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Martin Luther-Reformation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before Luther, what language was the Bible written in?

a)

Greek

b)

German

c)

Latin

2.

What did Luther go to college to study?

a)

He wanted to be a monk.

b)

He wanted to be a lawyer.

c)

He wanted to be a priest.

3.

What country did Luther grow up in?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

4.

What was the purpose of indulgences?

a)

Forgive Sins

b)

Get out of Purgatory

c)

Go to Heaven

d)

All of the Above

5.

Why did the Catholic Church support selling indulgences?

a)

To pay for St. Peter's Basilica

b)

They wanted forgiveness

c)

There was no other way to heaven

6.

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

7.

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

8.

Christians who are not Catholic

a)

secular

b)

serfdom

c)

Protestant

d)

Catholic

9.

How did Gutenberg's printing press contribute to Reformation?

a)

It spread ideas that were different than those of the church

b)

Gutenberg refused to allow the church to use the printing press

c)

It allowed people to print copies of their indulgence documents so they didn't need the church

10.

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

a)

Utopia

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

the Bible

d)

The Prince

11.

a movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

a)

Reformation

b)

Purgatory

c)

Protestant

d)

Indulgence

12.

What were the 95 Theses?

a)

The name of the Popes army.

b)

A Country music band.

c)

Martin Luther's 95 arguments against the sale of Indulgences

13.

What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

a)

They ignored it

b)

Excommunication

14.

According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?

a)

Whatever feels good at the moment

b)

decisions of the Pope

c)

The Bible

15.

What does the word Renaissance translate to?

a)

Secular

b)

Rebirth

c)

Dowry

d)

New Born