Germany
After how many years after Luther’s 95 Theses were nailed to the door of the Wittenberg, the name Protestant was earned?
A- 15
B- 12
C- 25
12 years, in 1529.
What was John Calvin’s trained to be?
A- A priest and a lawyer
B- A lawyer and a doctor
C- A priest and a doctor
A- A priest and a lawyer. Calvin’s writings reflected his training as a lawyer and were far more organized than any other reformer’s.
French Catholics captured John Knox. For how long was he made a slave in the galley of a ship?
A- 2 years
B- 18 months
C- 8 months
B- He spent 18 months rowing in the galley, and the French tried to convert him. They once gave him a statue of the Virgin Mary and told him to kiss its feet. Instead, Knox threw it into the sea and said “Let her learn to swim”.
Why was King Henry VIII wanted England to be a protestant country?
Because after being married for 24 years, he only had a daughter. He wanted to marry again to have a son to become king after him. The pope didn’t give him permission to divorce. In 1534, he suddenly “adopted” the Reformation truth. Unfortunately he was interested in convenience, rather than truth. Now everyone in England automatically belonged to the Church of England. And Henry granted himself permission to divorce his wife.
What gave the Protestants their name?
A- It was Luther's idea
B- The protest of the priests
C- The “protest of the princes”
C - The “protest of the princes”. The German emperor wanted to demand that the whole country submit to the pope, but many princes objected and rejected the decree, and protested against the emperor’s suggestion.
What city was important during the Reformation time?
A- Wittenberg, Germany
B- London, England
C- Geneva, Switzerland
C- Geneva, Switzerland. It was a refuge for hundreds of protestants from other countries. At one time, more than 200 English protestants were living there. It also trained hundreds of missionaries. Most worked in France, but some went as far as Brazil.
Knox worked many years in Geneva, but what was the place that Knox wanted to work, where was his heart?
A- England
B- France
C- Scotland
C- Scotland. His famous prayer was “Lord, give me Scotland, or I die”.
What was the first plan the Catholic Church implemented to stop the reform?
A- High taxes
B- Jesuits
C- No more holidays
B- The founding of the Jesuits. Their motto: “The end justifies the means”. They believed that there was nothing wrong in lying, killing, or any other sin - as long as it was for the pope.
What was the Diet term mentioned in the lesson?
A- Meeting of German Government officials
B- A new drink invented at that time
C- A German new church
A- Meeting of German Government officials. The German emperor wanted to demand that all of Germany submit to the pope. He organized a meeting called "Diet" to enforce the Catholic Church in Germany.
Who worked with Calvin to make religion a practical part of people’s everyday lives?
A- Luther
B- William Farel
C- John Knox
B- William Farel. Calvin and Farel sought to make Geneva a “Christian city”. They worked there for 23 years.
Who was afraid of Know’s prayers?
A- Mary Queen of Scots
B- The pope
C- The parlament in Sctoland
A- Mary Queen of Scots. She was in France while Scotland became a protestant country because of a decision of the parliament. When she came back, she tried to make Scotland a Catholic country again.
What was the second effort that the Catholic church did to regain power?
A- The Council of Rome
B- The Council of the Pope
C- The Council of Trent
C- The Council of Trent. The council said that no one could understand the Bible without studying Catholic “tradition”. One big problem they faced was Protestants showing that the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation condemned the Catholic Church.
Bonus question: What was the third attempt of the Catholic Church to make England Catholic again?
The “Invincible Armada”.
130 Spanish ships, with 2650 cannons, 8k sailors, 20k soldiers + 30k additional soldiers from Holand to attack England’s coast. The British had only 34 warships, all much smaller than the Spanish galleons. Storms, cannons, burning ships, skillful seamanship, daring bravery, petty arguments, foolish oversights… and the hand of God, made the “Invincible Armada” never attempt to attack England. Of the 30k who had sailed off to war, nearly 20k never returned.