WorksheetsCh 30/31 Reformation
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did Renaissance humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
They studied ancient texts.
b)
They wrote poetry and plays.
c)
They tried to elect a new pope.
d)
They questioned accepted beliefs.
2.
The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made itseem that
a)
the Church was in economic trouble.
b)
the government had lost its authority.
c)
people could buy forgiveness for sins.
d)
anyone could buy a leadership position.
3.
Which claim by the Catholic Church was a problem for monarchs?
a)
Kings should stop fighting wars.
b)
The queen should pray every day.
c)
Priests did not have to obey the king.
d)
Actors should not perform on Sundays.
4.
How did the Great Schism weaken the Catholic Church?
a)
It reduced respect for the papacy.
b)
It led to warfare between the sides.
c)
It cost parishes much of their wealth.
d)
It caused people to learn how to read.
5.
What did John Wycliffe and several other reformers believe was the source of religious authority?
a)
the Bible
b)
the Church
c)
the individual
d)
Nature
6.
What did the first Protestants protest against?
a)
the humanist philosophy
b)
decrees by King Henry VIII
c)
the reformation of government
d)
corruption in the Catholic Church
7.
How did Martin Luther believe that people could gain salvation?
a)
by living a good life
b)
by having faith
c)
by keeping the sacraments
d)
by giving money to the Church
8.
What famous document did Martin Luther nail to a church door?
a)
a challenge for a Church official to debate him
b)
a list of arguments against abuses by the Church
c)
a statement that he was going to start his own church
d)
an order for the peasants to go back to their fields
9.
How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation?
a)
It led cities to establish new universities.
b)
It meant that scholars no longer felt a need to travel.
c)
It spread new ideas and translations of the Bible.
d)
It created jobs for monks who left the monastery.
10.
What is one reason why King Henry VIII started the Church of England?
a)
He was reluctant to interpret the Bible on his own.
b)
He believed that divorce should be forbidden.
c)
He disagreed with Catholic ideas about salvation.
d)
He did not want to share power with Catholic leaders
11.
What was one goal of the Council of Trent?
a)
to correct abuses in the Catholic Church
b)
to translate the mass into local languages
c)
to reach agreements with Protestant leaders
d)
to put an end to punishing people for heresy
12.
Many Europeans returned to the Catholic Church as a result of
a)
reading the Bible.
b)
the sale of indulgences.
c)
the activities of the Jesuits.
d)
reinterpreting the sacraments.
13.
Which groups were most likely to be arrested by the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
Jews and Protestants
b)
Germans and Italians
c)
painters and musicians
d)
smugglers and burglars
14.
What events in France in the late 1500s left more than a million dead?
a)
civil wars between Catholics and Protestants
b)
trials of heretics by courts run by the churches
c)
outbreaks of the plague carried by religious refugees
d)
persecutions of Catholics by kings who opposed the popes
15.
How did the Reformation strengthen the power of monarchy?
a)
Churches started to elect their own leaders.
b)
Rulers became more independent of the pope.
c)
Popes regained authority after the Counter-Reformation.
d)
Feudal lords gained strength during long civil wars.
16.
How did the Reformation encourage ideas of democracy?
a)
Church leaders were appointed by the monarch.
b)
National rulers claimed to be appointed by God.
c)
Some local religious groups elected their own leaders.
d)
The Council of Trent let people choose their religion.
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