World History - Quiz 24 (18.1) France

Question 1

what French Calvinist Protestants were called (s.a.)

Answer 1

Huguenots

Question 2

several thousand French Calvinist Protestants were massacred by French Catholics on this day (s.a.)

Answer 2

St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre

Question 3

John Calvin did flee to this country after being forced out of France (s.a.)

Answer 3

Switzerland

Question 4

this prominent family led the Catholic forces in France (s.a.)

Answer 4

Guise

Question 5

the name of the French version of parliament (s.a.)

Answer 5

Estates-General

Question 6

this allowed French Calvinist Protestants to worship in public outside town limits (choice)

Answer 6

Edict of January

Question 7

this allowed French Calvinist Protestants to worship only in specifically designated towns (choice)

Answer 7

Edict of Nantes

Question 8

this French king denounced Protestantism and claimed Catholicism (choice)

Answer 8

Henry IV

Question 9

he ruled for Marie de Medicis and Louis XIII (choice)

Answer 9

Cardinal Richelieu

Question 10

why the king of France opposed the Protestant Reformation (choice)

Answer 10

the king felt that his authority over church and state was threatened by it.