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The Reformation Quiz
Ten questions on the movement that split Western Christianity in the 1500s, from a monk's protest in Wittenberg to the kings, printers and soldiers caught up in it.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a photo
About this quiz
The Reformation began in 1517 as an argument about how the Church raised money. Within a generation it had split Western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant churches, set off wars across Europe and left a map of religious loyalties that still shows today.
The questions cover Martin Luther, the other reformers, the Catholic response and the settlements Europe's rulers made. Some questions check famous stories against the evidence.
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Reformation
The Reformation was the sixteenth-century split in Western Christianity, begun by Martin Luther in 1517, that divided Europe into Catholic and Protestant.
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Printing Press
The printing press is a machine Johannes Gutenberg developed around 1440, using movable metal type to print books cheaply for the first time in Europe.
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Holy Roman Empire
The elected empire that governed central Europe for a thousand years, from Charlemagne's coronation to Napoleon's conquest.
