2C.2.1 Reformation Europe, 1531–1564 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 14

The 20 questions

1. What was the primary purpose of the Schmalkaldic League formed in 1531?

   • Radical peasant union
   • Catholic monastic order
   • Imperial election council
   • Protestant defensive alliance

2. Which Latin phrase summarised the primary principle of the 1555 Peace of Augsburg?

   • Cuius regio, eius religio
   • Sola scriptura
   • Copia vera
   • Justificatio fide

3. Who founded the Society of Jesus, whose approval by Paul III in 1540 strengthened Catholic reform?

   • Teresa of Avila
   • Ignatius Loyola
   • Philip Neri
   • Francis Xavier

4. Which Catholic council opened in 1545 to define doctrine and enact reform?

   • Council of Trent
   • Council of Constance
   • Council of Basel
   • Council of Florence

5. Which Genevan reformer established a system of church government and discipline through a consistory?

   • John Knox
   • Huldrych Zwingli
   • John Calvin
   • Martin Bucer

6. In which city was the Spanish theologian Michael Servetus burned for heresy in 1553?

   • Wittenberg
   • Strasbourg
   • Geneva
   • Zurich

7. Which German city was the centre of the Anabaptist rebellion of 1534-35?

   • Zurich
   • Strasbourg
   • Munster
   • Wittenberg

8. Which Scottish reformer led the Protestant movement in Scotland, shaped by his time in Geneva?

   • Thomas Cranmer
   • James Hamilton
   • George Wishart
   • John Knox

9. In which year did Charles V abdicate the Habsburg thrones, leaving them to his brother and son?

   • 1563
   • 1546
   • 1558
   • 1556

10. In which year did Martin Luther die?

    • 1555
    • 1563
    • 1531
    • 1546

11. Which battle in April 1547 saw Charles V defeat the forces of the Schmalkaldic League?

    • Lepanto
    • Pavia
    • Ravenna
    • Muhlberg

12. In which year did Paul III establish the Roman Inquisition?

    • 1528
    • 1545
    • 1542
    • 1521

13. Which pope opened the first session of the Council of Trent in 1545?

    • Clement VII
    • Paul III
    • Julius III
    • Pius IV

14. How many periods of sessions did the Council of Trent hold between 1545 and 1563?

    • One
    • Two
    • Five
    • Three

15. Which 1536 book by John Calvin outlined key principles of Protestant theology?

    • Sermon on Grace
    • 95 Theses
    • Christian Freedom
    • Institutes

16. Which 1541 document established the system of church government in Geneva?

    • Augsburg Confession
    • Ecclesiastical Ordinances
    • Edict of Worms
    • Geneva Bible

17. What was the primary outcome of the 1541 Diet of Regensburg?

    • Full reunion achieved
    • Lutheranism banned
    • Reconciliation failed
    • Papal supremacy restored

18. Which Protestant group was explicitly excluded from the 1555 Peace of Augsburg?

    • Calvinists
    • Catholics
    • Lutherans
    • Dominicans

19. Which religious order, founded by Ignatius Loyola, was central to Catholic reform?

    • The Franciscans
    • The Jesuits
    • The Dominicans
    • The Benedictines

20. Which city served as the main international centre for spreading Calvinist ideas?

    • Strasbourg
    • Zurich
    • Wittenberg
    • Geneva

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