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Chapter 7 History

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following opened up a climate of widespread questioning of church teachings and practices?

a)

The Renaissance and Christian humanism

b)

The Renaissance and Secular humanism

c)

Scholasticism and The Renaissance

d)

Martin Luther and John Calvin

2.

What was the problem with the pope and bishops having a heavy hand in politics?

a)

Gave rise to corruption

b)

No problems arose

c)

Not every one was Catholic, so the pope and bishops lacked authority

d)

Politics began affecting Church policy

3.

What is nationalism?

a)

An ideology based on the premise that the individual's loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests

b)

An ideology based on the premise that the individual's loyalty and devotion to the nation-state, comes second to other individual or group interests

4.

The Catholic Church teaches that it is possible for the faithful to _____________ a full or partial remission or pardon, for oneself or for another person, of the time of punishment spent in Purgatory for sins that have already been forgiven.

a)

Obtain

b)

Earn

c)

Merit

5.

Who grants indulgences?

a)

Christ

b)

The Church

c)

The priest

d)

The Pope

6.

Luther viewed the practice of selling indulgences as a way of preying on people's personal fears of ___________

a)

Death

b)

Hell

c)

Sinning

d)

Purgatory

7.

How did Martin Luther view the selling of indulgences?

a)

Contrary to Scripture and an abuse of papal authority

b)

Complimentary to Scripture and an effective way to raise money for the Church

c)

Contrary to Scripture but aligned with oral tradition

d)

Complimentary to Scripture and aligned with oral traditions of the Church

8.

Which of the following was NOT an objection Luther had towards the Church?

a)

The authority of the Pope

b)

Transubstantiation

c)

Uniqueness of the ordained clergy

d)

Priests remaining celibate

e)

The use of music during Mass

9.

What was one of the proposals Luther made to bring about renewal and change?

a)

The use of the vernacular (the language of the people) in worship

b)

The reception of Holy Communion under both species—bread and wine

c)

The priesthood of all the believers, or the lay priesthood

d)

All of these options

10.

What was Luther's Ninety-Five Theses?

a)

A list of complaints, proposals and innovations concerning certain teachings and practices of the Church

b)

A list of questions Luther had about the Catholic Church

c)

A list of demands written by Luther for the Catholic Church and her teachings and practices

d)

A list of church teachings that Luther claimed had no Scriptural basis and felt needed to be changed

11.

What did Luther hope to achieve by issuing his Ninety-Five Theses?

a)

To begin a new religion

b)

To separate from the Catholic Church

c)

To foster scholarly debate

d)

To radically change the Church

12.

What is the significance of the Ninety-Five Theses in terms of its impact on the history of the Church?

a)

Historians have identified the date of Luther’s nailing the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Cathedral Church at Wittenberg as the start of the Protestant Reformation.

b)

Historians have identified the date of Luther’s nailing the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Cathedral Church at Wittenberg as the start of the Enlightenment.

c)

Historians have identified the date of Luther’s nailing the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Cathedral Church at Wittenberg as the start of the Renaissance.

13.

What date did Martin Luther nail the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Cathedral Church at Wittenberg?

a)

October 31, 1517

b)

January 31, 1521

c)

March 15, 1519

d)

July 8, 1518

14.

What significant occurrence took place on January 31, 1521?

a)

Luther was formally excommunicated by Pope Leo X

b)

The Edict of Worms was issued

c)

Reformation Day

d)

The death of Martin Luther

15.

Which of the following was not a stipulation of the Edict of Worms?

a)

Luther be punished as a heretic

b)

Luther's writings were condemned

c)

Forbade the publishing, reading, and possession of Luther's writings

d)

Ordered Luther's writings be burned

e)

Luther was sentenced to death

16.

What are three of Luther's most well-known works?

a)

Small Catechism, Large Catechism, Augsburg Confession

b)

Interior Castle, Augsburg Confession, The Dark Night of the Soul

c)

Small Catechism, Large Catechism, The Ascent of Mount Carmel

d)

Treatise on the Love of God, The Way of Perfection, Interior Castle

17.

What was the Small Catechism?

a)

A resource to educate the people in the Lutheran faith

b)

A resource to educate the people in the Catholic faith

c)

A resource to educate the people in the Anglican faith

d)

A resource to educate the people in the Calvin faith

18.

True or False: The Large Catechism contains twenty-eight articles that n constitute the basic and authoritative creedal statement of Lutherans.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How well had Lutheranism advanced by the time of Luther’s death on February 18, 1546?

a)

The foundations of Lutheranism had been solidly established

b)

The foundations of Lutheranism had been loosely established

c)

The foundations of Lutheranism had not been established

20.

Which word means “The term used to refer to the action of God by which we are freed from our sins and sanctified and renewed by the grace of God” (USCCA, 512)

a)

Merit

b)

Justification

c)

Salvation

d)

Reconciliation

21.

Which of the following is NOT a central teaching to Lutheran theology?

a)

Sola Fide

b)

Sola Gratia

c)

Sola Scriputra

d)

Cuius regio, eius religio

22.

What were the key beliefs behind the teaching called sola scriptura?

a)

Scripture alone is the only authoritative source of Christian faith and life, not the teachings of the pope and the Magisterium

b)

Scripture and oral traditions are authoritative sources of Christian faith

c)

Faith alone can save you

d)

God's grace alone is what grants salvation

23.

True or False: Calvin's teaching on predestination states that God has decided even before one’s birth whether a person will be saved or not

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What role did Huldrych Zwingli play in the story of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Zwingli is acknowledged as the leader of the Reformation in Switzerland and the founder of the Swiss Reformed churches

b)

Zwingli is acknowledged as the leader of the Reformation in Germany and the founder of the German Reformed churches

c)

Zwingli is acknowledged as the leader of the Reformation in France and the founder of the French Reformed churches

d)

Zwingli is acknowledged as the leader of the Reformation in Britain and the founder of the Britain Reformed churches

25.

In 1520, what did the governing council at Zurich, at Zwingli’s request, make illegal?

a)

Preaching or teaching any doctrines or practices not clearly found in Scripture

b)

Preaching or teaching any doctrines or practices not clearly taught by the Pope

c)

Preaching or teaching any doctrines or practices not clearly taught by the Magisterium

26.

What was the significance of Henry VIII’s break from the pope?

a)

It was the beginning of the Church of England, or the Anglican Church

b)

It was the beginning of the Church of England, or the Protestant Church

c)

It was the beginning of the Church of England, or the Calvinist Church

d)

It was the beginning of the Church of England, or the Royal Church

27.

Which reformer's major legacy was in ensuring that Scotland followed the Reformed branch of the Protestant Reformation rather than the more Catholic Anglicanism of England, its closest neighbor?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

John Knox

d)

Huldrych Zwingli

28.

Which council clearly proclaimed and reaffirmed the apostolic faith of the Catholic Church and inspired a genuine reform and renewal of the internal life of the Church? This council also identified and named as heresies the teachings of the Reformers that were contrary to the doctrines of the Catholic Church.

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Council of Ephesus

c)

Council of Worms

d)

Council of Nicaea

29.

Which of the following was NOT a sign of confidence and renewal that emerged from the Council of Trent?

a)

St. Pius V's Tridentine Mass

b)

The growth of religious orders

c)

The revival of architecture and music

d)

The revision of the Nicene Creed

30.

What order did St. Ignatius Loyola start?

a)

Jesuits

b)

Lasallians

c)

Dominicans

d)

Vincentians

31.

Who was St. Teresa of Avila?

a)

A mystical theologian, started the Discalced Carmelites

b)

Founder of the Jesuits

c)

"Doctor of the Catechism"

d)

Author of Treatise on the Love of God

32.

What is St. Peter Canisius known as?

a)

"Doctor of the Catechism"

b)

"Doctor of the Catholic Church"

c)

"Doctor of the Creed"

d)

"Defender of the Faith"

33.

St. Charles Borromeo founded the _____________________ for the religious education of youth, a precursor to the Sunday Schools of the present day.

a)

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

b)

Large Catechism

c)

Confraternity of Christian Dogma

d)

The Order of Christian Schools

34.

St. Robert Bellarmine was acclaimed for the abundance of his _____________ to the poor

a)

Generosity

b)

Kindness

c)

Donations

d)

Love

35.

St. John of the Cross worked with ______________ to begin the reform of the ____________________

a)

St. Teresa of Avila, Carmelite Friars

b)

St. Ignatius Loyola, Jesuits

c)

St. Jane de Chantal, Vincentians

d)

St. Louise de Marillac, Catholic Church

36.

St. Francis de Sales' most famous writing is... ?

a)

Treatise on the Love of God

b)

Interior Castle

c)

The Dark Night of the Soul

d)

The Way of Perfection

37.

St. Jane de Chantal was one of the founders of The Congregation of the Visitation of the Holy Mary. What did this community offer?

a)

Offered women who were widows, older, in weakened health or handicapped the opportunity to enter religious life

b)

Offered men and women who were poor, in prison, or oppressed the opportunity to enter religious life

c)

Offered men who were prisoners of war the opportunity to enter religious life

d)

Offered boys and girls the opportunity to enter religious life at an early age

38.

Who founded the Congregation of the Mission to bring Christ and the Gospel to people living in poverty, to the imprisoned and enslaved, and to the victims of war?

a)

St. Vincent de Paul

b)

St. Peter Canisius

c)

St. Charles Borromeo

d)

St. Robert Bellarmine

39.

Who founded the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul?

a)

St. Teresa of Avila

b)

St. Jane de Chantal

c)

St. Louise de Marillac

d)

St. Angela Merici

40.

What major war resulted from the build-up of tensions that accompanied the spread of the message and innovations of the Protestant Reformation across Europe?

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

The Thirty Years' War

c)

The Hundred Years' War

d)

The Inquisition

41.

What agreement brought an end to the Thirty Years' War?

a)

The Edict of Worms

b)

The Treaty of Westphalia and the Peace of Münster

c)

The Council of Trent

d)

The Ninety-Five Theses

42.

The Thirty Years’ War cemented the ending of the Holy Roman Empire. What new philosophy began to pervade Europe after that?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Patriotism

43.

Which principle literally translates as “Whose realm, his religion.”

a)

Cuius regio, eius religio

b)

Eruditio et religio

c)

Instrumentum regni

d)

Scientia cum religione

44.

What was an important innovation of the Protestant Reformers? (Hint: Think of the printing press)

a)

Making copies of the Bible available in the vernacular

b)

Distributing bulletins at prayer services

c)

Making songbooks for prayer services

d)

None of these

45.

What major achievement was Angela Merici responsible for in 1535?

a)

Founding the Ursuline order

b)

Founding the Congregation of the Visitation of the Holy Mary

c)

Founding the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul

d)

Founding the Discalced Carmelites

46.

Perceiving the need for ___________ can be a catalyst for action.

a)

Reform

b)

New leadership

c)

Equality

d)

Nationalism

47.

What is the reward which God promises and gives to those who love him and by his grace perform good words?

a)

Merit

b)

Justification

c)

Salvation

d)

Sanctification

48.

Martin Luther was born into a ______________ family

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Calvinist

d)

Anglican

49.

Luther initially wrote his Ninety-Five Theses in which language?

a)

German

b)

Latin

c)

French

d)

Italian

50.

Who was a Dominican friar that came to a small town near Wittenberg to sell indulgences? His well-known slogan was “As soon as the gold in the casket rings; the rescued soul to heaven springs”

a)

Johann Tetzel

b)

John Calvin

c)

Thomas More

d)

Ignatius Loyola

51.

The Protestant Reformation was the ____________ great ad long-lasting division within Christianity

a)

Second

b)

Third

c)

Fourth

d)

Fifth

52.

Who wrote The Institutes of Christian Religion?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

St. Thomas More

53.

Who issued the Edict of Worms in 1521?

a)

Charles V

b)

Leo X

c)

Ferdinand II

d)

Martin Luther

54.

Who was a Catholic martyr during the Reformation period?

a)

St. Thomas More

b)

St. Charles Borromeo

c)

St. John of the Cross

d)

St. Louise de Marillac