WorksheetsChurch Reformation Historical Snapshot Interactive Reading Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. Economy: Which sentence of the excerpt above supports the topic sentence, "The church often struggled for power, disputing with political leaders."
a)
A. "The church was no exception. Throughout Medieval and Renaissance times, it had grown in power and wealth."
b)
B. "Clergy members weren’t sticking to their vows to stay unmarried and childless."
c)
C. "Many rulers also had conflicts with the church, including French King Phillip IV and England’s King Henry VIII."
d)
Both B and C
e)
None of the above
2.
2. Economy: In what two ways were clergy members of this time period building the church's wealth?
a)
Accepting indulgences to increase people's length in purgatory , and refusing to pay taxes
b)
Accepting indulgences to reduce people's time in purgatory, and refusing to pay taxes
c)
Imposing their own taxes on their region of control, and accepting indulgences to increase people's time in purgatory
d)
None of the above are correct
3.
3. Government/ Leadership: What major religious theory did John Calvin believe and teach to his followers in Switzerland?
a)
One could change God's mind about their salvation with good works
b)
God knew who would and wouldn’t accept salvation before they were born
c)
Indulgences worked to secure one's salvation
d)
None of the above
4.
4. Government/ Leadership: When the people of Geneva elected Calvin in 1541, he created both religious and political laws to help Calvinists live upright and holy lives. According to the reading, why did Calvin ban many forms of entertainment such as gambling and dancing?
a)
Calvin believed that they distracted people from the Holy Word
b)
Calvin believed that they took time away from prayer
c)
Calvin emphasized that all people were prone to be sinful, so he banned them to curb sinful temptation
d)
Calvin wanted to make sure that the businesses that offered these forms of entertainment were removed from Geneva
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5. Government/ Politics: The Spanish Inquisition made a come back during the church reformation period. Why did the Inquisition kill and exile Christians during this time period?
a)
They wanted to keep the church population small
b)
They wanted Christians to continue to pay indulgences
c)
They wanted to make Spain strictly Roman Catholic
d)
None of the above are correct
6.
6. Government/ Politics: Why did some Roman Catholic leaders create religious orders such as Jesuits and Ursuline orders?
a)
To create their own versions of monasteries, keeping clergy to their vows of staying unmarried and dedicated to God's work.
b)
To fight against the spread of Protestantism by teaching people proper Catholic teachings in the hopes that they would stay Roman Catholic all their lives.
c)
To punish clergy members that weren't staying true to their vows.
d)
To demand taxes from all citizens.
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7. Government/ Politics: According to the reading, why did the Roman Catholic Church also hold conferences such as the Council of Trent, which met three times in Trent Italy from 1545 to 1563.
a)
A. To rewrite clergy rules
b)
B. Send out missionaries to convert more Catholics beyond Europe
c)
C. Reform Catholic teachings
d)
Only A and C are correct
e)
A, B, and C are correct
8.
8. Government/ Politics: Why was sending out more missionaries one of the Roman Catholic Church's responses to Protestantism?
a)
Missionaries could convert foreigners to Catholicism and stop the spread of Protestantism
b)
Missionaries could kill Protestants on their way to other countries
c)
Missionaries could steal children for the religious orders
d)
None of the above
9.
9. Achievements: Why did English Professor William Tyndale begin translating the bible from its traditional Latin into English?
a)
He wanted to anger the English Catholic clergy
b)
He didn't believe the Catholic Church was teaching the actual bible during sermons
c)
He felt every person had a right to read and study the Bible, not just Catholic leadership
d)
None of the above
10.
10. Achievements: According to the reading, several factors led King Henry VIII to proclaim himself head of the Anglican Church in 1534. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the reading?
a)
King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife and remarry, but the Catholic clergy refused him
b)
English Professor William Tyndale's translated of the bible from Latin to English
c)
King Henry VIII wanted to read the bible and interpret it for himself
d)
English Professor William Tyndale sent his translation back to England after he was forced out by the Catholic Church
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11. Achievements: Choose the meaning of the word "friction" in the following sentence: "The friction between Catholics and Protestants created tinder for war."
a)
Peace
b)
Joy
c)
Laws
d)
Tension
12.
12. Achievements: After battling for almost a decade, how did the French Huguenots (French Protestants) finally gain their religious freedom?
a)
Protestant English King Henry IV negotiated the Edict of Nantes to aid them in the effort to gain religious rights
b)
The Holy Roman Emperor converted them
c)
They killed the Holy Roman Emperor, the French King Louis, and his royal family
d)
None of the above
13.
13. Achievements: Which of the following facts is NOT true of the 30 Years War?
a)
The 30 Years War was started when a Catholic priest was thrown out a window by unhappy Protestants in Prague
b)
The 30 years war was a series of battles about trade rights, political rivalries, and land
c)
The 30 Years War actually only lasted 28 years
d)
The rivals of the 30 Years War signed the Treaty of Westphalia to end it in 1648
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14. Achievements: Choose the meaning of the word "influenced" in the following sentence: "In addition to war, Reformation influenced the structure of town governments."
a)
Ignore entirely
b)
Have an effect on
c)
Physically built up
d)
Convinced or persuaded out of
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15. Achievements: What can you infer from the excerpt above?
a)
Federalism must reflect the idea that powers can be separate, but share political control
b)
Kings became obsolete in later history
c)
National rulers would eventually renounce church political control
d)
Town governments in Europe eventually would crumble national leadership
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16. Religion: According to the reading, what major Roman Catholic Church practice did German Martin Luther especially dislike and preach against?
a)
The selling of indulgences, the wealthy could buy a relaxation of consequences for their sins and shorten the time they’d spend in purgatory, or the place they’d be punished for sins before going to heaven.
b)
The barbaric methods of the Inquisition to kill or exile Protestants from Spain.
c)
The creation of religious orders and manipulation of children.
d)
None of the above
17.
17. Religion: What did Martin Luther initially do with his writing 95 Theses (arguments) against indulgences and church abuses?
a)
Nail it on the church door in the town of Wittenberg
b)
Nail it to the village news pillar of Wittenberg
c)
Read it allowed at a Wittenberg town meeting, and was arrested shortly afterward
d)
Created a support group and read from it each week for two months
18.
18. Religion: How did Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press with movable letters aid Luther's protest?
a)
A. It allowed Luther to print copies of his 95 Theses (arguments) and send to Catholic leadership.
b)
B. It allowed Luther's protest to spread all over Europe by way of newspapers.
c)
C. It allowed Luther to created copies of his German bible translation and pass them out.
d)
A and C are correct
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