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The Reformation (2nd year History)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who elected the Pope?

a)

Cardinals

b)

Bishops

c)

Priests

d)

Nuns and Monks

2.
What religion were ALL Christians before the Reformation?
a)
Jewish
b)
Christian
c)
Catholic
d)
Baptist
3.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther always wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was losing money.

c)

The Pope didn't want to be rich anymore.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

4.

Which of these words means:

appointing a relative to an important position in the Church

a)

Simony

b)

Nepotism

c)

Pluralism

d)

Absenteeism

5.

Which of these words means:

the practice of selling Church positions

a)

Nepotism

b)

Pluralism

c)

Absenteeism

d)

Simony

6.

Which of these words means:

people in the church not being present at their positions.

a)

Absenteeism

b)

Pluralism

c)

Nepotism

d)

Simony

7.

Which of these words means:

Holding more than one position in the Church at the same time

a)

Absenteeism

b)

Simony

c)

Nepotism

d)

Pluralism

8.
Where was Martin Luther from?
a)
England
b)
America
c)
Germany
d)
France
9.

Why did Martin Luther become a monk?

a)

His dad was a monk and influenced him to become one

b)

He was walking through a violent thunderstorm and if he was spared he said he would become a monk

c)

He helped build a monastery and thought that it was a good lifestyle choice for him

d)

He enjoyed the foods that they ate

10.
What were the complaints Luther made against the Church called?
a)
95 Theses
b)
95 Topic Sentences
c)
59 Theses
d)
95 Wrongs
11.
The "tickets to heaven" that the Catholic Church sold were known as
a)
indulgences
b)
salvation
c)
lottery
d)
95 theses
12.

What was a Papal Bull?

a)

A bull made from paper.

b)

A load of nonsense.

c)

A letter from the Pope.

d)

A letter from a king.

13.
Martin Luther believed that people should be able to read the Bible themselves
a)
True
b)
False
14.

What was the Diet of Worms?

a)

A dinner for worms and slugs.

b)

A church in Rome.

c)

A meeting where Luther was meant to say sorry for his criticisms of the Church.

d)

The Castle where Luther was brought after he was kidnapped by Frederick the Wise.

15.
A heretic is 
a)

Someone who challenges the Catholic Church

b)

Someone who works for the Inquisition

c)
Someone who sells fish
d)

A type of Printing Press

16.

If a person was accused of heresy, he/she could be kicked out of the church or ______________________.

a)

ordained

b)

crowned

c)

excommunicated

d)

reformed

17.
Which invention helped spread the ideas of the Reformation?
a)
Telescope
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Printing Press
d)
Indulgences
18.

What language did Martin Luther translate the New Testament to?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Chinese

19.
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.
20.
The branches of Christianity that developed as a result of protests against the Catholic Church were called
a)
Greek Orthodox
b)
Protestant
c)
Catholic
d)
Buddhist
21.

I was the Holy Roman Emperor who declared war on the protestants of Germany. Who am I?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Charles V

c)

John Calvin

d)

Pope Paul III

22.

What was the treaty called that allowed kingdoms to choose whether they were protestant or Catholic?

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Jesuits

d)

95 Theses