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Chapter 18- Reformation Reading Comprehension Quiz (Barca)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which religious group believed that God has already decided who will be saved?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Calvinists

c)

Catholics

d)

all of the above

2.

What was the Reformation?

a)

a religious movement that began in the 1500s to reform the Catholic Church

b)

a cultural movement that began in the 1300s to reform art and literature

c)

a scientific movement that began in the 1400s to reform methods of observation

d)

an educational movement tat began in the 1200s to reform univeristy learning

3.

Why did the Catholic Church impse heavy taxes on and sell idulgences to its members in the 1500s?

a)

to pay for programs for the poor

b)

to support its many monasteries

c)

to pay for the construction of lavish churches and a rich lifestyle for the pope

d)

to pay for the construction of new universities and libraries

4.

Why was Martin Luther put on trial by the Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

He had criticized the emperor for supporting the pope.

b)

He had attacked the Church for its sale of indulgences.

c)

He had encouraged people to break away from the Church.

d)

He had started a war against Rome.

5.

In 1541, John Calvin applied his Protestant ideas to ________, setting up a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.

a)

education

b)

business

c)

science

d)

government

6.

What was the Inquisition?

a)

a list of Protestant authors and books that Catholics were forbidden to read

b)

a series of meetings held to find ways to stop the spread of Protestantism

c)

a court set up by the Catholic Church to try people suspected of heresy

d)

a small group of Catholics whose goal ws to defend the Catholic faith throughout the world

7.

Who was Ignatius Loyola?

a)

a Protestant leader who spread his faith to distant lands

b)

a Calvinist preacher who made important contributions in the field of education

c)

a Catholic who founded the Society of Jesus to defend and spread the faith

d)

a pope who led the Counter-Reformation

8.

Where did Jesuit missionaries go to spread the Catholic faith?

a)

Scandinavia, Russia, and China

b)

India, Australia, and Japan

c)

Africa, Asia, and the Americas

d)

the Middle East, eastern Europe, and Africa

9.

What reforms did the Council of Trent make regarding priests?

a)

It required priests to be at least 25 years old and educated

b)

It allowed priests to marry.

c)

It instructed priests to return any money they had collected from the sale of indulgences.

d)

It called for priests to hep the sick in hospitals and serve the poor.

10.

All of the following were targets of Inquisition judges EXCEPT

a)

Protestants living in Catholic lands

b)

the pope

c)

Church leaders

d)

important nobles

11.

As the Protestant Reformation spread, most of northern Europe followed _________, while most of souther Europe followed _________.

a)

the Church of England, the Huguenots

b)

Judaism, Islam

c)

Lutheranism, Calvinism

d)

Protestantism, Catholicism

12.

During the 1500s and early 1600s, many of the countries of Europe were

a)

experiencing economic hard times

b)

becoming industrialized

c)

embroiled in religious wars

d)

experimenting with new forms of government

13.

Which European country did not allow Protestants to worship freely?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

the Netherlands

d)

Hungary

14.

Why did Henry VIII of England break away from the Catholic Church and organize the Church of England?

a)

He was horrified by the actions of the Church Inquisition.

b)

He wanted the pope to annul hus marriage, but the pope refused.

c)

He refused to pay taxes to the Church, and the pope had him excommunicated.

d)

He was disappointed that Church reforms did not go far enough to end all of the abuses.

15.

What happened to religion in Germany after the Peace of Augsburg?

a)

Each prince was allowed to decide which religion would be followed in his realm.

b)

Germany became a unified Protestant nation.

c)

Germany became a unified Catholic nation.

d)

Germany formed its own church that combined elements of both faiths.

16.

What helped Martin Luther get his message distributed to more people?

a)

missionaries

b)

the printing press

c)

construction of newly paved roads across the country

d)

the Pony Express mail system

17.

Which of the following was not a Protestant group?

a)

Calvins

b)

Lutherans

c)

Baptists

d)

Catholics

18.

Why did Henry VIII want to annul (cancel) his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?

a)

Catherine was in a relationship with Henry VIII's brother.

b)

Catherine had not given him a male son / heir.

c)

Catherine did not want to have children.

d)

Catherine wanted to become a nun.

19.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the six marriages of Henry VIII ended?

a)

wife was beheaded

b)

marriage was annulled

c)

wife died of natural causes

d)

wife was burned at the steak

20.

People who were found guilty by the Roman Inquisition court:

a)

were publicly beaten

b)

imprisoned

c)

executed

d)

all of the above