Luther & Lutheranism
This monk started the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
This English king broke from Rome to get an annulment from Catherine of Aragon.
Who is Henry VIII?
This Dutch humanist wrote In Praise of Folly.
Who is Erasmus?
This Catholic response to Protestantism aimed to reform and reaffirm doctrine.
What is the Council of Trent?
These French Calvinists were persecuted during the Wars of Religion.
Who are the Huguenots?
Luther believed that salvation came by this alone.
What is faith alone (sola fide)?
This act made the king head of the Church of England.
What is the First Act of Supremacy (1534)?
This Swiss reformer disagreed with Luther on the Eucharist.
Who is Ulrich Zwingli?
This Spanish noble founded the Jesuits.
Who is Ignatius of Loyola?
This 1572 massacre saw thousands of Protestants killed in France.
What is the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre?
This man sold indulgences with the slogan “As soon as the coin in the coffer rings…”
Who is Johann Tetzel?
This English reformer was executed for refusing to acknowledge the king’s supremacy.
Who is Thomas More?
This French reformer founded Calvinism and emphasized predestination.
Who is John Calvin?
These missionaries traveled worldwide to spread Catholicism.
Who are the Jesuits (Society of Jesus)?
He issued the Edict of Nantes granting religious toleration in France.
Who is Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)?
Luther was declared an outlaw after refusing to recant at this imperial meeting.
What is the Diet of Worms?
This queen restored Protestantism after Mary I’s reign.
Who is Elizabeth I?
His Geneva became the model for a theocratic Protestant city.
Who is John Calvin?
This mystic reformed the Carmelite order.
Who is Teresa of Avila?
This 1571 naval battle was a major victory for Philip II against the Ottoman Turks.
What is the Battle of Lepanto?
This 1555 treaty allowed German princes to choose their realm’s religion.
What is the Peace of Augsburg?
The 1588 naval battle ended Spain’s attempt to invade England.
What is the Defeat of the Spanish Armada?
His theology is summarized by TULIP (five points of Calvinism).
Who is John Calvin?
This doctrine was reaffirmed by Trent: bread and wine become Christ’s body and blood.
What is transubstantiation?
This Dutch leader fought for independence from Spain.
Who is William of Orange?