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Martin Luther
Europe
Miscellaneous
100

Who was called the Morning Star of the Reformation?  

John Wycliffe

100

Define indulgences

Certificates that supposedly granted pardon from the punishment of sins.

100

What country was Martin Luther from?  

Germany

100

Multiple choice:

In 1559 the Catholic Church drew up an index of:

a.  prohibited foods

b.  prohibited books

c.  prohibited churches

b.  prohibited books

100

In which country did the Reformation begin?

Germany

200

Who are the Jesuits and what was their purpose?  

order of Catholic priests

Their purpose was to suppress heresy and promote Catholic education.  

200

Define the treasury of saints

The saints' excess works, stored in a bank in heaven.

200

The Counter Reformation is connected with which group? 

Catholics

200

How did the defeat of the Spanish Armada impact world history?  

kept England from Spanish domination

kept England from Roman Catholic domination

weakened Spanish sea power, increased English sea power

helped more English Protestants to be able to settle in America

200

Why did King Henry VIII break away from the Roman Catholic Church?  

He wanted to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
300

Which group was massacred on the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?  

The French Huguenots

300

Define Anabaptists.

Religious groups who opposed infant baptism.

300

How did the publication of the English Bible help spread the English Reformation?  

A readable Bible helped people understand God's grace and expose the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.  

300

How did the English rulers (the Tudors)  influence the English Reformation?  

They broke with the papacy and no longer recognized the authority of the Catholic Church over England.  

300

What is the name of Thomas Cranmer's book of Bible readings and prayers? 

Book of Common Prayer

400

Who sold indulgences in Martin Luther's area? 

Johann Tetzel

400

Define sola fide.

Justification by faith alone.  (Martin Luther discovered this while studying Scripture.)

400

During which century did Martin Luther issue his 95 theses and start the Reformation?  

16th century

400

What did the Act of Supremacy in 1534 do for the English monarch?  

Made him head of the church in England

400

The Elizabethan Settlement established the _________

Church as the official state church of England.  

The Anglican Church

500
Who was the pope at the beginning of the Reformation?  

Leo X

500

Explain the difference between a Puritan and a Separatist.

The Puritans wanted to cleanse the Anglican Church of its Catholic practices.

The Separatists, however, saw no hope for change in the Anglican Church and removed themselves from it.  

500

What ruler condemned Luther as an outlaw of the empire?  

Charles V

500

Although Philip II of Spain was married to Mary I of England, he did not get control of the English throne because Mary

___________________.

died childless, leaving no heir.  

500
What is the name of the doctrinal standard for the Lutheran Church?  

the Augsburg Confession