⛪️The Reformation👼🏼

Question 1

What was nepotism?

Answer 1

When the hierarchy would appoint Family members as priests, cardinals, bishops even if they weren’t qualified.

Question 2

What was pluralism?

Answer 2

When a priest or bishop would control more than one parish or diocese

Question 3

What was absenteeism?

Answer 3

The priests and cardinals controlled so many parishes and diocese that they often wouldn’t be able to say mass for long periods of time.

Question 4

What was simony?

Answer 4

When popes and cardinals would accept money to appoint parish priests

Question 5

Why did the reformation happen?

Answer 5

The church was corrupt

Question 6

What was the sale of indulgences?

Answer 6

This was where you could pay to spend less time in purgatory

Question 7

Where was Martin Luther born?

Answer 7

Saxony, Germany

Question 8

What order did Martin join?

Answer 8

The Augustinians and trained to be a priest.

Question 9

What did Martin become?

Answer 9

A teacher at the university of Wittenberg

Question 10

How did Martin Luther believe people could get into heaven?

Answer 10

By Justification Of Faith Alone. Which meant that the only way to get to heaven was to have a genuine faith and belief in God

Question 11

What did Pope Leo X do?

Answer 11

Issued an indulgence in 1517 for the construction of Saint Peters Basilica

Question 12

What did the pope say about this indulgence?

Answer 12

That anyone who donated would have his or her sins forgiven

Question 13

Who did Pope Leo send to Germany to see the indulgence?

Answer 13

A Dominican Friar John Tetzel

Question 14

Name the abuses

Answer 14

Nepotism 
Pluralism 
Absenteeism 
Simony
The sale of indulgences

Question 15

What did Martin Luther do in response to Pope Leo’s sell of indulgences in Germany?

Answer 15

He wrote the archbishop of Mainz

Question 16

What did the archbishop of Mainz do with the letter?

Answer 16

He ignored it

Question 17

What did Martin do when he found out that his letter had been ignored?

Answer 17

He wrote the 95 these which he nailed to the door of the church in Wittenberg

Question 18

Why did Martin Luther’s ideas spread so fast?

Answer 18

The printing press

Question 19

What was Martin asked to do with his ideas on the church?

Answer 19

Recant

Question 20

What did Martin do in 1519?

Answer 20

He debated his ideas with two pope’s representative John Eck.

Question 21

In 1520, what did Pope Leo send to Martin?

Answer 21

A papal bull called “exurge Domini” which warned Martin the back down

Question 22

What did Luther do with the Papal Bull?

Answer 22

He burned it in public

Question 23

What happened as a result of Luther burning the Papal Bull?

Answer 23

He was excommunicated from the church

Question 24

What happened at the Diet of Worms?

Answer 24

Charles V held a meeting with the German Princes, they asked Luther to recant one more time but Luther refused and he was declared an outlaw by the Edict Of Worms.

Question 25

Who took Luther after the Diet Of Worms?

Answer 25

Frederick of Saxony, he brought Luther to his castle in Wartburg

Question 26

What were Luther’s beliefs?

Answer 26

• justification by faith alone
• priests could marry
• the bible and religious ceremonies should be said in the vernacular
• there were only 2 sacraments because only two were mentioned in the bible (baptism +communion)
• consubstantiation

Question 27

What were the consequences of Luther’s protest?

Answer 27

War of religion between Catholics and Protestants which lasted 10 years.
It ended with the treaty of Ausberg which said that each prince could decide the religion of his people

Question 28

Where was Jean Calvin born?

Answer 28

France

Question 29

What were French Protestants called?

Answer 29

Huguenots

Question 30

Where did Jean Calvin go to?

Answer 30

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 31

What were Jean Calvins beliefs?

Answer 31

• the bible was the only source of God’s will
• married clergy
• church services should be held in the vernacular
• predestination
• one sacrament (baptism)
• Presbyterian churches were to be as simple as possible

Question 32

What were the rules in the City Of God?

Answer 32

• Attendance at church on Sunday was compulsory
• Entertainment such as theatre and music were banned
• Dress was restricted. People dressed simply, mainly in black
• Swearing was a crime
• Heretics were often burned at the stake

Question 33

Who brought Presbyterianism to Scotland?

Answer 33

John Knox

Question 34

Why did King Henry set up the Church of England?

Answer 34

He wanted to get divorced from Catherine of Aragon

Question 35

What council was held to fix the church?

Answer 35

The council of Trent

Question 36

What did the council of Trent do?

Answer 36

• Banned the abuses.
• All priests had to be fully trained in Seminaries
• Protestants books were banned

Question 37

What did Ignatius Viola set up?

Answer 37

The Jesuits/ Society of Jesus

Question 38

What was the mission of the Jesuits?

Answer 38

To convert people back to Catholicism

Question 39

What was the inquisition?

Answer 39

The church’s court that dealt with heretics

Question 40

What was the most famous inquisition?

Answer 40

The Spanish Inquisition because the often tortured and killed people in acts of faith or auto de fé