Copy of Assessment: The Reformation Begins

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1 Name Date Mastering the Content Copy of Assessment: The Reformation Begins Select the letter next to the best answer. 1. How did Renaissance humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church? A. They studied ancient texts. B. They wrote poetry and plays. C. They tried to elect a new pope. D. They questioned accepted beliefs. CORRECT 2. The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem like A. the Church was in economic trouble. B. the government had lost its authority. C. anyone could buy a leadership position. D. people could buy forgiveness for sins. CORRECT 3. Simony upset many people. How might someone commit simony? A. by breaking vows as a monk by getting married B. by paying money to be the priest of a large parish CORRECT C. by telling people that an ordinary object is a holy relic D. by collecting taxes from poor people to give to the pope 4. Which claim by the Catholic Church was a problem for monarchs? A. Kings should stop fighting wars. B. The queen should pray every day. C. Priests did not have to obey the king. CORRECT D. Actors should not perform on Sundays. 5. For several years there were two popes A. one honest and one corrupt. B. one elected and one appointed. C. one in France and one in Rome. CORRECT D. one Catholic and one Protestant. 6. How did the Great Schism weaken the Catholic Church? A. It reduced respect for the papacy. CORRECT B. It led to warfare between the sides. C. It cost parishes much of their wealth. D. It caused people to learn how to read.

2 7. Who might have said the quote below? I want to purify the Church. A. a devoted Catholic B. an early Church reformer CORRECT C. a supporter of simony D. an excommunicated clergy member 8. What did John Wycliffe and several other reformers believe was the source of religious authority? A. the Bible CORRECT B. the Church C. the individual D. the natural world 9. Jan Hus wanted worship to be in the language of the people. What teaching of the Catholic Church did this oppose? A. The mass should be in Latin. CORRECT B. All languages are equally good. C. Silent worship is more respectful. D. The monarch can choose the language. 10. Catherine of Siena helped prepare Europe for the Reformation by A. translating the Bible into Italian. B. criticizing the wealth of the Church. C. encouraging monarchs to take control of religious houses and the clergy. D. showing that one can have a personal experience of God. CORRECT 11. What did the first Protestants protest against? A. the humanist philosophy B. decrees by King Henry VIII C. the reformation of government D. corruption in the Catholic Church CORRECT 12. How did Martin Luther believe that people could gain salvation? A. by having faith CORRECT B. by living a good life C. by keeping the sacraments D. by giving money to the Church 13. What famous document did Martin Luther nail to a church door? A. a challenge for a Church official to debate him B. a list of arguments against abuses by the Church CORRECT C. an order for the peasants to go back to their fields D. a statement that he was going to start his own church

3 14. In what way was the Peace of Augsburg important? A. It ended the Great Schism. B. It was a serious setback for Protestantism. C. It ended Christian unity in much of Europe. CORRECT D. It divided Italy into a number of separate states. 15. How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation? A. It led cities to establish new universities. B. It spread new ideas and translations of the Bible. CORRECT C. It created jobs for monks who left the monastery. D. It meant that scholars no longer felt a need to travel. 16. Which reformer taught that business success was a sign of God s grace? A. John Calvin CORRECT B. John Wycliffe C. William Tyndale D. Huldrych Zwingli

4 Applying Social Studies Skills Use the timeline and your knowledge of history to complete the sentences. 17. The first English translation of the Bible that gained the approval of the English monarch was most likely the ANSWER: Coverdale Bible 18. One reason why the Wycliffe Bible was not distributed as widely as the Tyndale New Testament was that ANSWER: the printing press had not yet been invented 19. A likely explanation for the translation published in 1609 is that ANSWER: Answers will vary. Possible answer: With so many translations already in print, the Catholic Church gave up on trying to keep the Bible in Latin only and published its own translation to compete with the Protestant ones.

5 Exploring the Essential Question: What factors led to the weakening of the Catholic Church and the beginning of the Reformation? 20. Martin Luther posted his message to Catholic leaders on a church door, possibly on a page like the one below. On the page, complete the outline by writing a complete sentence beside each of the six bullets. The sentences should support the headings.

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