5 Written Questions

1. Seventeen provinces, (Belgium, Modern Netherlands, Luxemborg) which are basically the Low Countries. They are called low be cause they are below sea level, the are surrounded by dikes and wind mills.
2. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded
3. Called by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.
4. King of Spain, 1556 - 1598; married to Queen Mary I of England;he was the most powerful monarch in Europe until 1588; controlled Spain, the Netherlands, the Spanish colonies in the New World, Portugal, Brazil, parts of Africa, parts of India, and the East Indies.
5. 1598, decree promulgated at Nantes by King Henry IV to restore internal peace in France, which had been torn by the Wars of Religion; the edict defined the rights of the French Protestants

5 Matching Questions

1. Peace of Augsburg
2. Huguenots
3. Supremacy Act
4. John Calvin
5. Spanish Armada

1. a French Protestants
2. b French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion
3. c 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler
4. d the Spanish fleet that attempted to invade England, ending in disaster, due to the raging storm in the English Channel as well as the smaller and better English navy led by Francis Drake. This is viewed as the decline of Spains Golden Age, and the rise of England as a world naval power.
5. e Who: Henry VIII Where: England When: 1534 What: declared the king supreme head of the Church of England Why: so the King could grant himself an annulment Significance: this increased the power of the English monarch and decreased the influence of Rome. It was repealed in 1554 by Mary I and then reinstated by Elizabeth I.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. English protestants belonging to the Church of England, established as result of HVIII's Act of Supremacy. Anglican church still had many traditions of R.Ch. including hierarchy of bishops and use of ceremony and ornamentation, etc.
   1. Anglican
   2. Charles V
   3. Guises
   4. Benefices
2. This was when the Church gave land to a person, to keep until they died, as a reward for some kind of service. The Church of England kept this practice, but other Protestants got ended it.
   1. Benefices
   2. Anglican
   3. 95 Theses
   4. Guises
3. Wife of Henry II. Powerful queen of France who ruthlessly played the Huguenots and Guises against each other to expand influence.
   1. John Tetzel
   2. Henry VIII
   3. Martin Luther
   4. Cathrine De Medici
4. Holy Roman emperor (1519-1558) and king of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556). He summoned the Diet of Worms (1521) and the Council of Trent (1545-1563).
   1. Phillip II
   2. 95 Theses
   3. Charles V
   4. Guises
5. During a year of intense prayer, St. Ignatius was inspired to write this guide for spiritual perfection, which is divided into reflections and meditations meant to help the believer emulate Christ.
   1. Edict of Nantes
   2. Spiritual Exercises
   3. 95 Theses
   4. Spanish Netherlands

5 True/False Questions

1. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre → English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded

   True        False

2. Anabaptists → A member of a radical movement of the 16th-century Reformation that viewed baptism solely as an external witness to a believer's conscious profession of faith, rejected infant baptism, and believed in the separation of church from state, in the shunning of nonbelievers, and in simplicity of life.

   True        False

3. Peasant's Revolt 1524-1525 → - Luther did not support this revolt, so he lost their support
   - 100,000 killed, 50,000 homeless, diseased or famished
   - Caused by oppression and poverty
   - Caused religious warfare (church tried to reconcile)

   True        False

4. Martin Luther → a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.

   True        False

5. 95 Theses → A powerful family in eastern France who lobbied to control the country following the unfortunate death of Charles V and his sickly son in 1560. The Guises had major influence through the Catholic hierarchy of cardinals and bishops. They supported the Catholics in order to keep their political power.

   True        False