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Reformation Unit Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the 95 Theses?

a)

Jan Huss

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Wycliffe

2.

Who won the 30 years war?

a)

Protestants

b)

Catholics

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

3.

Who had the most power at the beginning of the Reformation?

a)

The government

b)

The people

c)

The Pope

d)

The monarchy (kings/queens)

4.

Why did King Henry VIII want to divorce his wife?

a)

She ran away

b)

She couldn't have a male heir

c)

She couldn't have any children

d)

She was abusive

5.

Who translated the Bible from Latin to English?

a)

John Wycliffe

b)

John Calvin

c)

Jan Huss

d)

Pope Leo

6.

Which of the following were tokens that were purchased from the church that could cut years off your sentence in purgatory?

a)

heresy

b)

usury

c)

predestination

d)

indulgences

7.

Which of the following means to be banned from the church?

a)

heresy

b)

excommunicated

c)

usury

d)

indulgences

8.

Why was Mary I nicknamed "Bloody Mary"?

a)

She had all the murderers in England put to death

b)

She had over 300 protestants beheaded

c)

She killed her sister

d)

She liked tomato juice

9.

Who attempted to overthrow the British government by blowing up Parliament?

a)

Pope Leo

b)

John Wycliffe

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

Guy Fawkes

10.

In 1534, the English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy which gave Henry VIII what title?

a)

Emporer of Great Britain

b)

Supreme Commander of all Catholic Forces

c)

Head of the Church of England

d)

Defender of the Catholic Faith

11.

One of the MAIN tenets of Martin Luther's teachings was -

a)

the Pope was the supreme religious authority

b)

indulgences are a useful tool for salvation

c)

the Bible was not a source for religious teachings

d)

salvation could only be achieved through faith

12.

One of John Calvin's MOST controversial beliefs was -

a)

his acceptances of indulgences

b)

his belief in predestination

c)

his acceptance of the seven sacraments

d)

his belief in reincarnation

13.

Which groups did Queen Elizabeth I bring together to form the modern Church of England?

a)

Catholic and Protestants

b)

Jesuits and Calvinists

c)

Monarchists and Puritans

d)

Muslims and Catholics

14.

One complaint of Martin Luther was the practice of the church selling indulgences, which is -

a)

the rich buying of church positions

b)

the Pope selling Vatican property

c)

priests buying of worldly goods

d)

the forgiveness of sins for money

15.

Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by

a)

posting his 95 Theses

b)

executing Catholic priests

c)

preaching througout Europe

d)

raising an army against the church

16.

Which idea is MOST associated with John Calvin?

a)

People are equal before God

b)

Salvation depends on faith alone

c)

Fate is determined by predestination

d)

Ultimate authority comes from teh Bible

17.

Elizabeth I supported Protestantism in England by -

a)

returning land belonging to the Catholic Church

b)

persecuting people who used Latin in the Catholic Church

c)

making the Anglican Church the official national church

d)

removing the leader of the Anglican Church

18.

The spread of Martin Luther's views led to the establishment of -

a)

Protestantism

b)

Mormonism

c)

Judaism

d)

Catholicism

19.

During the Reformation period, German and English nobility disliked the domination of the Church by the -

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Greeks

d)

Italians

20.

Which person held the views listed below:

Predestination

Faith revealed through a righteous life

Belief in a strong work ethic

a)

John Calvin

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Henry VIII

21.

Which person would be the best title for this list?

Anglican Church

Tolerance for Dissenters

Expansion and Colonialism

Victory over the Spanish Armada (1588)

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Cardinal Richelieu

22.

Conflict was caused by Church corruption and the widespread selling of -

a)

commodities

b)

indulgences

c)

land

d)

precious metals

23.

Which person held the views listed below?

Salvation by faith alone.

Bible as the ultimate authority.

All humans are equal before God

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Calvin

d)

Henry VIII

24.

Why did King Henry VIII of England leave the Catholic Church?

a)

The Catholic Church tried to charge him too much money to convert to the religion

b)

He wanted to divorce his wife, which was not allowed by the Church.

c)

The Pope refused to recognized him as King of England.

d)

He no longer believed in the Catholic Church ideology.

25.

During the French Reformation, which religious leader changed the focus of the Thirty Years' War from a religious conflict to a political conflict?

a)

Cardinal Jon Patel

b)

Cardinal John Paul

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

Cardinal Louis Franc

26.

The Edict of Nantes granted freedom of worship to the -

a)

Lutheran

b)

Huguenots

c)

Jesuits

d)

Muslims

27.

The society of Jesus was created to spread Catholic teachings, primarily in response to the -

a)

Renaissance

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Inquisition

d)

Protestant Reformation

28.

Which religious group was most affected when the Edict of Nantes was revoked?

a)

Catholics living in England

b)

Protestants living in France

c)

Puritans living in England

d)

Jesuits living in France

29.

What was the significance of the Edict of Nantes?

a)

It declared Martin Luther an outlaw.

b)

It gave religious freedom to the Huguenots

c)

It allowed the Catholic Church to regain power in France.

d)

It removed papal authority in England

30.

The Hapsburg family worked to preserve and spread which religious ideology?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Catholicism

31.

The Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation by launching -

a)

a naval blockade of England

b)

a writing campaign against the Pope

c)

the Catholic Counter-Reformation

d)

a military campaign to the Holy Land

32.

In which area did the nobles convert to Protestantism during the Reformation, ending authority of the Pope in their states?

a)

southern France

b)

northern Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

33.

During the Reformation, which Austrian family continued to support the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

Tudor family

b)

Cabot family

c)

Grimaldi family

d)

Hapsburg family

34.

The Society of Jesus was formed to -

a)

replace the Pope

b)

spread Catholic Doctrine throughout the world

c)

spread Protestant ideas in Catholic lands

d)

train for war against Protestants

35.

The list below describes the characteristics that were part of the -

Council of Trent

Society of Jesus

Inquisition

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Counter-Reformation

d)

Enlightenment

36.

Who was burnt at the stake because he criticized corruption in the Catholic Church?

a)

Jan Huss

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Calvin

d)

Henry VIII

37.

During the Reformation, Protestantism became the dominant religion in all of the following countries except -

a)

Denmark

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Dutch Netherlands

38.

King Henry VIII contributed to the Reformation by -

a)

giving land to the Catholic Church

b)

commissioning the 39 Articles

c)

defeating the Spanish Armada

d)

breaking ties with papal authority

39.

Who commissioned the 39 Articles?

a)

King Edward VI

b)

Queen Mary I

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

40.

What was one effect of the Act of Supremacy, 1534?

a)

The colonies were subjected to the authority of the Church.

b)

The practice of Protestantism was prohibited in England.

c)

The influence of the Catholic Church declined.

d)

The Pope granted greater authority to the king.