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Module 21 Study topics (Catholic Reformation)

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Calvin would have argued you really do not have a 'choice'. What was his concept of salvation/heaven called?

a)

indulgence

b)

Anglican

c)

theocracy

d)

predestination

2.

Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris was the conclusion of a violent clash between....

a)

Catholics and Anglicans

b)

Huguenots (Calvin's followers) and Catholics

c)

Protestants and Greek Orthodox

3.

Martin Luther preached

a)

that people could win salvation by faith in God's forgiveness

b)

that the Bible, the pope, and the Church traditions were false authorities

c)

that the Pope had the ultimate answers

d)

that the Catholic Church was more powerful than any monarch

4.
How did Martin Luther say people could get to heaven?
a)
by buying indulgences
b)
by giving money to the church
c)
by doing charity work
d)
by believing in God and following the Bible
5.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

6.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

7.

What was the Spanish Inquistion?

a)

Attempt to spread protestant beliefs

b)

Attempt to rid Spain of non-Catholic people

c)

Attempt to spread Judaism

d)

Attempt to rid Spain of Catholics

8.

What was the list of complaints against the Church called?

a)

95 Theses

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Magna Carta

d)

New Testament

9.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church making changes

10.

Why did Luther disagree with the selling of indulgences?

a)

He believed they should cost more.

b)

He believed people had to work to earn salvation.

c)

He believed salvation was a gift of grace.

d)

He believed his 95 Theses could get people to Heaven.

11.

What caused the sale of indulgences to be banned?

a)

Amendment

b)

Reformation

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Peace Treaty

12.

How did the Reformation lead to the Enlightenment?

a)

social classes became less defined during the Reformation

b)

Muslims attracted more followers during the Reformation

c)

people questioned beliefs and authority during the Reformation

d)

The Catholic Church became more powerful during the Reformation

13.

The removal of penance for sins that have been forgiven:

a)

indulgences

b)

simony

c)

penance

d)

bribery

14.

M. Luther translated the Bible into:

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

French

d)

German

e)

Italian

15.

What is federalism?

a)

the belief that religion holds all the answers

b)

sharing power between local governments & central government

c)

the practice of self-government

d)

peaceful cooperation of Catholics, Muslims and Jews

16.

Which of the following was a result of the Thirty Years' War?

a)

European rulers could decide the religion of their region

b)

The Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom in France

c)

Germany became part of the Holy Roman Empire

d)

Peasants in Germany revolted against the government

17.

The Huguenots were

a)

British Protestants

b)

German Protestants

c)

Swiss Protestants

d)

French Protestants

18.

Which previous event was a catalyst (cause) for the Thirty Years War?

a)

The Protestant Reformation

b)

The Seven Years War

c)

The Ides of March

d)

The Treaty of Westphalia

19.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

the Reformers fighting against the Church

b)

the Church's answer to the Protestant Reformers

c)

The Church fighting back against the Jesuits

d)

The Church's Court

20.

At which meeting did the Church define Catholic beliefs and decide what to do about the Protestants?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Augsburg

c)

Council of Worms

d)

Council of Trent

21.

What was the Church's court called?

a)

Council of Trent

b)

the trials

c)

Inquisition

d)

Spanish questioning

22.

What was one effect of European exploration of the Americas?

a)

European brought their religions to the Americas

b)

Only missionaries were sent to explore new lands

c)

Europeans adopted the religion of the Native Americans

d)

Catholics & Protestants in Europe resolved their differences

23.

What led to the sharing of power between a central government and local governments?

a)

the arrival of missionaries in North America

b)

changes that came about as a result of the Council of Trent

c)

people's interest in the natural world and science

d)

self-government in religion

24.

All of the following were results of the Reformation EXCEPT...

a)

people became more curious about science & the natural world

b)

Protestants and Catholics resolved their religious conflicts

c)

the idea of self-government began to take hold

d)

Northern European countries became largely Protestant

25.

The Jesuits were formed to:

a)

educate priests

b)

eliminate heresy

c)

evangelize far away places

26.

In response to the Reformation, the Church decided all Masses would be said in:

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

English

d)

Italian

27.

The Spanish soldier who founded the Jesuits

a)

George of Madrid

b)

Hernando of Seville

c)

Ignatius of Loyola

d)

Martin of Granda

28.

The treaty that ended the Thirty Years War was known as

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Austria

c)

The Peace of Augsberg

d)

The Treaty of Westphalia

29.

What is it called when an official religion says you stray from accepted belief?

a)

heresy

b)

recant

c)

deviation

d)

tithes

30.

What place did the Medieval Church say people could work off their sins before they can go to heaven?

a)

underworld

b)

heaven

c)

the sky

d)

purgatory

31.

Which religious order took up missionary activities to spread Catholicism?

a)

Jesuits

b)

Mendicants

c)

Benedictine Monks

d)

Calvinists

32.

Which of the following events led to the conversion of St. Ignatius of Loyola?

a)

He studied Latin in Barcelona with boys half his age upon his return from his pilgrimage in Jerusalem.

b)

He read the life of Jesus and the lives of saints during the time when he recuperated from his operation.

c)

He joined the Spanish army in defending the fortress of Pamplona from the French invaders.

d)

He tried to convert non-Catholics in the Holy Land by preaching to them about the CAtholic faith.

33.

The language that Ignatius had to learn when he decided to become a priest.

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Latin

34.

What is a congregation?

a)

Church prayer

b)

Church assembly

c)

Church officials

d)

The church vs politics

35.

What was purgatory?

a)

an effort to change Catholic church practices

b)

certificates that Christians could buy to "pay" their way out of purgatory

c)

a place Catholics believe they go before heaven

d)

an effort to get rid of the Catholic church

36.

What are indulgences?

a)

an effort to change Catholic church practices

b)

certificates that Christians could buy to "pay" their way out of purgatory

c)

a place Catholics believe they go before heaven

d)

an effort to get rid of the Catholic church

37.

What did the Counter-Reformation hope to do?

a)

get rid of the Catholic church

b)

reform the Catholic church from within

c)

join the Protestant churches

d)

go to war with the Protestants

38.

What is heresy?

a)

a condition where a person has bad hair

b)

any teaching that goes against the church

c)

a science

39.

The Catholic Church tried to stop the spread of Protestant ideas by doing which of these things? (you may select up to 3)

a)

The Spanish Inquisition

b)

Closing Protestant churches

c)

Arresting Catholics who did not want to be missionaries

d)

Banning books written by Protestants

40.

What did the Spanish Inquisition try to do?

a)

get rid of all Jews, Muslims and Protestants in Spain

b)

make everyone in Spain Protestant

c)

make everyone is Spain Muslim

41.

Who were the Jesuits?

a)

a Catholic army

b)

a Protestant army

c)

an order of Catholicism that wanted to spread their religion around the world

d)

an order of monks who hid away from the world

42.

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

43.
The Council of Trent agreed that 
a)
Christians need only faith for salvation 
b)
the Church's interpretation of the Bible is final
c)
priests cannot pardon sinners for committing sins 
d)
the Bible is the only authority for guiding Christian life