Lesson Y308.3

Y308.3 Role of individuals Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Christian humanist published the Greek New Testament in 1516?

    • John Calvin
    • Martin Luther
    • Thomas More
    • Desiderius Erasmus

  2. Which Spanish cardinal commissioned the multi-language Complutensian Polyglot Bible?

    • Cardinal Wolsey
    • Cardinal Cisneros
    • Cardinal Pole
    • Cardinal Richelieu

  3. Which Pope officially summoned the Council of Trent in 1545?

    • Pius IV
    • Paul IV
    • Leo X
    • Paul III

  4. Who wrote the spiritual handbook Spiritual Exercises for training Jesuit recruits?

    • Francis Xavier
    • Peter Canisius
    • Robert Bellarmine
    • Ignatius of Loyola

  5. Which Holy Roman Emperor pressured Pope Paul III to convene an ecumenical council?

    • Maximilian I
    • Ferdinand I
    • Charles V
    • Philip II

  6. Which monastic order was reformed by Teresa of Avila alongside John of the Cross?

    • Benedictines
    • Dominicans
    • Discalced Carmelites
    • Augustinians

  7. Which Archbishop of Milan became the leading model for a Tridentine reforming bishop?

    • Carlo Borromeo
    • Filippo Neri
    • Gian Pietro Carafa
    • Gasparo Contarini

  8. Which Jesuit missionary led major evangelical missions to India and Japan?

    • Matteo Ricci
    • Francis Xavier
    • Roberto de Nobili
    • Alexandre de Rhodes

  9. Which Pope created the first papal Index of Forbidden Books in 1559?

    • Julius III
    • Clement VIII
    • Pius V
    • Paul IV

  10. Which Pope successfully brought the Council of Trent to its final conclusion in 1563?

    • Pius IV
    • Pius V
    • Paul III
    • Julius III

  11. Which Papal Bull was issued by Pope Pius V in 1570 excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I?

    • Sublimis Deus
    • Regnans in Excelsis
    • Unam Sanctam
    • Exsurge Domine

  12. Which Pope reformed the calendar and founded the Gregorian University in Rome?

    • Clement VIII
    • Sixtus V
    • Gregory XIII
    • Gregory XIV

  13. Which Pope reorganised the Papal Curia into fifteen permanent administrative congregations?

    • Paul III
    • Sixtus V
    • Clement VIII
    • Pius V

  14. Which monarch was famously styled 'The Most Catholic King' for defending Tridentine orthodoxy?

    • Ferdinand II
    • Charles V
    • Philip II
    • Henry II

  15. Which informal brotherhood formed in Rome around 1517 to promote personal spiritual renewal?

    • Oratory of Divine Love
    • Spanish Inquisition
    • Ursulines
    • Council of Trent

  16. Which strict Franciscan reform movement was officially recognised by the Papacy in 1528?

    • Capuchins
    • Observants
    • Conventuals
    • Recollects

  17. Which religious order for educating young women was founded by Angela Merici in 1535?

    • Sisters of Charity
    • Daughters of Zeal
    • Ursulines
    • Poor Clares

  18. Which religious order was co-founded in 1524 by Gian Pietro Carafa and Saint Cajetan?

    • Barnabites
    • Oratorians
    • Theatines
    • Somaschans

  19. Which official revised Catholic Bible translation was published under Pope Clement VIII in 1592?

    • Clementine Vulgate
    • Sixtine Vulgate
    • Douay-Rheims Bible
    • Complutensian Polyglot

  20. Which institution was established in Rome in 1542 to combat heresy across Italy?

    • Index Bureau
    • Roman Inquisition
    • Spanish Inquisition
    • Council of Trent

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