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Before the Reformation, the dominant force in European life was the

Catholic Church.

Protestant Church.

French monarchy.

English monarchy.

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In the 1500s, John Calvin brought religious reform to

England.

France.

Germany.

Switzerland.

Who launched the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s?

John Calvin

Henry VIII

Martin Luther

John Wycliffe

Why was Catholic art, like paintings and sculptures, destroyed during the Reformation?

Protestant leaders preferred to support Renaissance artists instead.

Humanist teachings forbade the use of religious themes in art.

Protestants demolished Catholic cathedrals to build new churches in their place.

Some Protestants believed religious imagery should be banned from churches.

How did the Catholic Church respond to the Ninety-Five Theses?

It implemented a few key reforms from the list.

It created its own list of reforms and enacted them.

It implemented almost all of the reforms from the list.

It condemned the list and asked the writer to recant it.

A similarity between Henry VIII and Martin Luther was that both

formed new denominations that spread throughout Europe.

were European monarchs who opposed the Catholic Church.

were religious leaders who tried to change the Catholic Church.

were excommunicated from the Catholic Church for their actions.

In the 1500s, Protestantism was a movement that

established new church denominations.

firmed up support for the Catholic Church.

started the sale of indulgences in the church.

called for reforms within the Protestant Church.

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