The Counter-Reformation — Quiz

Question 1

Another name for the Counter-Reformation of the 1500s was

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the Catholic Reformation.

Question 2

Read the quotation from the Council of Trent in the 1500s. [W]ith God going before us . . . we may . . . deliberate and discuss . . . whatsoever is needful for repelling those assaults of barbarians and infidels, with which they seek the overthrow of all Christendom. What is the quotation most likely about?

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a refusal to accept the spread of Protestantism

Question 3

Which statement best describes what happened if a German prince decided a state was Catholic in the late 1500s?

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Lutherans had to change their religion or leave the state.

Question 4

The Thirty Years’ War in Central Europe began when

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Lutheran princes challenged the Holy Roman Emperor, who was Catholic.

Question 5

The Peace of Augsburg was later broken by

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the Thirty Years’ War.

Question 6

Which statement best describes the Roman Inquisition?

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The Roman Inquisition was a court of the Catholic Church that prosecuted crimes of heresy.

Question 7

An agreement reached by the Council of Trent was that

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seminaries should be established to train priests.

Question 8

Which statement best describes a reform initiated by the Council of Trent?

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The council created a new administrative system to stop corruption and unfair practices within the Catholic Church.

Question 9

The Counter-Reformation was a religious and political movement that

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involved the creation of new practices and policies in the Catholic Church.

Question 10

In addition to an interest in religious reform, the princes of Germany supported Martin Luther’s ideas for

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political and economic reasons.

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