50 Multiple Choice

Question 1

The Reformation broke out first in the cities of…

Answer 1

England and Germany.

Question 2

From the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, lay religious groups shared a common goal of religious…

Answer 2

simplicity

Question 3

Martin Luther…

Answer 3

was the son of a successful Thüringian miner

Question 4

In his Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther urged the German princes to…

Answer 4

Force reforms on the Roman Catholic Church

Question 5

Luther’s impulse to reform the church doctrine focused on…

Answer 5

salvation

Question 6

German Protestant rulers realized the political implications of the demise of the Roman Catholic Church and formed a defensive alliance called the…

Answer 6

Schmalkaldic League.

Question 7

The Reformation in Zurich was led by…

Answer 7

Ulrich Zwingli

Question 8

Anabaptists are the 16th center ancestors of which of modern group?

Answer 8

Mennonites and Amish

Question 9

What event was held in the attempt to unite the Swiss and German?

Answer 9

The Marburg colloquy

Question 10

How did predestination factor into Calvin’s theology?

Answer 10

It was central to his theology

Question 11

In what city did Calvin make his name?

Answer 11

Geneva

Question 12

Lutheranism was introduced into Denmark by…

Answer 12

Christian III

Question 13

The Peace of Augsburg recognized i law what had already been established in practice, which was that…

Answer 13

The ruler of a land would determine the religion in his territory

Question 14

What meeting did Charles V call in which Protestant and Catholic representatives addressed the growing religious divisions within the empire in the wake of the Reformation’s success?

Answer 14

The Diet of Augsburg

Question 15

The Act of Succession…

Answer 15

Made Anna Boleyn’s children the legitimate heirs to the throne

Question 16

The Book of Common Prayer, written by Thomas Cranmer, was imposed on all English churches by the…

Answer 16

Act of Uniformity

Question 17

William Tyndale is known for…

Answer 17

Being the man who translated the New Testament into English

Question 18

Recognized by the pope in 1528, this group sought to return to the original ideals of Saint Francis and became popular among the ordinary people to whom they directed their ministry.

Answer 18

The Capuchins

Question 19

What group was an influential women’s order founded in 1535 for the religious education of girls from all social classes?

Answer 19

The Ursulines

Question 20

The Roman Catholic Church recognized the need for reform and met from 1545-1563 at the…

Answer 20

Council of Trent

Question 21

The order co-founded by Bishop Gian Pietro Carafa in 1524, which sought to groom devout and reform-minded leaders at the higher levels of the church hierarchy, was…

Answer 21

The Theatines

Question 22

The new Protestant schools and universities were most likely to teach…

Answer 22

The ideas of humanism

Question 23

Scholastic dialectics were promoted and taught by the…

Answer 23

Supporters of the Counter Reformation

Question 24

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra…

Answer 24

Spent several years as a slave

Question 25

Which novel is Cervantes best known?

Answer 25

Don Quixote (pronounced most like don key-hoe-tay)

Question 26

13th through 15th century lat religious movements shared a common goal of…

Answer 26

Religious simplicity in the imitation of Jesus

Question 27

What advantage did an indulgence grant the buyer?

Answer 27

Release from time in purgatory

Question 28

The medieval church had always thought that salvation was…

Answer 28

A joint venture of the faithful and the clergy

Question 29

The events that sparked the Reformation arose from an intersection of which developments?

Answer 29

Corruption in the Catholic Church and Luther’s call for reform

Question 30

Luther’s 95 theses…

Answer 30

Sparked the Reformation in Germany

Question 31

Freedom of a Christian, written by Martin Luther, summarized the new teaching of salvation…

Answer 31

By faith alone

Question 32

Luther’s response to the German Peasants’ Revolt proved that his reforms were…

Answer 32

Religious, not social

Question 33

Indulgences were originally given to Crusaders because…

Answer 33

They could not complete their penance

Question 34

How was Frederick the Wise connected to Martin Luther?

Answer 34

He was Luther’s lord and protector

Question 35

What was the difference between the teachings on salvation of the Roman Catholic Church and those of Martin Luther’s?

Answer 35

Luther believed that salvation came from faith alone while the Catholic Church taught that salvation came from divine mercy and good works

Question 36

Anabaptists desired…

Answer 36

More radical reforms than Luther desired

Question 37

For what is Ulrich Zwingli known?

Answer 37

He was the leader of the Swiss Reformation

Question 38

What was the outcome of the Marburg colloquy?

Answer 38

The colloquy splintered the Protestant movement theologically and politically

Question 39

Calvin’s work Institutes of the Christian Religion is considered…

Answer 39

the definitive theological statement of Protestant faith

Question 40

What was the goal of the Marburg Colloquy?

Answer 40

To work out differences between Swiss and German Protestants and form a mutual defense pact

Question 41

How did Poland react to the expansion of the Reformation?

Answer 41

Poland became a model of religious pluralism and toleration

Question 42

The Reformation Parliament met for seven years and determined that…

Answer 42

Henry VIII would rule the church in England “as far as the law of Christ allows”

Question 43

King Henry VIII received the title “Defender of the Faith” from Pope Leo X for…

Answer 43

defending the seven sacraments against Luther.

Question 44

One of the most important problems in the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon was that…

Answer 44

Henry VIII needed a male heir.

Question 45

Ignatius of Loyola taught good Catholics to…

Answer 45

submit without question to higher church authority and spiritual direction

Question 46

The Council of Trent’s most important reforms concerned…

Answer 46

discipline within the Church.

Question 47

Protestants were more likely than Catholics to…

Answer 47

permit divorce

Question 48

Which of the following statements characterizes Protestant views of the popular antiwoman and antimarriage literature of the Middle Ages?

Answer 48

They completely disagreed with this literature.

Question 49

Marriages in the early modern period were arranged in the sense that they were…

Answer 49

planned

Question 50

Shakespeare’s work can be said to deal with…

Answer 50

themes common to humanity