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Protestant Reformation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Catholic church was to worried about power and money

d)

The priests and monks were more educated than the members of the church

2.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Roman Empire didn't want to be Catholic anymore

d)

Gutenberg's printing press helped to spread ideas that were different than the Catholic church

3.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power or money to keep up with the needs

c)

Individuals like Martin Luther had started to challenge the Catholic church's authority

d)

The priests and monks were more educated than the members of the church

4.

Who was the German Monk who challenged the Catholic church and is credited with starting the reformation.

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

5.

Christians who are not Catholic

a)

secular

b)

serfdom

c)

Protestant

d)

Catholic

6.

Luther protested the selling of indulgences. What does that mean?

a)

Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.

b)

The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.

c)

Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a place in heaven.

d)

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

7.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Emperor Charles V

8.

What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?

a)

adult baptism

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

indulgences

9.

What was the name of John Calvin's branch of christianity?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Lutheranism

d)

Calvinism

10.

Lutheran, Calvinism, and Anglicanism are all examples of...

a)

Protestant denominations of Christianity

b)

Catholic churches

c)

Muslim churches

d)

Jewish denominations

11.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
12.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
13.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
14.
What is excommunication?
a)
You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
b)
You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
c)
You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
d)
You are brought up on criminal charges, accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.
15.
The introduction of gunpowder helped end feudalism.
The printing press played an important role in causing the Reformation.
These statements best reflect the idea that
a)
Technological advances can lead to major change
b)
Contact with other societies can lead to conflict and war
c)
Economic change can be slow and almost unnoticed
d)
Environmental changes can affect human society
16.
What is the term referring to the separation of Church and State?
a)
Indulgences
b)
Secularism
c)
Reformation
d)
Edict of Worms
17.

A Heretic is:

a)

Someone who disagrees with the Catholic Church's teachings

b)

Someone who becomes a saint

c)

Someone who believes everything the Pope says

d)

Someone who joins the Catholic Church

18.

John Calvin's teachings became the basis of which branch of Christianity?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Methodist

c)

Presbyterian

d)

Catholics

19.

Theocracy is:

a)

Religious colony of cannibals

b)

Religious government led by religious leaders

c)

Political government led by politicians

d)

Government led by Theo

20.
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
a)
two
b)
eight
c)
six
d)
none
21.
What was the name of the son of Henry who was crowned King after his death?
a)
John
b)
Edward
c)
Henry
d)
Richard
22.
By which method were Henry's executed wives killed?
a)
Hanging
b)
Beheading
c)
Burning
d)
Drowning
23.

Why did Henry VIII break with Rome and the Catholic Church?

a)

For personal reasons - He wanted to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

b)

For economic reasons - He wanted to stop paying taxes to the Catholic Church and thought he could take some of the Church's wealth.

c)

For political reasons - He wanted a male heir as he was worried that a Queen would not be accepted by the country as a true ruler.

d)

For religious reasons - Henry hated the Catholic Church and wanted to change everything.

24.

A release from sin given by the Catholic church

a)

fundamental

b)

indulgence

c)

predestination

d)

Transubstantiation

25.

Why did Henry VIII want to divorce Catherine of Aragon?

a)
Didn't bear son
b)
She cheated on him
c)
They were different religions
d)
War with Spain
26.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
27.

Leader of the Catholic Church, based in the Vatican, Italy

a)

Sacraments

b)

Clergy

c)

Protestant

d)

Pope

28.

Sacred rites of the church

a)

Indulgences

b)

Sacraments

c)

Sins

d)

Excommunicate

29.

Henry VIII married his brother's widow.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Bonus Points: Draw the Symbol for the House of the Tudors

31.

A very important activity of the Jesuits was education.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The Roman Inquisition was founded in 1542.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation

b)

The Council that was called to address abuses in the church

c)

The Protestant Reformation

d)

Anglicanism

34.

What was the primary focus of the Council of Trent?

a)

To elect a new Pope

b)

To charge King Henry VIII

c)

To affirm and reform practices

d)

To call people heretics

35.

What are the only 2 sacraments that Protestants believe in?

a)

Baptism and Marriage

b)

Reconciliation and Communion

c)

Baptism and Reconciliation

d)

Baptism and Communion

36.

The Spanish soldier who founded the Jesuits

a)

George of Madrid

b)

Hernando of Seville

c)

Ignatius of Loyola

d)

Martin of Granda

37.

How did the Jesuits achieve political influence in the 16th and 17th century?

a)

The Jesuits founded places of higher education where young nobles were sent to learn. As a result, relationships would develop and Jesuits would frequently be chosen as advisors in royal courts.

b)

The power of prayer

c)

Blackmail

d)

all of these methods were used to acquire political power

38.

Why was it so important for the Jesuits to learn about astronomy, physics and other sciences?

a)

So that people would want to go to their universities

b)

They believed that the more one could learn about science, the more one could learn about God.

c)

It would make them respectable

d)

All these are true

39.

Why were Jesuit universities often chosen over others?

a)

they were affordable

b)

they had free lunches

c)

there was no entrance exam

d)

Not only did they offer a great theological and spiritual education, but the best secular scientific one as well.

40.

How long did the Council last?

a)

10 years

b)

12 years

c)

18 years

d)

22 years