The Protestant Reformation — Germany & Europe (1517, Germany & Europe) — Questions and answers
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What important thing did Martin Luther do on October 31, 1517?
Choices
- A) He became the new Pope.
- B) He went on a long vacation.
- C) He nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a church door. ✓
- D) He opened a new university.
Answer: C) He nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a church door.
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What did Pope Leo X think about practices like indulgences in the Church?
Choices
- A) He thought they made the Church very strong.
- B) He believed they were eroding (wearing away) faith. ✓
- C) He wanted to make more of them.
- D) He thought they were fun games.
Answer: B) He believed they were eroding (wearing away) faith.
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What did Martin Luther believe was the ultimate authority for people's faith?
Choices
- A) The Pope's words.
- B) His students' opinions.
- C) Books by Erasmus of Rotterdam.
- D) The Bible. ✓
Answer: D) The Bible.
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Why did Frederick III decide to support Martin Luther?
Choices
- A) He wanted to become a monk himself.
- B) He thought it would help his own region, Saxony, become stronger and weaken Rome's power. ✓
- C) He wanted Luther to live in his castle forever.
- D) He was told to by the Pope.
Answer: B) He thought it would help his own region, Saxony, become stronger and weaken Rome's power.
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What did Martin Luther say when he was asked to take back his writings?
Choices
- A) He said yes, he would take them back.
- B) He asked for more time to think about it.
- C) He refused, saying his conscience was guided by God's Word. ✓
- D) He said he didn't remember writing them.
Answer: C) He refused, saying his conscience was guided by God's Word.
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What did Ulrich Zwingli believe distracted people from true faith?
Choices
- A) The simplicity of the Gospels.
- B) Images and rituals. ✓
- C) Embracing God's word.
- D) Raising his fist.
Answer: B) Images and rituals.
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According to John Calvin, how should his followers' lives reflect God's glory?
Choices
- A) Through enjoying worldly pleasures.
- B) Through discipline and hard work. ✓
- C) Through being lazy and carefree.
- D) Through only thinking about themselves.
Answer: B) Through discipline and hard work.
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What did Thomas Müntzer encourage the angry peasants to do?
Choices
- A) Plant more crops in their fields.
- B) Seize the lands and overthrow the lords. ✓
- C) Go to school and study more.
- D) Build new churches.
Answer: B) Seize the lands and overthrow the lords.
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What was the main agreement made at the Peace of Augsburg?
Choices
- A) Everyone in Europe had to follow the same religion.
- B) Each ruler could choose the religion for their own land. ✓
- C) All religions were banned from Europe.
- D) The Holy Roman Emperor would choose everyone's religion.
Answer: B) Each ruler could choose the religion for their own land.
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What was one lasting change in Europe due to the Reformation?
Choices
- A) The power of the Pope became much stronger.
- B) All churches became exactly the same.
- C) Intellectual and religious freedom started to grow. ✓
- D) People stopped having new ideas.
Answer: C) Intellectual and religious freedom started to grow.
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