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Age of Reformation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.

a)

Promoted

b)

Excommunicated

c)

Killed

d)

Banished

7.

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

8.

Luther had to appear before Charles V at ________________.

a)

Diet of Worms

b)

Wittenberg Church

c)

Peace of Westphalia

d)

Roman Inquisition

9.

People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.

a)

Reformers

b)

Protestants

c)

Huguenots

d)

Calvinists

10.

Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Calvin

d)

Pope Clement VII

11.

Scottish Calvinists are called ______________.

a)

Presbyterians

b)

Huguenots

c)

Anglicans

d)

Antitrinitarians

12.

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

13.

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

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Mary I

c)

Joanna I

d)

Victoria I

14.

What was the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation?

a)

A) The sale of indulgences

b)

B) The invention of the printing press

c)

C) The discovery of the New World

d)

D) The fall of Constantinople

15.

Who was the leader of the Swiss Reformation?

a)

A) Martin Luther

b)

B) John Calvin

c)

C) Ulrich Zwingli

d)

D) Henry VIII

16.

What was the main purpose of the Council of Trent?

a)

A) To initiate the Protestant Reformation

b)

B) To reform the Catholic Church

c)

C) To establish the Anglican Church

d)

D) To translate the Bible into vernacular languages

17.

Which document is considered the foundation of Lutheran beliefs?

a)

A) The Augsburg Confession

b)

B) The Edict of Nantes

c)

C) The Magna Carta

d)

D) The Treaty of Tordesillas

18.

What was the Peace of Augsburg?

a)

A) An agreement allowing German princes to choose their religion

b)

B) A treaty ending the Thirty Years' War

c)

C) A papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther

d)

D) A decree establishing the Jesuit order

19.

Who was the Holy Roman Emperor during the early Reformation?

a)

A) Charles V

b)

B) Ferdinand II

c)

C) Philip II

d)

D) Maximilian I

20.

What was the Schmalkaldic League?

a)

A) A coalition of Protestant princes

b)

B) A Catholic religious order

c)

C) A group of reformers in England

d)

D) A council convened by the Pope

21.

Which English monarch established the Church of England?

a)

A) Elizabeth I

b)

B) Mary I

c)

C) Henry VIII

d)

D) Edward VI

22.

What was the Edict of Worms?

a)

A) A decree condemning Martin Luther

b)

B) A papal bull supporting indulgences

c)

C) A treaty ending the Peasants' War

d)

D) A document establishing the Inquisition

23.

Who was known as the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'?

a)

A) John Wycliffe

b)

B) Jan Hus

c)

C) Martin Luther

d)

D) John Calvin

24.

What was the main theological difference between Lutherans and Calvinists?

a)

A) The role of the Pope

b)

B) The doctrine of predestination

c)

C) The use of Latin in services

d)

D) The number of sacraments

25.

Which treaty marked the end of the Thirty Years' War?

a)

A) Treaty of Versailles

b)

B) Treaty of Utrecht

c)

C) Peace of Westphalia

d)

D) Treaty of Ghent