Martin Luther
Truths, Faiths & Beliefs
Division & Reformation
Money & Meetings
People & Politics in The Church
100

Did Martin Luther teach that Christians needed a priest to tell them what God was saying?

What is no?

100

What is another name for a statement of faith?

What is confession?

100

Did the Counter Reformation bring peace between Protestants and Catholics?

What is no?

100

How long did the meeting in Trent take?

-eighteen days

-eighteen months

-eighteen years

What is eighteen years?

100

Were Catholics and Protestants friendly with each other?

What is no?

Extra 100 points- (Further explanation) Usually they argued with each other, and sometimes these arguments turned into wars.

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200

People like Martin Luther wanted the Catholic Church to change. What were these people called?

Who are the Reformers or Protestants?

200

What is a heretic?

Who is a person who no longer follows the truth about God?

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200

What do we call the years after The Council of Trent?

What is the Counter Reformation?

200

If you bought an indulgence, what did that do for you?

What is it meant that you didn't have to do penance?

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200

Besides preaching and taking care of spiritual needs, what else did some bishops and priest do during the Middle Ages?

What is they acted like mayors and landlords?

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300

According to Martin Luther, how could Christians find out what God was saying?

What is they could read their own bible and find it out for themselves?

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300

Why did it worry the Catholic Church that Martin Luther was telling people they could read the bible for themselves, and have a direct relationship with God?

What is they thought the church would splinter, and no one would know what the truth really was? 

Extra 100 points- The Catholic Church also wanted to have all the power, and keep collecting money from people.

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300

After the Reformation, what two groups did the church divide into?

Who are the Catholics and the Protestants?

300

If a medieval Christian did penance, what was he trying to show?

What is he was trying to show he was sorry for his sins?

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300

After the Council of Trent reformed the Catholic Church, what did men have to do before they could become priest?

What is they had to go to special school?

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Extra 100 points- (What are the schools called?)

What are Seminaries?


400

When Martin Luther criticized indulgences, what was he really saying about the Catholic Church? 

What is he was saying that the Catholic Church didn't always know what God wanted?

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400

Why did the pope call for a council meeting at Trent? 

What is he wanted the leaders of the church to discuss what the Catholic Church really believed?(Answers may vary)

400

Why did the kings of other countries, like Henry VIII, think that the Reformation was a good idea?

What is kings of other countries didn't like an Italian pope telling them what to do?

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400

How did some men get to be bishops?

What is they paid archbishops so that they could become bishops or priests?

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400

Why was Church worried about different translations of the Bible?

What is they were afraid some of the translations would be wrong?

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