Test I. Multiple Choice. Choose and encircle the letter of the right answer.
1. Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Martin Luther?
A. He authored the 95 Theses which expressed grave concerns about the selling of indulgences.
B. He was an English reformer whose body was exhumed and then burned for heresy.
C. He sparked the Protestant Reformation.
D. He experienced a spiritual crisis that consumed him with the fear that he could never overcome his sins.
E. He was a monk and professor of theology in Wittenberg, Germany.
2. What invention helped to spread the ideas and teachings of the Reformation?
A. The paint brush
B. The horse carriage
C. The printing press
D. The postal system
E. The internet
3. For the most part, what was the Protestant Reformation all about?
A. An attempt to overthrow the Italian pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
B. A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Lands from the Arabs.
C. An attempt to reform practices and beliefs by the Roman Catholic Church considered corrupt and unscriptural.
D. A drive to evangelize the whole European countries.
E. A campaign to make Martin Luther the head of the Protestant churches.
4. The English Reformation began in 1533 when King Henry VIII broke with the pope because...
A. The pope taxed the Church too high.
B. The pope refused to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
C. The pope sided with the Irish in a revolt against England.
D. There were differences in religious interpretation of the Bible.
E. The church in England wanted independence from the medieval Catholic Church.
5. Which pope issued the papal bull "Exsurge Domine" in 1520 condemning Martin Luther of his attacks against the indulgences in his 95 Theses and threatening him of excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church?
A. Pius IX (Pio Nono)
B. Leo X
C. John Paul I
D. Alexander IV
E. Benedict XV
Test II. Identification. Write your answer on the space provided.
___________________________ 1. Who was the leader of the early 16th century Protestant Reformation movement in German-speaking Zurich, Switzerland? He was also a chaplain who accompanied the Protestant army to war. He died in a battle near Kappel in the Swiss region.
___________________________ 2. What is the title of the book that John Calvin wrote in the spring of 1536 while he was exiled in Basel, Switzerland. The book is considered as 'the greatest exposition of evangelical truth produced by the Reformation' (B. K. Kuiper, "The Church in History," p. 252).
__________________________ 3. He is considered "The Morning Star of the Reformation." He was an English priest and theologian in the 1300s known best for his role in translating the Bible from Latin into the common language. As a critic of the Catholic Church, he is usually considered an early Reformer.
__________________________ 4. Who are the principal authors of the Heidelberg Catechism which is one of the well-loved confessions of the Reformed churches?
__________________________ 5. Name at least one martyr burned at stake during the reign of Mary Tudor known as "Bloody Mary" of England.
__________________________ 6. Which English Protestant bishop said these courageous and comforting words while being burned at a stake with his fellow martyr: "This day we shall light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
__________________________ 7. He was a German Protestant Reformer based in Strasbourg. His teachings are influential among the Lutherans, Calvinists, and Anglicans. He was originally a member of the Dominican Order but after meeting and being influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his monastic vows to be annulled. He then began to work for the Reformation, with the support of a German knight, Franz von Sickingen.
__________________________ 8. It is the Protestant doctrine that salvation is not by our good works nor by our own sacrifices, such as doing penance or buying indulgences, but by trusting the person and finished work of our only Mediator and Redeemer Jesus Christ.
__________________________ 9. This Confession of faith was written by six leaders of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland all named John. It was the first subordinate standard for the Protestant church in Scotland. Along with the Book of Discipline and the Book of Common Order, this is considered to be a formational document for the Church of Scotland during that time.
Bonus Questions: TRUE or FALSE. Write T if the statement is True and F if it's false.
________ 1. The Diet of Worms was when Martin Luther had to eat only worms while in prison.
________ 2. The first Reformed churches were established in the Netherlands.
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