in creating converts in the New World

b)

the efforts of the Catholic Church to drive Muslims out of the Holy Land

c)

the establishment of new religious orders in response to the Reformation

d)

the new policies adopted by the Catholic Church after the Council of Trent

6.

Which statement describes William Tyndale's major accomplishment during the Reformation?

a)

He organized the Council of Trent

b)

He wrote the Ninety-Five Theses

c)

He spread Portestantism into England

d)

He established Geneva as a center of reform.

7.

The purpose of the Inquisition was to

a)

retake control of the Holy Land

b)

fight the spread of Protestantism

c)

strengthen the political power of the pope

d)

uncover heretics within the Catholic Church

8.

What was the main difference between Henry VIII's independent Church of England and the Catholic Church?

a)

the core beliefs and principles

b)

the main religious text used by priests

c)

the importance of good works for salvation

d)

the person who was the head of the church

9.

The Reformation began largely as a response to

a)

attacks on the Catholic Church by European Kings

b)

corrupt choices by the leaders of the Catholic Church

c)

efforts to move the capital of the Catholic Church to Germany

d)

Ottoman expansion into territory controlled by the Catholic Church

10.

John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli both

a)

participated in the Counter-Reformation

b)

accepted the doctrine of predestination

c)

helped Protestantism take root in Switzerland

d)

translated the Bible into their national language

11.

The purpose of the Council of Trent was to

a)

refute the Ninety-Five Theses

b)

stop the spread of Protestantism

c)

translate the Bible into national languages

d)

fight against heretics within the Catholic Church