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question 1
The Protestant Reformation can be defined as
a) the need to implement new ideas of the time and change the role of the Church in society.
b) the attempt to create new religions and take away the Catholic Church's religious monopoly.
c) the disruption of the unity of Christianity in the West, which began with criticism of the practices of the Catholic Church.
d) the weakening of Catholicism in Europe and the rise of Eastern religions.
Correct alternative: c) disruption of the unity of Christianity in the West initiated with criticism of the practices of the Catholic Church.
The Protestant Reformation is the name given to the process of reformism in Catholicism started with the criticisms of the Augustinian monk Martin Luther through his 95 theses directed at the Catholic Church.
question 2
Martin Luther was a German monk and theologian who lived between 1483 and 1546. He is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation movement in the 16th century by
a) demand from the Catholic Church a more incisive position on social issues.
b) fix the 95 theses that criticized certain practices of the Catholic Church on the door of the Castle church.
c) promote meetings for groups discontented with the activities of the Catholic Church at the time.
d) publicly demand a closer relationship between the clerics and the people.
Correct alternative: b) fix on the door of the Castle church the 95 theses that criticized certain practices of the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther's 95 theses, on October 31, 1517, marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Criticism of him related, among other things, to the sale of indulgences. This receipt of forgiveness of sins through payment was contrary to what Luther advocated: the doctrine of "salvation by faith."
question 3
Review the following statements.
I. Discontent on the part of the peasants with the need to pay taxes to the Church.
II. Commercialization of ecclesiastical goods even condemning usury.
III. Heresy of some priests for non-compliance with celibacy.
IV. Sale of indulgences for forgiveness of sins upon payment.
It can be said that the practices of the Church that can be identified as causes that led to the need for a religious reform were:
a) I and II
b) III and IV
c) I, II and III
d) All alternatives
Correct alternative: d) All alternatives.
I. CORRECT The Protestant reform involved the political, economic and religious spheres. The Church at the time even encouraged the collection of taxes from the faithful.
II. CORRECT The sale of sacred relics, as well as ecclesiastical offices and the forgiveness of sins were heavily criticized by Luther.
III. CORRECT The heresy called Nicolaism refers to the failure to comply with celibacy.
IV. CORRECT Pope Leo V, for example, offered forgiveness of sins to those who contributed to the construction of St. Peter's Basilica.
question 4
The counter-reform was a movement initiated by the Catholic Church to contain the advance of Protestant ideas. Its main actions were, EXCEPT
a) Investment in the formation of priests
b) Beginning of the Roman Inquisition for the persecution of heretics
c) Assembly with the highest authorities of the Church
d) Attempt to reconnect with those discontented with the Church to accept their grievances.
Correct alternative: d) Attempt to rapprochement with those discontented with the Church to accept their grievances.
As before Luther, others already pointed out the Church's errors, the counter-reform is also known as the Catholic Reformation, and with that to effect changes to stop the advance of Protestantism. This proposal for restructuring culminated in the realization of the Council of Trent in 1545.
question 5
The council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563, played a key role in Europe with the advance of Protestantism. Its main decisions were aimed at reaffirming Catholicism's tenets of faith and practices. In 18 years, several issues were on the agenda and the main decisions taken were
I. The Catholic Church has exclusivity in interpreting the sacred scriptures.
II. Measures to combat practices contrary to Catholic doctrine, such as the sale of ecclesiastical offices and the sale of indulgences.
III. Attempted rapprochement with groups that distanced themselves from the Church, allowing them to vote in the council.
IV. Creation of a list of books banned by the Church to prevent the circulation and dissemination of contrary ideas.
The statements are correct:
a) I, II and III
b) I, II and IV
c) II, III and IV
d) All alternatives
Correct alternative: b) I, II and IV.
I. CORRECT The Catholic Church remained the final interpreter of the Holy Scriptures.
II. CORRECT There was a fight against corruption in the Church to improve its image.
III. WRONG. There was a condemnation of Protestant ideas and clarification of the doctrine of the Catholic Church for its reaffirmation.
IV. CORRECT scientific books, such as those by Galileo, Giordano Bruno, among others, were banned.
question 6
Lutheranism and Calvinism are movements that originated from the Protestant Reformation. The main difference between the ideas defended by Martin Luther and John Calvin is related to:
a) the liturgy of services
b) salvation
c) the tithe
d) ecclesiastical authorities
Correct alternative: b) salvation.
Martin Luther initiated the Protestant Reformation and the Frenchman John Calvin was one of the followers, joining the movement in 1533.
In doctrinal matters for Luther, faith in God is the way to salvation. Calvino already preached the doctrine of predestination, that is, the people who would be saved would already have their path traced by God.
question 7
Started in Italy, the Renaissance was a cultural, economic and political movement that spread across Europe until the 17th century. Christianity continued to play a fundamental role in society, but its practices were questioned and influenced by the ideas of the time, leading to the emergence of new trends, such as the Protestantism.
List each of the five characteristics of Renaissance culture in column 1 with its description in column 2.
Column 1
The. Rationalism
B. scientism
ç. Individualism
d. Anthropocentrism
and. Classicism
Column 2
( ) The inspiration for the works comes from the Greco-Roman Classical Antiquity.
( ) Scientific experience is the only way to demonstrate knowledge.
( ) Man is the center of the universe and the supreme creation of God.
( ) The individual right is above the collective right.
( ) reason and science are the way to reach knowledge.
The correct sequence is:
a) c, d, a, b, and
b) and b, d, c, a
c) d, a, e, b, c
d) b, c, d, and, a
Correct alternative: b) e, b, d, c, a.
For rationalism reason and science are the way to reach knowledge.
For scientism, scientific experience is the only way to demonstrate knowledge.
For individualism the individual right is above the collective right.
For anthropocentrism man is the center of the universe and the supreme creation of God.
For classicism, the inspiration for the works comes from the Greco-Roman Classical Antiquity.
question 8
(UECE) Number the ideals of the religious reforms that took place during the 16th century, presented below, according to the following representatives of the reformist movements:
1. Lutherans; 2. Calvinists; 3. Anabaptists; 4. Counter-reformers.
( ) They defended freedom of conscience in matters of faith.
( ) They defended justification by grace and works.
( ) They believed that only faith in the divine promise was effective for salvation.
( ) They believed that, in divine predestination, there were elected and condemned.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:
a) 2, 3, 1, 4.
b) 1, 2, 4, 3.
c) 4, 1, 2, 3.
d) 3, 4, 1, 2.
Correct alternative: d) 3, 4, 1, 2.
Anabaptists advocated freedom of conscience in matters of faith.
Counter-Reformers advocated justification by grace and works.
Lutherans believed that only faith in the divine promise was effective for salvation.
Calvinists believed that, in divine predestination, there were elect and damned.
question 9
(Puc-Rio) - Sixteenth-century Europe witnessed the emergence of new Christian religions, among which the Lutheran, Calvinist and Anglican religions stand out. Despite the characteristics that give specificity to each of them, there are elements that bring them closer together. One of these elements is:
a) celebration of services in the languages spoken by the faithful.
b) absence of ecclesiastical hierarchy.
c) tolerance towards other Christian religions.
d) affirmation of the primacy of the church over the state.
e) criticism of existing social structures.
Correct alternative: a) celebration of services in the languages spoken by the faithful.
One of the milestones of Protestantism was the approach of the faithful to the understanding of the word God, carrying out, for example, the translation of the Bible from Latin into several languages, granting the faithful an approximation with the scriptures and greater harmony with God.
question 10
(Mackenzie) The religious transformations of the 16th century, commonly known as the Protestant Reformation, represented in the spiritual field what the Renaissance was on the cultural plane; an adjustment of ideas and values to the socioeconomic transformations of Europe. Among its main reflexes, the following stand out:
a) the expansion of scholastic education and the political power of the papacy due to the extreme importance given to the Bible.
b) the disruption of Christian unity, expansion of capitalist practices and strengthening the power of monarchies.
c) the reduction of religious intolerance and an end to wars caused by religious pretexts.
d) the prohibition of the sale of indulgences, the end of the index and the end of the principle of salvation by faith and good works in Europe.
e) the creation by the Protestant church of the Society of Jesus in military molds to monopolize teaching in North America.
Correct alternative: b) the disruption of Christian unity, expansion of capitalist practices and strengthening the power of monarchies.
The breakup of Christian unity led by the Catholic Church with the Protestant reform brought about a division between Catholics and Protestants.
question 11
(Cesgranrio) Western Europe, in the 15th and 16th centuries, underwent several political, economic and social transformations. About these transformations we can say that:
l - Humanism and the Renaissance were intellectual and artistic movements that privileged the observation of nature.
2 - the Lutheran Reform, identifying itself with the German peasant segments, spread due to the centralization of the German State.
3 - the Calvinist Reformation approached bourgeois morality, as it encouraged work and profit.
4 - the reaction of the Catholic Church, called Counter-Reformation, through the Council of Trent (1545), tried to stop the Protestant advance, changing the dogmas of the Catholic faith.
The correct statements are:
a) only 1 and 2.
b) only 1 and 3.
c) only 1 and 4.
d) only 2 and 3.
e) only 2 and 4.
Correct alternative: b) only 1 and 3.
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- Protestant Reformation
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