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Reformation Test Flashcards

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who was the first to translate the Bible into English and was also called the “Morning star” of the Reformation?

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John Wycliffe

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Who was the reformer in Bohemia in the 1300’s, burned at the stake?

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John Huss

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Who was considered the man who started the Reformation in Germany?

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Martin Luther

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Who was the Holy Roman Emperor who tried to stop the Reformation in the 1500’s?

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Charles V

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Who was Luther’s protector and supporter who had the political power needed to save him?

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Prince Frederick

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Who was the author of the Augsburg Confession and the organizer of Lutheranism in to a lasting denomination?

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Philip Melanchthon

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Who was Luther’s wife, supporter, and mother to 6 kids?

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Katherine Von Bora

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Who was the reformer in Zurich, Switzerland?

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Ulrich Zwingli

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Who was the reformer in Geneva, Switzerland, author of Institutes of the Christian Religion?

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John Calvin

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Who started the church of England so he could be in charge instead of the Pope?

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King Henry VIII

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Who during his reign, the Church of England began to follow Protestant teachings, because of the regents who ruled for him?

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Edward VI

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Who reigned in England for 9 days, cousin appointed by the previous king to prevent Roman Catholic control?

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Lady Jane Grey

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Who persecuted protestants in England; nicknamed “Bloody”?

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Mary the 1st

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Who established peace again by allowing some toleration for Roman Catholics in England, but reaffirming the monarch’s right to rule the Church of England?

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Elizabeth the 1st

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Who was the Spanish king defeated in 1588 by England (and the wind)?

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Philip the 2nd

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Who were the people who withdrew from the Anglican church because of doctrinal disagreement?

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Separatists

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Who were the people who sought to purify the Anglican church from Roman Catholic traditions and worldliness?

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Puritans

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18
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Who was the reformer in Scotland?

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John Knox

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Who was the Catholic queen of Scotland who sought to overthrow the queen of England (beheaded)?

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Queen Mary Stuart

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Who was the leader of the Netherlands who allied with England and was ultimately able to win independence from Spain?

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William of Orange

21
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What was the term for french protestants?

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Huguenots

22
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Who was the protestant who converted into Catholicism to become king of France?

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Henry IV

23
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Who was the founder of the Jesuits?

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Ignatius of Loyola

24
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What happened October 31,1517?

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Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Cathedral

25
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What happened in 1588?

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Spanish Armada

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What happened in 1572?

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St.Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

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What is the name of the objections to indulgences on the Door of the Wittenberg Cathedral?

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The 95 Theses

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What was the Edict of Worms?

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When Luther was called to the town of worms to respond to his heretical writings. Luther refused to recant what he had written and so Charles V confirmed his excommunication and declared him an outlaw.

29
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What word means purchased certificates granting pardon from sins?

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Indulgences

30
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What word means a “bank” of excess good works preformed by the saints and available for purchase?

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Treasury of Merits

31
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What condemned Biblical principles which were the heart of the Reformation?

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Council of Trent

32
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What settled the religious question and reaffirmed the act of supremacy but allowed some tolerance for Roman Catholic?

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Elizabethan Settlement

33
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What was written by John Calvin and was a systematic theology book?

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Institute of the Christian Religion

34
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What was written by Philip Melanchthon and clearly set forth the chief doctrines Luther and his followers believed?

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Augsburg Confession

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What is a recant?

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Take back

36
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Who were the people who opposed infant baptism and were the re-baptizers?

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Anabaptists

37
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Who are people who rule for a king?

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Regents

38
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What was the church founded by John Knox in Scotland?

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Presbyterian

39
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Who were the French Protestants?

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Huguenots

40
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What was the Roman Catholic Churches attempt to reverse the reformation effects?

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Counter reformation

41
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What group was founded by a Spanish soldier with the purpose of to suppress heresy?

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Jesuits

42
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How did the renaissance lead to the reformation?

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The renaissance provoked a spirit of inquiry, revived interest in literature and languages, moveable printing, education became more available, stressed importance of the individual, changed the emphasis from religious to secular, emphasized material, increased nationalism, left humans feeling empty which led to the reformation

43
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Define reformation

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A movement protesting corruption in the Roman Catholic Church and emphasizing the Bible as the source of truth.

44
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What were the basic beliefs most of the Reformers agreed on?

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Five Solas
Salvation by Grace through Faith alone
The Bible is the sole authority for truth and living
Priesthood of Believers-everyone can pray directly and study scripture directly
Christ is the Head of the Church
Do all for the Glory of God

45
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Describe Martin Calvin, as a person, his beliefs, as the leader of a city

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John Calvin believed firmly in God’s sovereignty, ruled Geneva as a “model” Christian city with laws based on Biblical Principles, his ideas influenced the founders of Boston and he sent the first Protestant missionaries in South America and Europe

46
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Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada so important?

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The defeat was important because it preserved England from both Spanish and Roman Catholic domination, it accelerated Spain’s decline, it established England as a sea/colonial power. England was rising and Spanish was falling

47
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How did the Reformation affect politics, society, church practices, and education?

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The reformation lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church and allowed the countries to rise in power. It also made the king more powerful then pope. The vernacular church/bible translated. More individual rights for the people they had the right to move to change their religion, schools were established, Geneva-John Calvin Puritans-Boston-Harvard, No more sacred/secular dichotomy

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How did the Roman Catholic Church respond to the Reformation?

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They started the Counter Reformation attempting to reverse the reformation effects.
They started the Inquisition to torture people and force them to recant, they started the Index a list of prohibited books, and started the Council of Trent to condemn Biblical Principles

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