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Royal Problems

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did the "Black Death" reach Europe?

a)

1447

b)

1309

c)

1347

d)

1351

2.

What was the main cause of the spread of the plague?

a)

biological warfare

b)

Mongol Warriors

c)

the horse

d)

fleas on rats

3.

Who was to blame for the plague by poisoning the water in Strasburg Germany?

a)

the Catholics

b)

the Jews

c)

the peasants

d)

the Protestants

4.

How many people died from the plague over a 15-year period?

a)

50 Million

b)

100 Million

c)

50 Billion

d)

1 Billion

5.

What happened to the economy in Europe because of the "Black Death?

a)

People lost their faith in the church

b)

Artists focused on art that included a dark side with a lot of death.

c)

Advancement in medical practiced became a priority

d)

Surplus in jobs and rise in wages.

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of the complaints of the Catholic Church?

a)

Charges of Greed

b)

Volunteering to save souls

c)

Worldly political power

d)

The sale of indulgences

7.

The Protestant Reformation is not the first attempt at reform, but why is it considered unique?

a)

Martin Luther said so

b)

King Henry VIII wanted a divorce.

c)

The Catholic Church refused to reform

d)

The ideas of reform could now be printed in mass production for all to read in different languages.

8.

A member of a feudal class society who are small farmers, laborers, and of low social rank are ...

a)

nobility

b)

peasants

c)

knights

d)

priests

9.

TRUE or FALSE? The Protestant Reformation would divide the people all over Europe.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Which of the following best defines "indulgences"?

a)

Paid pardons (excuses) from punishment for sin.

b)

The belief the God has decided who would be saved.

c)

A government that is run by religious leaders.

d)

Smaller religious groups or societies

11.

King Henry VIII was a devout Catholic. What changed his mind and caused him to change to "The Church of England?"

a)

The pope and Henry VIII were always enemies.

b)

The pope would not grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon.

c)

Catherine of Aragon thought it would be a great idea.

d)

The pop would not grant him a divorce from Anne Boleyn

12.

What did Martin Luther think was the key to earning salvation?

a)

Good Deeds

b)

Sola Fide - Faith Alone

c)

Prayer

d)

Praying for indulgences

13.

Martin Luther's 1517 document that attacked the Catholic Church and sparked the Protestant Reformation.

a)

List of Grievances

b)

Indulgences

c)

Predestination List

d)

95 Theses

14.

What was the name of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's first child?

a)

Mary I

b)

Edward VI

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Anne I

15.

King Henry VIII first wife Catherine of Aragon was a ...

a)

Spanish princess

b)

French Queen

c)

his cousin

d)

brother's mistress

16.

King Henry VIII believed that his first marriage had been cursed by God, why?

a)

She was Protestant.

b)

She was his mistress.

c)

She was his brother's widow.

d)

She was Catholic.

17.

King Henry VIII had a second daughter with his second wife. What was his daughter's name?

a)

Mary I

b)

Anne I

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Catherine I

18.

Only one of King Henry VIII wives dies, after giving birth, during their marriage. Who was she?

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Anne of Cleves

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

19.

King Henry VIII would feel betrayed by two of his wives. What were their names?

a)

Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr

b)

Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves

c)

Catherine Parr and Jane Seymour

d)

Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

20.

He would rule England after his father dies in 1547, but only for 6 years.

a)

King Phillip II

b)

King Edward VI

c)

King Henry IV

d)

James I

21.

They nicknamed her the "Virgin Queen" and named the US state of Virginia after her.

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Mary I

c)

Virginia I

d)

Mary, Queen of Scots

22.

The Black Death, also known as?

a)

The Bubonic Plague

b)

the Pneumonia Plague

c)

The Small Pox Plague

23.

He would rule England and Scotland after the death of Queen Elizabeth I on a promise that he would NOT return England to Catholicism.

a)

King Edward I

b)

King James I

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Phillip II

24.

This wife of King Henry VIII felt was "too ugly" and divorced her after only 7 months.

a)

Anne of Cleves

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Catherine Parr

d)

Anne Boleyn

25.

Which of the following best describes Martin Luther?

a)

A French Protestant who created a new sect of Christianity that focused on the idea of predestination.

b)

A Catholic priest who led a movement to reform the Catholic Church. Because his ideas were not accepted by the church, he started a new branch of Christianity called Protestantism.

c)

Founded the Church of England (or the Anglican Church) in an effort to divorce his wife.

26.

Which of the following best describes the concept of predestination?

a)

A government that is run by religious leaders.

b)

Smaller religious groups or societies.

c)

The belief that God has already decided who would be saved.

d)

Paid pardons (excuses) from punishment for sin.

27.

Where did the Black Death originate?

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Europe

d)

Constantinople

28.

Some scientists think the plague arrived in Europe from

a)

trains

b)

camel caravans

c)

airplanes

d)

ships

29.

Which is NOT a main symptom of the plague?

a)

loose teeth

b)

spasms (shaking)

c)

large boils

d)

vomiting

30.

Because the plague killed so much of Europe's population, it helped bring about the end of ____________.

a)

bureaucracies

b)

feudalism

c)

militarism

d)

Catholicism

31.

How did the plague impact Europe?

a)

People started to question the church

b)

1/3 of the population died

c)

It contributed to the decline of feudalism

d)

All are correct

32.

Elizabeth’s intentions and purposes behind her

religious policies were that she wanted to make Catholics and

Protestants happy-.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

What did Henry call himself?

a)

Supreme Head of the Church of England

b)

Supreme Chief of the Church of England

c)

Supreme Leader of the Church of England

34.

What special book did King James authorize?

a)

A new bible translation- The King James Bible

b)

A new book of laws - The King James Laws

35.

What is the Holy Book for the Church of England?

a)

Qu'ran

b)

Bible

c)

Writings of Henry VIII

d)

Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses

36.

Why did Henry Vlll need either a divorce or an annulment?

a)

To marry a princess to control another country

b)

To marry woman to take care of his daughters

c)

To marry a woman that could give him a son

d)

To marry a Native American Princess to control the "New World" of America