9.7 - Growing Resistance in Bohemia

Question 1

What became a powerful image to the post-Hus movement in Bohemia?

Answer 1

Utraquism and the lay chalice became a powerful image, representing the Roman Catholic Church depriving the laity of Christ’s blood and symbolizing the Church’s swollen importance and authority.

Question 2

Who became a key leader of the movement after Hus’ execution?

Answer 2

Jakoubek ‘Kubo’ became a key leader of the movement after Hus’ execution.

Question 3

What became the focus point of the movement after Hus’ execution?

Answer 3

Utraquism became the focus point of the movement after Hus’ execution, and new waves of anticlericalism swirled through Prague.

Question 4

What were the two potent weapons deployed against the “heretics” in Bohemia?

Answer 4

The two potent weapons deployed against the “heretics” in Bohemia were law and physical force, as the attention of Martin V and Sigismund turned to Bohemia after the ending of the Papal Schism in 1417.