The Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation

Choose the correct answer for each question.


1	Which of the following did Martin Luther reject?
		the priesthood of all believers
		justification through faith alone
		the Bible as the final authority of God's word
		the spiritual life as superior to a secular life
		financial payment for the remission of sins

2	Which of the following is not considered a cause of the Protestant Reformation?
		increased lay interest in purifying church practices
		norther Renaissance scholars' interest in early biblical texts
		the reform decrees of the Council of Trent
		nationalist movements in the German states of the Holy Roman Empire
		the taxing policies of the Roman Catholic Church

3	The Brethren of Common Life represent
		the extent of Protestant conversions in Italy
		the intense religious scholarship in Swiss monasteries
		the power and appeal of John Calvin's message
		an example of pre-Reformation popular piety
		a typical response of the papacy to the Reformation

4	Martin Luther believed that women should
		manage the household economy
		be allowed to enter the priesthood
		be equal in all things
		rule the household
		pursue careers outside the home

5	John Knox was influential in the Reformation in
		Ireland
		Scotland
		Germany
		Sweden
		Switzerland

6	Central to John Calvin's beliefs is the principle of
		free will
		predestination
		Christian liberty
		justification by faith and good works
		communion

7	The dissolution of the English monasteries
		resulted from Henry VIII's desire to confiscate their wealth
		resulted in a more equitable distribution of land
		deeply disturbed the English upper class
		was the result of rebellious activities by the monks
		resulted in Henry's excommunication by the Anglican Church

8	As a result of the Religious Peace of Augsburg, the German people
		remained Catholics
		became Lutherans
		were able to practice the religion of their choice
		became Calvinists
		became either Lutheran or Calvinist depending upon the choice of their prince

9	The authority of the Catholic Church was strengthened by
		the Great Schism
		the Babylonian Captivity
		the sale of indulgences
		the Council of Trent
		the Peace of Augsburg

10	Martin Luther and John Wycliffe both
		lived at the same time
		were German
		won immediate success as religious reformers
		translated the Bible into the vernacular
		were English

11	The Thirty Years' War was fought almost entirely in
		Germany
		England
		Scotland
		Sweden
		Spain

12	By the Edict of Nantes, France granted religious toleration to the
		Catholics
		Jews
		Moslems
		Hindus
		Huguenots

13	The Reformation
		weakened civil authority
		prevented the growth of religious tolerance
		encouraged the movement for popular education
		prevented Catholicism from spreading outside Europe
		weaken the authority of national states

14	The country that prevented the spread of Protestantism within its borders and remained the supreme defender of Catholicism is
		Sweden
		France
		Poland
		Spain
		Ireland

15	The Reformation in Germany resulted in
		a unified German state
		political fragmentation
		Italian control of Austria
		the abolition of Catholicism
		secular freedom for the peasantry

16	A list of forbidden books published by the Catholic Church was the
		Index
		Indulgence
		Inquisition
		Jesuit Order
		Censorship

17	The holding of several benefices, or church offices was known as
		simony
		indulgence
		nepotism
		usury
		pluralism

18	A religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola dedicated to resist the spread of Protestantism was the
		Lollards
		Loyalists
		Monastics
		Jesuits
		Brethren of the Common Life

19	During the Babylonian Captivity, the popes lived in great luxury at
		Avignon
		Rome
		Paris
		London
		Venice

20	The Bohemian religious reformer who was tried as a heretic and burned at the stake was
		John Calvin
		John Huss
		Disiderous Erasmus
		John Wycliffe
		Ignatius Loyola