Names to Know

Question 1

Pope Leo X

Answer 1

Medici, son of Lorenzo de’Medici; became a cardinal at 15; stood staunchly against Luther.

Question 2

Desiderius Erasmus

Answer 2

student of Gerharde Groote; wrote In Praise of Folly in 1509; corresponded with Luther; wrote Freedom of the Will in 1524.

Question 3

Martin Luther

Answer 3

known as father of the reformation; translated bible into German; wrote Bondage of the Will

Question 4

Charles V

Answer 4

Nephew of Catherine of Aragon, father-inlaw of Mary I of England; presided over the Diet of Worms.

Question 5

Gerharde Groote

Answer 5

Founder of the Brethren of Common Life school for orphaned kids; encouraged the use of Classic literature.

Question 6

Ulrich Zwingli

Answer 6

Reformer who worked in Zurich; participated in the Marburg Colloquy; died at the Battle of Kappel

Question 7

John Calvin

Answer 7

He was mentored by Bucer; worked in Geneva, wrote Institutes of Christian Religion

Question 8

Marin Bucer

Answer 8

Studied at Brethren of Common Life school; became a Dominican friar and a priest; went to England and helped write the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.