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Reformation & Counter-Reformation

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
2.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
3.
Bloody Mary got her name from the execution of...
a)
Henry VIII's wives
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catholics
d)
Protestants
4.

Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?

a)

Inquisitions

b)

Indulgences

c)

The Bible

d)

Council of Trent

5.

Who believes the popes and church councils carry as much weight as the Bible concerning the authority of Christ?

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

6.

Do Protestants or Catholics believe that church leaders can marry and have children?

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

7.

T or F: Protestants and Catholics both believe the Bible is the ONLY source of authority for Christians.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is excommunication?

a)

You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.

b)

You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.

c)

You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.

d)

You are brought up on criminal charges, accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.

9.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Johannes Gutenburg

b)

Johannes Tetzel

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

10.

All Catholic church activities BEFORE the Reformation were in this language.

a)

Latin

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Pig Latin

11.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

12.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

13.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church's response to the Reformation

14.

Which of the following was the Council of Trent NOT responsible for?

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

missions

c)

changes to Catholic Church

d)

seminaries

15.

Why did Luther disagree with the selling of indulgences?

a)

He believed they should cost more.

b)

He believed people had to work to earn salvation.

c)

He believed salvation was a gift of grace & could not be bought.

d)

He believed his 95 Theses could get people to Heaven.

16.

I am a queen that tried to restore the people of England to the Catholic Church. Who am I?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Isabella

c)

Mary

d)

None of Above

17.

What was the treaty called that allowed kingdoms to choose whether they were protestant or Catholic?

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Jesuits

d)

95 Theses

18.

T or F: The Catholic Church gained power and people when the Bible began to be translated into common languages.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

According to the Council of Trent, the Bible, the Pope and bishops and what else were sources of truth?

a)

Indulgences

b)

Church traditions

c)

Catholic emperors

d)

Benedictine monasteries

20.

Who created the Society of Jesus?

a)

Teresa of Avila

b)

Ignatius of Loyola

c)

Pope Paul III

d)

Francisco de Coronado

21.

John Calvin would have argued you really do not have a 'choice'. What was his concept of salvation/heaven called?

a)

indulgence

b)

Anglican

c)

theocracy

d)

predestination

22.

King Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church only because he wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon (his Spanish, barren, pig-faced wife of his).

a)

True

b)

False

23.

King Henry VIII's first daughter, Mary, returned her kingdom to the religion of Catholicism

a)

True

b)

False

24.

King Henry VIII's daughter, Elizabeth, returned England to a form of Protestantism called Anglicanism (Church of England)

a)

True

b)

False

25.
The shorter name or nickname for the Society of Jesus is
a)
Franciscans
b)
Dominicans
c)
Those who wear the black
d)
Jesuits
26.
Where was Martin Luther from?
a)
England
b)
America
c)
Germany
d)
France
27.
Martin Luther believed that people should be able to read the Bible themselves
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The Church of England was started by
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
King Henry VIII
29.
Henry VIII started his own Church because
a)
The Pope would not give him a divorce
b)
He wanted people to read the bible on their own
c)
He was opposed to indulgences
d)
He agreed with Martin Luther
30.
A heretic is 
a)
Someone who challenges church doctrine
b)
Someone who works for the Inquisition.
c)
Someone who sells fish
d)
A protestor
31.
Why did the Catholic Church form the Council of Trent?
a)
To respond to the Reformation and win back some Protestants.
b)
To persecute all those who disagreed with it. 
c)
To lure heretics to their deaths
d)
To make better policy
32.
In response to the Reformation the Catholic church held the Council of Trent where they started the __________ to reinforce Catholic Doctrine. 
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Anti reformation 
c)
Edicts of Nantes
d)
Diet of Worms
33.
According to Luther, how is a person's soul saved?
a)
By doing good works
b)
By buying indulgences
c)
By faith alone
d)
By knocking out the Devil
34.
Luther believed that the only source of truth in religion was what?
a)
The Bible
b)
The Pope
c)
Priests
35.
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 
36.
Where was the protestant message spread?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Northern Europe
d)
Spain
37.
What was the name given to Henry VIII's reformed Church?
a)
The Reformed Church of the United Kingdom
b)
Church of the Poisoned Mind
c)
Church of Great Britain
d)
Church of England
38.

Calvinism is dependent on the concept of God being_____

a)

wise

b)

loving

c)

sovereign

d)

alive

39.

Luther taught that we are saved by _____ alone.

a)

grace

b)

our good works

c)

prayer

d)

tithing

40.

This act made Henry VIII the official head of the church of England in 1553.

a)

Act of Supremacy

b)

Archbishop fo Canterbury

c)

Act of Obedience

d)

The 95 Theses

41.

Which of Henry VIII's children was the longest reigning monarch?

a)

Edward VI

b)

Mary I

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Vento V

42.

If Luther's REFORMATION was Star Wars: A New Hope, what would the Catholic Church's COUNTER-REFORMATION be considered?

a)

Avengers: Endgame

b)

Toy Story 3

c)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

43.

What is Predestination?

a)

Belief that you are in control of your own destiny

b)

Belief that God has already decided your destiny

44.

The group that met over a 20-year period that enacted reform on the Catholic Church was called?

a)

A. Council of England

b)

B. Council of Spain

c)

C. Council of Trent

d)

D. Council of Tribunes

45.

What was the "Peace of Augsburg?"

a)

A. It allowed Germanic kingdoms to determine their religious affiliations.

b)

B. It brought peace between Henry VIII and Charles V.

c)

C. It allowed people to decide which religion they wanted to follow.

d)

D. It allowed peace between multiple religious groups.

46.

_______ tried to end conflict between Catholics and Protestants after becoming king of France.

a)

Henry of Navarre

b)

Huguenots

c)

seminary

d)

Spanish Inquisition

47.

_____ is the name of a religious court that tried and punished people for heresy.

a)

Henry of Navarre

b)

Huguenots

c)

seminary

d)

Spanish Inquisition

48.

The Edict of Nantes said that

a)

Catholicism was the official religion of France.

b)

Catholicism was the official religion of France; however, French Protestants could also worship freely.

c)

France had no official religion.

d)

Protestantism was the official religion in France.

49.

When Spain tried to invade England in 1588, English ships and a storm stopped the

a)

El Greco.

b)

Reformation.

c)

Spanish Armada.

d)

Spanish Inquisition.

50.

Name the war that is considered to be the most destructive conflict of the Reformation era.

a)

Holy War

b)

Huguenot War

c)

Protestant Catholic War

d)

Thirty Years' War