Chapter 20- Protestantism

A reform movement in the 14th-, 15th-, and 16th-century Catholic Church that held that supreme authority in the church resided with an Ecumenical council, apart from, or even against, the pope. The movement emerged in response to the Western Schism between rival popes in Rome and Avignon.

Conciliar movement

How did natural disasters and pandemics such as the Black death contribute to the hysteria that lead to the witch trials of the 16th and 17th centuries?

a. All of these answers. (CORRECT) Witches were believed to have supernatural powers that they would use against their enemies. Lack of understanding about natural disasters resulted in witches being scapegoated. Hysteria towards 'devil-worshippers' increased as people believed the end of the world approached.

What followed was _____ :

a. Eight civil wars, which began with the Massacre of Vassy.

Which Monarch attempted to restore the Catholic faith to England in the 16th century?

a. Mary I.

Which of the following captures their primary motivation for reform?

a. Reform of a corrupt Roman Catholic Church.

The key difference between the English Reformation and the wider Protestant Reformation in Europe was _____:

a. The roots of the English Reformation were political, rather than theological.

After the Massacre of Vassy which began the French Wars of Religion, what action did the Huguenots take?

a. To become an organized definitive political movement with a considerable army and calvery.

Which of the following were NOT a motivating factor in the Protestant Reformation?

a. Translation of the bible and liturgy into local languages (instead of Latin).