Reformation Facts and Quotes

Question 1

Make up of the Holy Roman Empire

Answer 1

300 seperate units, 65 imperial cities (52 become protestant)

Question 2

Bribery in Charles’s Campaign

Answer 2

435,000 Florins, loans from the Fugger Bank “without my help you would never have become king of the romans”

Question 3

Propaganda in Charles’s campaign

Answer 3

Charles portrayed as ‘solidly german’

Question 4

Force in Charles’s campaign to become Holy Roman emporer

Answer 4

Swabian League and Von Schingen

Question 5

Examples of papal injustices

Answer 5

Arch bishop of Mainz - Pluiralism holding three positions and simony as he bought Mainz
Archbishop of Sens - absenteeism, only vistited sens cathedral when he died
1514 sale of indulgences by Tetzl to fund st peters basilica

Question 6

Change in literacy rates

Answer 6

increase by 20% in the period

Question 7

September testament sales

Answer 7

200,000 printed copies in 12 years

Question 8

Luther’s way of keeping the reformation under control

Answer 8

provide the “authentically Lutheran version” of celebrations through printing, for example the Deutsche Messe and the Missae Formulae et communionis

Question 9

Length of time in Wartburg

Answer 9

10 months

Question 10

Ulm mandate to become protestant

Answer 10

87%

Question 11

Princly support

Answer 11

Albrecht of Hollenzollen, Phillip of Hesse and John of Saxony

Question 12

Protestation at Speyer

Answer 12

6 princes and 14 imperial cities