Unit 2 Quiz study guide - John Calvin/Calvinism

Question 1

Who was John Calvin?

Answer 1

A French theologian and a major figure in the Protestant Reformation, greatly influenced by Martin Luther.

Question 2

What is Calvin’s ‘Institutes of the Christian Religion’?

Answer 2

Calvin’s theological work that became a foundational text for Reformed Christianity.

Question 3

What is Predestination in Calvinism?

Answer 3

Calvin’s belief that God has already decided who will be saved (‘The Elect’) and who will be damned.

Question 4

What was Calvin’s Theocracy in Geneva?

Answer 4

Calvin established a theocracy in Geneva, where Calvinism became the state religion and dissent was not tolerated.

Question 5

How did Calvinism spread?

Answer 5

Calvinism spread to France (Huguenots), England (Puritans), and Scotland (Presbyterians).