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AP Euro Unit 2

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the criticisms of the Catholic Church that inspired the Reformation?

a)

Accumulation of wealth and sale of indulgences

b)

Restriction of access to sacred scripture

c)

Lack of religious devotion in art

d)

Dynastic power struggles

2.

Who was the sixteenth-century Augustinian monk who challenged the Catholic Church?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Henry IV

d)

Bernini

3.

What was the main idea behind Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church?

a)

Sola scriptura - people only needed the Bible

b)

Incremental reform of the Church

c)

Opposition to iconoclasm

d)

Support for religious pluralism

4.

Why did the Catholic Church encourage Baroque art?

a)

To oppose the austerity of Protestant art

b)

To promote religious pluralism

c)

To challenge the ideas of the Reformation

d)

To depict religious figures in a radical way

5.

What was the Council of Trent and what was its purpose?

a)

An internal process of reform by the Catholic Church

b)

A new system of systematic theology by John Calvin

c)

A dynastic power struggle in France

d)

A religious conflict between Reformers and Catholics

6.

What was the Catholic Church's response to Luther's idea of salvation by faith alone?

a)

It accepted Luther's idea and incorporated it into its doctrine.

b)

It rejected Luther's idea and reaffirmed its position on salvation through faith and good works.

c)

It remained neutral and did not take a stance on Luther's idea.

d)

It formed a separate branch of the church that followed Luther's teachings.

7.

What was the role of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church during the Reformation?

a)

To support the Protestant reformers and challenge the Catholic Church's practices.

b)

To promote the idea of salvation by faith alone.

c)

To reaffirm the authority of the Pope and the importance of the church hierarchy.

d)

To advocate for the separation of church and state.

8.

How did the Reformation impact the authority of the Catholic Church throughout Europe?

a)

It strengthened the authority of the Catholic Church.

b)

It had no impact on the authority of the Catholic Church.

c)

It reduced the authority of the Catholic Church.

d)

It led to the complete dissolution of the Catholic Church.

9.

How did the Reformation challenge existing norms regarding women's roles?

a)

It reinforced traditional gender roles and limited women's participation in society.

b)

It had no impact on women's roles in society.

c)

It advocated for women's rights and equality.

d)

It provided opportunities for women to take on leadership roles in the church.

10.

How did civic governments respond to the challenges posed by the Reformation?

a)

They supported the Protestant reformers and implemented their teachings.

b)

They remained neutral and did not take a stance on religious matters.

c)

They took on the task of regulating public morals and implemented policies to address immoral behavior.

d)

They disbanded and gave up their authority to the Catholic Church.

11.

Philip II sent the ________ to DESTROY England in 1588.

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

The Conquistadors

c)

Pizarro and Cortez

d)

Spanish Inquisition

12.

Legislative, or law-making, body in government representing the interests of the people in Great Britain.

a)

Congress

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Duma

d)

Parliament

13.
What was the Defenestration of Prague?
a)
Protestants hurled Catholic officials out a window
b)
the destruction of Prague
c)
the pillaging by Czechs of Prague
d)
Catholic killings of Protestant in Prague
14.

The Thirty Year's War is a conflict between...

a)

Rigby and Mordecai

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Lutherans and Calvinists

d)

Muslims and Christians

15.
What was the end result of the Thirty years War
a)
Peace of Augsburg
b)
Peace of Paris
c)
Peace of Westphalia
d)
Treaty of Nickleback
16.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
17.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
18.
Luther had to appear before Charles V at ________________.
a)
Diet of Worms
b)
Wittenberg Church
c)
Peace of Westphalia
d)
Roman Inquisition
19.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
20.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
21.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
22.

Which of Henry VIII's daughters became a successful English queen?

a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Mary I
c)
Joanna I
d)
Victoria I
23.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
24.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
25.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
26.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
27.

Martin Luther was accused of starting the Peasant Rebellion

a)

true

b)

false

28.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Inexpensive Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of these are correct

29.

How did the Catholic Church combat the Protestant Reformation?

a)

They discussed and affirmed Church teaching at the Council of Trent and corrected problems like the lack of educated priests and corruption.

b)

A new more personal form of spirituality developed

c)

Religious orders like the Jesuits and Discalced Carmelites grew quickly and provided education to combat heresy and were a source of piety, something the Church had been lacking.

d)

All these are correct

30.
What were the results of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
The Catholic Church tried to overthrow the secular rulers of Europe.
b)
It ended religious unity in Europe and started a century of religious warfare and persecution.
c)
There were 2 popes, one in Italy and one in France and they excommunicated each other.
d)
The Protestant Reformation failed
31.
A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Treaty of Tordesillas
32.
A practice, primarily during the eighteenth century, in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Atlantic Slave Trade
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Pizarro
33.
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Megellan
c)
Colonies
d)
Mercantilism
34.
The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Capitalism
d)
Colonization
35.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
b)
a Birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
36.
(1527-1598) King of Spain from 1556 to 1598. Absolute monarch who helped lead the Counter Reformation by persecuting Protestants in his holdings. Also sent the Spanish Armada against England.
a)
Divine Right
b)
Phillip II
c)
Charles I
d)
cabinet
37.
1598 proclamation that recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France but also gave the Huguenots the right to worship and to enjoy all political privileges
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
glorious revolution
c)
cabinet
d)
Edict of Nantes