Reformation '24

How did Renaissance humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church?

• They studied ancient texts

• They wrote poetry and plays

• They tried to elect a new pope

• They questioned accepted beliefs

The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem like

• the Church was in economic trouble.

• the government had lost its authority.

• anyone could buy a leadership position.

• people could buy forgiveness for sins.

Simony upset many people. How might someone commit simony?

• by breaking vows as a monk by getting married

• by paying money to be the priest of a large parish

• by telling people that an ordinary object is a holy relic

• by collecting taxes from poor people to give to the pope

Which claim by the Catholic Church was a problem for monarchs?

• Kings should stop fighting wars.

• The queen should pray every day.

• Priests did not have to obey the king.

• Actors should not perform on Sundays.

For several years there were two popes. What was the nature of these two popes?

• one honest and one corrupt

• one elected and one appointed

• one in France and one in Rome

• one Catholic and one Protestant

What did John Wycliffe and several other reformers believe was the source of religious authority?

• the Bible

• the Church

• the individual

• the natural world

Jan Hus wanted worship to be in the language of the people. What teaching of the Catholic Church did this oppose?

• The mass should be in Latin

• All languages are equally good

• Silent worship is more respectful

• The monarch can choose the language

Catherine of Siena helped prepare Europe for the Reformation by

• translating the Bible into Italian

• criticizing the wealth of the Church

• encouraging monarchs to take control of religious houses and the clergy

• showing that one can have a personal experience of God

What did the first Protestants protest against?

• the humanist philosophy

• decrees by King Henry VIII

• the reformation of government

• corruption in the Catholic Church

How did Martin Luther believe that people could gain salvation?

• by having faith

• by living a good life

• by keeping the sacraments

• by giving money to the Church