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Reformation Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the first Protestants protest against?

a)

the humanist philosophy

b)

decrees by King Henry VIII

c)

the reformation of government

d)

corruption of the catholic church

2.

Which denomination believes that who is going to heaven is predestined and humans can do nothing about it?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Calvisnism

c)

Anglicanism

d)

Catholicism

3.

Which denomination believes multiple interpretations of the Bible are allowed as long as you are loyal to the Church/King?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Calvisnism

c)

Anglicanism

d)

Catholicism

4.

The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the pracce made it seem like

a)

the Church was in economic trouble.

b)

the government had lst its suthoirty.

c)

anyone could buy a leadership position.

d)

people could buy forgiveness for sins.

5.

Simony upset many people. How might someone commit simony?

a)

by breaking vows as a monk and getting married

b)

by paying money to be the priest of a large parish

c)

by telling people that an ordinary object is a holy relic

d)

by collecting taxes from poor people to give to the pope

6.

How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation?

a)

It led to cities to establish new universities.

b)

It spread new ideas and translations of the Bible

c)

It created jobs for monks who led the monastery.

d)

It meant that scholars no longer felt a need to travel.

7.

What famous document did Martin Luther nail to a church door?

a)

a challenge for a Church official to debate him

b)

a list of arguments against abuses by the Church

c)

an order for the peasants to go back to their fields

d)

a statement that he was going to start his own church

8.

How were Lutheran religious services different from those of Catholics?

a)

prayers in German

b)

Clergy read from the Bible

c)

Worshippers sang hymns

d)

people took communion

9.

Who did Calvin believe should govern a state?

a)

kings or queens

b)

elected officials

c)

religious leaders

d)

wealthy merchants

10.

What is one reason why King Henry VIII started the Church of England?

a)

He was reluctant to interpret the Bible on his own.

b)

He believed that divorce should be forbidden.

c)

He disagreed with Catholic ideas about salvation.

d)

He did not want to share power with Catholic leaders.

11.

Which of these would Queen Elizabeth I have been most likely to say?

a)

"Catholics should not be forced to follow English laws."

b)

"I don't care what people believe so long as their loyal."

c)

"People who disagree with the English Church should be put to death."

d)

"I want the clergy to make sure everyone says the same prayers."

12.

Which groups were most likely to be arrested by the Spanish Inquisition?

a)

Jews and Protestants

b)

Germans and Italians

c)

painters and musicians

d)

smugglers and burglars

13.

What was one goal of the Council of Trent?

a)

to correct abuses in the Catholic Church

b)

to translate the mass into local languages

c)

to reach agreements with Protestant leaders

d)

to put an end to punishing people for heresey

14.

What events in France in the late 1500s left more than a million dead?

a)

civil wars between Catholics and Protestants

b)

trials of heretics by courts run by the churches

c)

outbreaks of the plague carried by religious refugees

d)

persecution of Catholics by kings who opposed the popes

15.

How did the Reformation encourage ideas of democracy?

a)

Church leaders were appointed by the monarch

b)

National rulers claimed to be appointed by God

c)

Some local religious groups elected their own leaders

d)

The Council of Trent let people choose their religion

16.

Many Europeans returned to the Catholic Church as a result of

a)

reading the Bible.

b)

the sale of indulgences.

c)

the activities of the jesuits.

d)

reinterpreting the sacraments.

17.

Describe at least three factors that led to the weakening of the Catholic Church and the beginning of the Reformation.

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18.

Describe at least two similarities and two differences between your choice of the three major branches of Protestantism (Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anglicanism).

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