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WorksheetsAge of Reformation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?
Inexpensive Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.
People could read translations of the Bible in their language.
It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.
All of these are correct
How did the Catholic Church combat the Protestant Reformation?
They discussed and affirmed Church teaching at the Council of Trent and corrected problems like the lack of educated priests and corruption.
A new more personal form of spirituality developed
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.
All these are correct
What was the Defenestration of Prague?
Protestants hurled Catholic officials out a window
the destruction of Prague
the pillaging by Czechs of Prague
Catholic killings of Protestant in Prague
The Thirty Year's War is a conflict between...
Rigby and Mordecai
Catholics and Protestants
Lutherans and Calvinists
Muslims and Christians
What was the end result of the Thirty years War
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Paris
Peace of Westphalia
Treaty of Nickleback
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
Promoted
Excommunicated
Killed
Banished
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
Criticism of the Catholic Church
95 Theses
101 Problems with Catholics
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
Luther had to appear before Charles V at ________________.
Diet of Worms
Wittenberg Church
Peace of Westphalia
Roman Inquisition
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
Reformers
Protestants
Huguenots
Calvinists
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
Henry VIII
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Pope Clement VII
Scottish Calvinists are called ______________.
Presbyterians
Huguenots
Anglicans
Antitrinitarians
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
Divorce his wife
Start war with Pope
Religious differences with Catholics
Liked Lutheranism
Which of Henry VIII'a daughters became a successful English queen?
Elizabeth I
Mary I
Joanna I
Victoria I
What was the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation?
A) The sale of indulgences
B) The invention of the printing press
C) The discovery of the New World
D) The fall of Constantinople
Who was the leader of the Swiss Reformation?
A) Martin Luther
B) John Calvin
C) Ulrich Zwingli
D) Henry VIII
What was the main purpose of the Council of Trent?
A) To initiate the Protestant Reformation
B) To reform the Catholic Church
C) To establish the Anglican Church
D) To translate the Bible into vernacular languages
Which document is considered the foundation of Lutheran beliefs?
A) The Augsburg Confession
B) The Edict of Nantes
C) The Magna Carta
D) The Treaty of Tordesillas
What was the Peace of Augsburg?
A) An agreement allowing German princes to choose their religion
B) A treaty ending the Thirty Years' War
C) A papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther
D) A decree establishing the Jesuit order
Who was the Holy Roman Emperor during the early Reformation?
A) Charles V
B) Ferdinand II
C) Philip II
D) Maximilian I
What was the Schmalkaldic League?
A) A coalition of Protestant princes
B) A Catholic religious order
C) A group of reformers in England
D) A council convened by the Pope
Which English monarch established the Church of England?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Mary I
C) Henry VIII
D) Edward VI
What was the Edict of Worms?
A) A decree condemning Martin Luther
B) A papal bull supporting indulgences
C) A treaty ending the Peasants' War
D) A document establishing the Inquisition
Who was known as the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'?
A) John Wycliffe
B) Jan Hus
C) Martin Luther
D) John Calvin
What was the main theological difference between Lutherans and Calvinists?
A) The role of the Pope
B) The doctrine of predestination
C) The use of Latin in services
D) The number of sacraments
Which treaty marked the end of the Thirty Years' War?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Utrecht
C) Peace of Westphalia
D) Treaty of Ghent
