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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ______________________ was a 16th Century movement to reform the Catholic Church. It led to the formation of new protestant churches.

a)

Calvinism

b)

Lutheranism

c)

Reformation

d)

Renaissance

2.

What German monk led the Reformation with the posting of The Ninety-Five Theses?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Wycliffe

c)

Desiderius Erasmus

d)

John Calvin

3.

In order to raise funds, the churches began selling ___________________ - a pardon (or forgiveness) of a sin.

a)

annulment

b)

indulgence

c)

anabaptist

d)

clergy

4.
What event is considered the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
William Tyndale translating the Bible into English.
b)
John Calvin becoming the religious leader of Geneva.
c)
Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses
d)
Henry VIII creating the Church of England.
5.
Why were people who sided with Luther and the other reformers called Protestants?
a)
They protested against Luther.
b)
They protested against the Catholic Church.
c)
They accepted all Catholic teachings.
d)
They all wrote the Bible into German.
6.

Which helped spread Protestantism?

a)

scribes hand copying the Bible

b)

movable type printing press

7.

beliefs that go against official church teachings

a)

heresy

b)

schism

c)

protest

8.

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

9.

How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation?

a)

It led cities to establish new universities.

b)

It spread new ideas and translations of the Bible.

c)

It created jobs for monks who left the monastery.

d)

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

10.

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

11.

John Calvin believed that God had already decided long ago who would receive salvation. This idea is knows as

a)

the Reformation

b)

Faith alone

c)

predestination

d)

heresy

12.

The Protestant Reformation led to major changes in society. What influence did it have on ideas about government?

a)

People should be loyal to their monarchs

b)

People should live in a theocracy

c)

Governments should censor heresy

d)

people should value self-government

13.

What did Protestants believe about the Bible?

a)

People should read and interpret the Bible for themselves

b)

Priests should read the Bible for the people

c)

The Bible and Church traditions are important sources of truth

14.

Who started the Anglican Church? (Church of England)

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

King Charlies III

15.

True or False: King Henry VIII created his own church in order to get a divorce?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following was an effect of the Reformation? (check all that apply)

a)

Roman Catholic Church will lose power

b)

Ended Religious unity from the Middle Ages

c)

New Christian branches develop

d)

Violence/Wars between Protestants and Catholics

17.

worldly- not religious

a)

secular

b)

serfdom

c)

Protestant

d)

Catholic

18.

The meetings that were held with church officials that eventually led to the end of the sale of indulgences

a)

Treaty of Westphalia

b)

Diet of Worms

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Council of Rome

19.

Why did Christians form new churches during the Protestant Reformation?

a)

They wanted to collect taxes for themselves rather than giving them to the Catholic Church

b)

They protested many of the practices of the Catholic Church

c)

They agreed with the practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

d)

They wanted the lay people to elect the Pope rather than the clergy

20.

Why was the Act of Supremacy significant? (PICK TWO)

a)

The Catholic Church regained power in England

b)

The Protestant Church was outlawed in England

c)

England officially broke away from the Catholic Church

d)

England officially adopted the Christian Orthodox faith

e)

The King was appointed the head of the Church in England

21.

What was the name of Henry VIII's first daughter who killed Protestants and re-established Catholicism as the religion in England?

a)

Mary

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Catherine

d)

Anne

22.

This queen tolerated dissenters (people who didn't agree wit the Anglican Church), She also made the Anglican Church the Official Church of England (again).

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Diana

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

Queen Mary

23.

Who created the Society of Jesus?

a)

Teresa of Avila

b)

Ignatius of Loyola

c)

Pope Paul III

d)

Francisco de Coronado

24.

The Inquisition was a ______________ set up by the Catholic Church.

a)

Council

b)

Court

c)

Police force

d)

Theocracy

25.

Who were often the "scapegoats" during the Reformation?

a)

Women

b)

Herbalists

c)

Jews

d)

All of these poor souls