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Fast and Curious: Protestant Reformation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the major goal of Christian humanism?

a)

To reform the Catholic Church

b)

To spread the philosophy of Christ

c)

To improve human reasoning

d)

To establish Lutheranism

2.

Who is the best-known Christian humanist?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

Charles V

d)

Pope Leo X

3.

What is the term for release from all or part of the punishment for sin?

a)

Prayer

b)

Indulgence

c)

Relic

d)

Lutheranism

4.

Where did Martin Luther post his Ninety-five Theses?

a)

Worms

b)

Augsburg

c)

Wittenberg

d)

Rome

5.

What was the outcome of the Edict of Worms?

a)

Luther was made an outlaw

b)

Luther was captured and burned

c)

Luther was excommunicated

d)

Luther was protected by Frederick

6.

What was the first Protestant faith?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Christian humanism

d)

Modern Devotion

7.

What was the significance of the Peace of Augsburg?

a)

It formally accepted the division of Christianity in Germany

b)

It ended the rivalry between Charles V and Francis I

c)

It established Lutheranism as the official religion of Germany

d)

It allowed German princes to choose their own religion

8.

Why did many German princes support Luther?

a)

To assert their own local authority

b)

To gain favor with the Catholic Church

c)

To oppose the emperor Charles V

d)

To promote religious tolerance

9.

What political problems did Charles V face?

a)

Rivalry with the king of France

b)

Opposition from Pope Clement VII

c)

Invasion of Ottoman Turks

d)

All of the above

10.

What was the outcome of the Peace of Augsburg?

a)

Religious warfare in Germany ended

b)

German states were free to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism

c)

Lutheranism was given the same legal rights as Catholicism

d)

All of the above