The European Reformation
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- In this lesson, we will examine the Catholic Church in the early 1500s and begin to think about what Martin Luther wanted to achieve.
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4 Questions
Q1.
Which of these statements about the Catholic Church in 1500 is incorrect?
The Catholic Church was led by the pope
The Church taught that 'good works' helped people get into heaven.
There were some people that wanted to reform the Church
Q2.
Which of these was a common criticism of indulgences?
They wasted paper
They were difficult to read
They were not expensive enough
Q3.
Which of these sentences best describes Martin Luther in 1511?
Luther wanted to become pope himself, in order to help the Church teach God's word better
Luther wanted to gather together an army and fight the Catholic Church
Luther was totally fed up with the Church, and wanted to simply ignore God for the rest of his life
Q4.
Where did Luther visit in 1511?
London
Paris
Wittenberg