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Chapter 03 Lesson 1 Quiz: The Protestant Reformation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the
statement true.
1. Luther’s Ninety­five Theses attacked abuses of the Church.
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2. Salvation was a piece of paper or document signed by a church official that released the bearer
from all or part of the punishment for sin.
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3. Calvinism was the first Protestant faith.
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4. Desiderius Erasmus was best-known Christian humanist.
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5. Christian humanism combined classical learning with the goal of reforming the Catholic Church.
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
6. Which of the following was true of Lutheranism?
a. Lutheranism taught salvation through faith alone, not good works.
b. German princes invented Lutheranism.
c. The Holy Roman Empire welcomed Lutheranism eagerly.
d. Lutheranism was based on good works to reach salvation.
7. Desiderius Erasmus stressed that inward religious feeling was more important than external forms
of religion because it
a. provided a more complex system of beliefs.
b. showed people how to lead good lives.
c. sold more relics and indulgences.
d. encouraged more pilgrimages and fasting.
8. Martin Luther’s belief in faith alone caused him to
a. disagree and break with the Catholic Church.
b. convert to Catholicism.
c. post the Ninety-five Theses.
d. work within the Catholic Church to change it.
9. What caused Luther’s call for the Catholic Church to reform?
a. He disagreed with the system of popes as religious leaders.
b. The Church did not stress enough faith and good works.
c. The emperor made him an outlaw by the Edict of Worms.
d. The widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses, angered him.
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Chapter 03 Lesson 1 Quiz: The Protestant Reformation
10. The division of Christianity in Germany into Catholic and Lutheran states was recognized by which
of the following?
a. the Treaty of Rome
b. the Peace of Augsburg
c. the Peace of Luther
d. the Edict of Worms
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Answer Key
1. True
2. False - AN INDULGENCE was a piece of paper or document signed by a church official that released the
bearer from all or part of the punishment for sin.
3. False - LUTHERANISM was the first Protestant faith.
4. True
5. True
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. d
10. b
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