Lesson Y308.2

Y308.2 Institutional reforms Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which pope originally convened the Council of Trent in 1545?

    • Julius II
    • Paul IV
    • Paul III
    • Pius IV

  2. Who founded the Society of Jesus, approved by the papacy in 1540?

    • Philip Neri
    • Francis Xavier
    • Ignatius of Loyola
    • Francis of Assisi

  3. Which papal bull established the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman Inquisition in 1542?

    • Sublimis Deus
    • Licet ab initio
    • Regnans in Excelsis
    • Unam Sanctam

  4. Which religious order was established by Angela Merici in 1535 to educate young women?

    • The Ursulines
    • The Carmelite Nuns
    • Sisters of Charity
    • The Poor Clares

  5. Which Lateran Council attempted early church reforms between 1512 and 1517?

    • Council of Constance
    • Fourth Lateran Council
    • Fifth Lateran Council
    • Council of Florence

  6. The Capuchin order was established as a reformed branch of which monastic order?

    • Benedictine Order
    • Dominican Order
    • Augustinian Order
    • Franciscan Order

  7. Which reform movement formed in Rome around 1517 to focus on personal spiritual renewal?

    • Society of Jesus
    • Oratory of Divine Love
    • Theatines
    • Capuchins

  8. How did the Council of Trent address the issue of absentee bishops?

    • Mandated local residency
    • Abolished diocesan titles
    • Banned pluralism entirely
    • Imposed heavy fines

  9. What institution did the Council of Trent order every diocese to establish for training priests?

    • Papal universities
    • Diocesan seminaries
    • Chantries
    • Monastic schools

  10. How many sacraments did the Council of Trent reaffirm as divinely instituted?

    • Twelve
    • Two
    • Five
    • Seven

  11. Which rigorous pope issued the first Roman Index of Forbidden Books in 1559?

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

  12. Which order of regular clerics was co-founded by Gian Pietro Carafa in 1524?

    • The Theatines
    • The Barnabites
    • The Oratorians
    • The Somaschi

  13. Which pope published the Roman Catechism in 1566 to standardise Catholic teaching?

    • Pius V
    • Sixtus V
    • Paul III
    • Gregory XIII

  14. What official liturgical text did Pope Pius V promulgate for all Catholic churches in 1570?

    • Orthodox Breviary
    • Anglican Prayer Book
    • Geneva Psalter
    • Roman Missal

  15. What special vow of obedience distinguishes fully professed Jesuits from other Catholic orders?

    • Lifetime fasting vow
    • Perpetual strict silence
    • Complete physical solitude
    • Papal obedience vow

  16. Which Council of Trent decree reformed marriage practices by requiring a priest and witnesses?

    • Tametsi
    • Laetentur Caeli
    • Exsurge Domine
    • Cum quorum

  17. What 1537 reform document commissioned by Paul III outlined abuses in the Roman Curia?

    • Index Librorum Prohibitorum
    • In Coena Domini
    • Regimini Militantis Ecclesiae
    • Consilium de Emendanda Ecclesia

  18. Which official Latin translation of the Bible was declared authentic by the Council of Trent?

    • Septuagint
    • Textus Receptus
    • The Vulgate
    • Complutensian Polyglot

  19. Which reforming archbishop became the leading model for implementing Tridentine decrees in Milan?

    • Carlo Borromeo
    • Robert Bellarmine
    • Philip Neri
    • Francis de Sales

  20. Which pope reorganised the Roman Curia into fifteen permanent administrative congregations in 1588?

    • Pius IV
    • Sixtus V
    • Gregory XIII
    • Clement VIII

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