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ISirmans The Reformation

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

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)
Ice Cream
5.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
6.
Protestant or Catholic belief? The Bible is the authority on Christ.
a)
Protestant
b)
Catholic
7.
What historical invention allowed Reformers like Martin Luther to reach a large audience and challenge the Church?
a)
train
b)
plane
c)
internet
d)
printing press
8.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A devout Catholic who detested Martin Luther and specially titled as “Defender of the Faith” by the Pope, __________ created the Anglican Church so he could divorce his wife.
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Leo X
d)
Edward VI
10.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Johannes Gutenburg
b)
Botticelli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
11.
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
12.

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

13.

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.

14.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

15.

What was the Spanish Inquistion?

a)

Attempt to spread protestant beliefs

b)

Attempt to rid Spain of non-Catholic people

c)

Attempt to spread Judaism

d)

Attempt to rid Spain of Catholics

16.

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 making changes

17.

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

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

missions

c)

changes to Catholic Church

d)

seminaries

18.

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

19.

If a person was accused of heresy, he/she could be kicked out of the church or ______________________.

a)

ordained

b)

crowned

c)

excommunicated

d)

reformed

20.

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

21.

Which was NOT a cause of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Bibles being available for people to read.

b)

Luther's 95 Theses

c)

Crusades

d)

People becoming more educated and a focus on humanism

22.

Which was NOT an effect of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Counter Reformation

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Lutheranism and other protestant forms of Christianity

d)

Luther being troubled by the sell of indulgences

23.
What was the Reformation?
a)
A series of events to reform the Catholic Church
b)
A series of events to reform Europe
c)
The reforming of Protestantism 
d)
The reforming of Buddhism
24.
When did the Reformation occur?
a)
1500s
b)
1400s
c)
1300s
d)
1600s
25.

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

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A form of government controlled by religious leaders

a)

secular

b)

traditional

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

27.

John Knox, a follower of Calvin, establish the Presbyterians in Scotland.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

There was a Protestant group called the Anabaptists. What was their core belief?

a)

Heaven was achieved by Faith & Good Works (Like Catholicism)

b)

Adults were to be re-baptized

c)

Church rules and government rules should be meshed together

29.
The branches of Christianity that developed as a result of protests against the Catholic Church were called
a)
Greek Orthodox
b)
Protestant
c)
Catholic
d)
Buddhist
30.
Martin Luther believed that people should be able to read the Bible themselves
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The idea of predestination, or the belief that God has decided who will and will not go to heaven, was created by...
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Wycliffe
d)
Desiderius Erasmus
32.
What did Catholic leaders discuss at the Council of Trent?
a)
New prices for indulgences
b)
The reformation of the Catholic Church
c)
How to support Protestantism
d)
How to infiltrate the Protestant church. 
33.
Which of the following countries remained Catholic after the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Norway
b)
Spain
c)
Scotland
d)
Sweden
34.
The Council of Trent agreed that 
a)
Christians need only faith for salvation 
b)
the Church's interpretation of the Bible is final
c)
priests cannot pardon sinners for committing sins 
d)
the Bible is the only authority for guiding Christian life
35.
This group was established to spread Catholicism around the world 
a)
Huguenots
b)
Lutherans 
c)
Jesuits
d)
Monks
36.
Who started the group named the Jesuits?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Ignatius 
c)
Galileo
d)
Copernicus