1. Which of the following best describes the origins of the Reformation?
A. Erasmus of Rotterdam and Martin Luther teamed up to convince people to leave the Catholic Church.
B. Martin Luther’s excommunication made large numbers of people unhappy with the Catholic Church.
C. Martin Luther successfully built on more than a century of other scholars' ideas, causing more people to speak up and leave the Catholic Church
D. For the first time in the sixteenth century, scholars began to speak out about problems in the Catholic Church.
2. Which of the following primary sources would best help someone examine how the printing press and printed books influenced Europe?
A. a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books
B. a twentieth-century map showing the printing presses in Renaissance Europe
C. a copy of one of the most well-known illuminated manuscripts used for prayer
D. a diagram of the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg created by hand
3. Which statement best summarizes the criticisms of the Catholic Church by Protestant reformers?
A. Protestant reformers wanted the Catholic Church to control secular governments.
B. Protestant reformers believed the pope should have direct control over individual salvation.
C. Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.
D. Protestant reformers believed each nation should have their own unique church.
4. The Tridentine Creed was declared by Pope Pius IV after the Council of Trent as a statement of church doctrine. Interpret the following list which summarizes the Tridentine Creed and select the statement which best explains the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation. There is one God and Jesus is his son The Holy Spirit, Father, and Son are one singular being Baptism can only be done by priests upon a child’s birth Religious holidays and traditions are established by the Catholic Church Only the Catholic Church can interpret the Bible There are seven sacraments including baptism, the Eucharist, and confession Purgatory exists Indulgences have power because of Jesus Christ The Pope is the leader of all Christian peoples
A. The Church accepted that the average person should be able to judge and interpret scripture along with the priesthood.
B. The Church rejected Lutheranism, but it accepted Zwingli’s criticism of the Eucharist.
C. The Church reaffirmed core Catholic teachings such as the Eucharist and the supremacy of the Church in interpreting the Bible.
D. The Church accepted criticisms made by Protestants, and it abolished the sale of indulgences.
5. Which religious order developed out of the Council of Trent to be soldiers of God and defend the Catholic faith?
A. Zwinglians
B. Calvinists
C. Jesuits
D. Lutherans
answer all
1. C. Martin Luther successfully built on more than a century of other scholars' ideas, causing more people to speak up and leave the Catholic Church
2. D. a diagram of the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg created by hand
3. C. Protestant reformers saw the Catholic Church as corrupt and too focused on wealth and political power instead of faith and ministry.
4. C. The Church reaffirmed core Catholic teachings such as the Eucharist and the supremacy of the Church in interpreting the Bible.
5. C. Jesuits