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Protestant Reformation Trivia

From nailing theses to dodging indulgences, prove you’re the reformation rockstar every monk secretly aspired to be!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which Central European empire was politically fragmented into Protestant and Catholic states due to Martin Luther’s Reformation?

Holy Roman Empire

Which 18th-century intellectual movement emphasized reason and individual rights and was fueled by the Protestant Reformation’s challenge to absolute religious authority?

The Enlightenment

The sale of indulgences, aggressively promoted by Johann Tetzel, was used to help finance the rebuilding of which famous Roman basilica?

St. Peter’s Basilica

What name was given to the French followers of John Calvin who faced persecution but gained rights under the 1598 Edict of Nantes?

Huguenots

Which Scottish reformer returned in 1559 and led Scotland's shift to Protestantism?

John Knox