World history/WHME101/Reformation/Review

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Reformation and Counter-Reformation Review Multiple Choice Quiz

Complete the following quiz to review your knowledge from this learning pathway. This quiz will help students undertaking this course for credit to prepare for their test.

  • The Ninety-Five Theses was authored by:
    • John Calvin.
      • Incorrect. No, but Calvin's works were influential in the Reformation. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • Jean Domat.
      • Incorrect. No, Domat focused on justifying absolutism in the piece of his we read. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • Johannes Gutenberg.
      • Incorrect. No, but the printing press he invented helped ensure its wide dissemination. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • None of the above answers are correct.
      • Correct. Well done!
  • The Ninety-Five Theses was intended to:
    • lead to a break with the Roman Catholic Church.
      • Incorrect. No, but it did contribute to this. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • to initiate a debate on the buying and selling of indulgences.
      • Correct. Well done!
    • to undermine the authority of the papacy.
      • Incorrect. No, but it did challenge papal authority. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • to justify the buying and selling of indulgences.
      • Incorrect. No, but it did discuss the buying at selling of indulgences. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Which of the following is not considered a cause of the Protestant Reformation?:
    • northern Renaissance scholars' interest in early biblical texts.
      • Incorrect. This did contribute to the Reformation. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • the reform decrees of the Council of Trent.
      • Correct. Well done!
    • increased lay interest in purifying church practices.
      • Incorrect. This did contribute to the Reformation. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • the taxing policies of the Roman Catholic Church.
      • Incorrect. This did contribute to the Reformation. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Which of the following outcomes resulted from the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century?
    • establishment of state churches in England, Scotland, and northern Germany.
      • Correct. Well done!
    • separation of Church and State in France.
      • Incorrect. This didn't happen until the French Revolution. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
    • collapse of the temporal and spiritual power of the Pope.
      • Incorrect. The Reformation challenged the power of the Pope, but did not lead to anything like a collapse. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer. Review the 'Counter-Reformation' activity to learn more about the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
    • all of the above.
      • Incorrect. Review the first three activities in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Martin Luther believed that women should?
    • pursue careers outside the home.
      • Incorrect. Learn more about Luther's pivotal role in the Reformation in the lecture on Martin Luther in this learning pathway.
    • be allowed to enter the priesthood.
      • Incorrect. Learn more about Luther's pivotal role in the Reformation in the lecture on Martin Luther in this learning pathway.
    • rule the household.
      • Correct. Well done!
    • none of the above.
      • Incorrect. Learn more about Luther's pivotal role in the Reformation in the lecture on Martin Luther in this learning pathway.



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Reformation and Counter-Reformation True/False Quiz

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

  • Martin Luther argued that priests should be able to marry.
    • True
      • Correct. Well done!
    • False
      • Incorrect. Learn more about Luther's pivotal role in the Reformation in the lecture on Martin Luther in this learning pathway.
  • The Thirty Years War started because of the dissatisfaction between the Catholics and Protestants with the Peace of Augsburg.
    • True
      • Correct. Well done!
    • False
      • Incorrect. Review the activity on the 'Political Impact of the Reformation' in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • The Council of Trent was called to help reform the Catholic Church, define Church doctrine, and help the Church regain its power.
    • True
      • Correct. Well done!
    • False
      • Incorrect. Review the activity on the 'Counter-Reformation' in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Henry VIII's decision to create the Church of England in the 1600s led to a century of religious turmoil in England.
    • True
      • Incorrect. This occurred in the 1500s. Review the activity on the 'Political Impact of the Reformation' in this learning pathway to help you review the correct answer.
    • False
      • Correct. Well done!