Church Corruptions
Martin Luther
Protestant Reformation Gains Momentum
Effects of the Reformation
Germany & England
100

It is what happened to the pre-Protestant Reformation reformers such as John Wycliffe and Jan Hus who publicly challenged the corruptions of the Church.

What is condemnation by an Inquisition or burned at the stake?

100

What Martin Luther was studying to become prior to becoming a monk.

What is a Lawyer?

100

The technological impact that facilitated the spread of Luther's protestant ideas.

What is Johann Gutenberg's moveable metal type printing press?

100

True or False

The Protestant Reformation fragmented religious unity in Europe.

What is true?

100

Which kingdom protected Luther after his excommunication 

What is Saxony?

200

A corrupt practice of the Catholic Church that involved the elevation of nephews into important positions of the Church.

What is nepotism?

200

The historical document that Martin Luther nailed on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in Germany.

What are the 95 Theses?

200

The Protestant doctrinal concept emphasized by John Calvin.

What is predestination?

200

True or False

Religion became the primary cause of European wars for the next 150 years following the Protestant Reformation.

What is true?

200

Which English monarch attempted to solve the religious divide by blending elements of both faiths? 

Who is Queen Elizabeth I?

300

In the Catholic understanding where did souls go that were not yet fully purified 

Where is Purgatory? 

300

According to Luther it is the ultimate authority on Christian doctrines, even above the authorities of both Pope and Church Councils.

What is the Bible or Scriptures?

300

The motive behind King Henry VIII of England's desire to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

He desired a male heir

300

True of False

The long term effect of the Protestant Reformation led to the conclusive dominance of the State to determine the religion of people to this day.

What is false?

300

massive German nation divided into dozens of kingdoms, principalities, and free city-states 

What is the Holy Roman Empire?

400

The Church construction project that the sales of indulgences helped to pay for.

What is St. Peter's Basilica?

400

The congress or assembly that took place where Martin Luther explained his views on Church reform and where he refused to recant them.


What is the Diet of Worms?

400

It was the result of King Henry VIII's desire to marry Anne Boleyn.

What is the establishment of the protestant Church of England or Anglican Church or the establishment of the monarch of England as the head of the Church of England through the Act of Supremacy of 1534.

400

The peace that legitimized Lutheranism as Christian sect and allowed the German Princes of the Holy Roman Empire to chose the religion of his state.

What is the Peace of Augsburg of 1555?

400

Which English monarch was ironically named defender of the faith by Pope Leo?

Who is Henry VIII?

500

A corrupt practice of the Catholic Church that involved the acceptance of "special donations" or the sale of Church offices to the highest bidder in return for younger sons of wealthy men to be given positions within the Church.

What is Simony?

500

The doctrinal statements that are at the heart of the Protestant Christian faith.

What are the Five Solas?

500

The name given to the Protestant followers of John Calvin's teachings in France.

What are Huguenots?

500

True or False

Following the Protestant Reformation the northern European nation states were mostly Catholic while the southern European nation state were mostly Protestant.

What is false?

500

As Germany cascaded into a series of devastating religious wars were did many Germans flee to? 

Where is the Americas?