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Protestant Reformation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

a)

Reformation

b)

Indulgence

c)

Purgatory

d)

Protestant

2.

A release from sin given by the Catholic church

a)

fundamental

b)

indulgence

c)

predestination

d)

Transubstantiation

3.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
An African-American civil rights leader
b)
An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets
c)
A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church
d)
A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music
4.
What were the 95 Theses?
a)
A Country music band.
b)
The name of the Popes army.
c)
Martin Luther's 95 arguments against the sale of Indulgences
5.

What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Peace of Westphalia

c)

The Counsel of Trent

d)

They ignored it

6.

According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?

a)

The decisions of the Pope

b)

The bible

c)

The actions of the Priest

d)

Whatever feels good in the moment

7.

What was the significance of the printing press?

a)

the production of written work was slower, therefore written works were not available to everyone.

b)

there is no significance

c)

the production of written work was faster, however not everyone was able to read.

d)

the production of written work was faster, therefore written works were available to everyone.

8.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences
9.

How were the Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance similar?

a)

discouraged the growth of strong monarchs

b)

were led by the military

c)

encouraged people to question tradition

d)

supported the return of the Roman Empire

10.

What is vernacular mean?

a)

Common language

b)

Foreign language

c)

Latin language

d)

German language

11.

Who were the Protestants?

a)

people who went out and performed duties for the Church

b)

people who were humanists

c)

people who wanted fair treatment by the lords

d)

people who protested against and broke with the Catholic Church

12.

The Reformation began as a way to change the ______ Church

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

c)

Calvinist

d)

Lutheran

13.
Martin Luther believed that people should be able to read the Bible themselves
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which invention helped spread the ideas of the Reformation?
a)
Telescope
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Printing Press
d)
Indulgences
15.

What is heresy?

a)

going against the teachings of the Catholic Church

b)

dying for one's beliefs

c)

going against Luther

d)

treason