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THE REFORMATION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Reformation?

a)

When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church

b)

A time when people studied humanism and art

c)

When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west

d)

A time when more and more people began to read and write

2.

What monk began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church in 1517?

a)

Thomas Aquinas

b)

St. Benedict

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Richard of Wallingford

3.

What practice allowed people to gain forgiveness by giving the Catholic Church money?

a)

Golden forgiveness

b)

Paying indulgences

c)

Fee for sinners

d)

Purchasing saves

4.

What did the Catholic Church do to Martin Luther for publishing his 95 Theses?

a)

Had him killed

b)

Forgave him

c)

Read his complaints and tried to address them

d)

Kicked him out of the church for being a heretic

5.

What did Martin Luther do with his 95 Theses when he was done with it?

a)

Discussed it with his fellow monks

b)

Sent it to the Pope

c)

Nailed it to the door of a church

d)

Burnt it

6.

Why did King Henry VIII form the Church of England?

a)

Because he wanted to have a church of his own

b)

Because he thought Rome was too far away

c)

Because the Catholic Church would not allow him to divorce his wife

d)

Because the Catholic Church did not like England

7.

What war was the result of the Reformation?

a)

The First World War

b)

The 30 Year War

c)

The War of the Priests

d)

The First Crusade

8.

True or False: The war in Germany that resulted from the Reformation was largely peaceful and few people died.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What led to the Reformation?

a)

More people reading

b)

The invention of the printing press

c)

More people able to read the Bible

d)

All of the above

10.

What was the worst punishment for being named a heretic by the Catholic Church?

a)

Prison

b)

Not allowed in church

c)

Exiled from the country

d)

Put to death