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The Reformation and Henry VIII

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was NOT a major influence in the Reformation?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
King Henry the VIII
c)
John Calvin
d)
Percales of Athens
2.
What was the main point made by the 95 theses?
a)
Catholic Church is great!
b)
Catholic church is corrupt with indulgences
c)
The Counter- Reformation shows progress
d)
Predestination is determined by God
3.

What was the Catholic Church promising if you bought indulgences?

a)

automatic entrance into Heaven

b)

predestination

c)

charity

d)

A chance to fight in the 30 years war

4.
Who is the head of the Anglican Church?
a)
The King of England
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
The Pope
5.
The printing press was important because 
a)
religious ideas reached people faster. 
b)
the Church had more control over what people read.
c)
people could make flyers more quickly
d)
It slowed down the Reformation
6.
Luther was able to criticize the Roman Catholic Church and translate the Bible into German primarily because
a)
German princes protected him.
b)
he bought indulgences.
c)
he was Pope Leo's cousin.
d)
the Pope tolerated it.
7.
The idea that God has already determined who will be saved is called
a)
indulgence
b)
diet
c)
predestination
d)
theocracy
8.

Which of the following was a belief of Martin Luther?

a)

Money was the root of all evil in the world

b)

Man is saved by grace through Faith

c)

Good works is required to earn a person salvation

d)

Heaven is reserved for the selected few who earn God's favor on earth

9.

English King who formed the Church of England (Anglican Church)?

a)

King Henry IV

b)

King Henry VI

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Henry IX

10.

Why did England break with the Church?

a)

Martin Luther's influence spread throughout country

b)

John Calvin set up his theocracy in one the towns

c)

The king wanted a divorce and Church said no

d)

The England did not break from the Catholic Church

11.

What were the consequences of Henry's reign for the CHURCH? (more than one answer)

a)

he beheaded two of his wives

b)

Henry created the new Church of England and became its head

c)

Henry took wealth, land and power away from the Church

d)

England became a Protestant country

12.

English Parliament's legal action at the request of Henry VIII that made him head of the Church of England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon.

a)

Act of Justice

b)

Act of Supremacy

c)

Act of Matrimony

13.

What did Henry VIII think of Luther's Protestant Reformation at first?

a)

He declared it heresy and didn't support Luther.

b)

He openly supported it.

c)

He wanted to join.

14.

Who was Elizabeth's older sister who became Queen of England in 1553?

a)

Mary, Queen of Scots

b)

Mary I

c)

Mary II

d)

Margaret Tudor

15.

Which king of England was Elizabeth's father?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Henry VII

c)

Edward IV

d)

Edward VI

16.

A government run by church leaders is called a

a)

dictatorship

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy