The Reformation: printing, church reform and a divided Europe

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   How many copies were printed of the first German New Testament, by Pia's strip?

   • 13 to 253
   • 300 to 500
   • 30,000 to 50,000
   • 3,000 to 5,000
3. 2.

   Who printed the whole German Bible in Wittenberg in 1534, Tala asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Johannes Gutenberg
   • Lucas Cranach
   • Hans Lufft
   • Martin Luther
4. 3.

   Which card has two arrows leaving it on Zee's strip?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The whole Bible, 1534
   • The New Testament, September 1522
   • No card has two arrows leaving it
   • The December Testament, 1522

5. Read this first

   Calvin's Institutes and Reformed churches

   With cards in time order: [1] 1536: John Calvin publishes the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion in Latin, a guide to the Christian faith for educated readers; [2] after 1536: Geneva's pastors ask Calvin to stay and to teach and preach in their city; [3] 1541: a French edition of the Institutes appears; [4] 1559: the last edition of the Institutes, which Calvin had revised and enlarged through his life; [5] later 1500s: Reformed churches take root: the Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands, the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and the Huguenots in France. Arrows (this made the next one possible): 1 → 2, 1 → 3, 2 → 5. Below the strip: Calvin's followers are called Calvinists. John Knox, who studied in Geneva, helped to organize the Reformed Church of Scotland.

6. 4.

   Which card has an arrow into the Reformed churches card, Bo asks?

   • The last edition of 1559
   • Geneva's pastors persuade Calvin
   • The French edition of the Institutes of 1541
   • The first edition of 1536
7. 5.

   How many years passed between the German New Testament (1522) and the whole Bible (1534), Esme asks?

   • 11 years
   • 3,056 years
   • 12 years
   • 120 years

8. Calvin's Institutes and Reformed churches

   With cards in time order: [1] 1536: John Calvin publishes the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion in Latin, a guide to the Christian faith for educated readers; [2] after 1536: Geneva's pastors ask Calvin to stay and to teach and preach in their city; [3] 1541: a French edition of the Institutes appears; [4] 1559: the last edition of the Institutes, which Calvin had revised and enlarged through his life; [5] later 1500s: Reformed churches take root: the Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands, the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and the Huguenots in France. Arrows (this made the next one possible): 1 → 2, 1 → 3, 2 → 5. Below the strip: Calvin's followers are called Calvinists. John Knox, who studied in Geneva, helped to organize the Reformed Church of Scotland.

9. 6.

   How many years after the first Institutes (1536) did the French edition appear (1541), Jun asks?

   • 5 years
   • 50 years
   • 6 years
   • 3,077 years
10. 7.

    How many years passed between the first edition (1536) and the last edition (1559) of the Institutes, Kira asks?

    • 23 years
    • 3,095 years
    • 230 years
    • 22 years
11. 8.

    Luz's note says, "Luther's whole German Bible was printed in 1522." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: the strip says the whole Bible came in 1522
    • Change it: the New Testament came first
    • Change "1522" to "1546"
    • Change "German" to "Latin"

12. Calvin's Institutes and Reformed churches

    With cards in time order: [1] 1536: John Calvin publishes the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion in Latin, a guide to the Christian faith for educated readers; [2] after 1536: Geneva's pastors ask Calvin to stay and to teach and preach in their city; [3] 1541: a French edition of the Institutes appears; [4] 1559: the last edition of the Institutes, which Calvin had revised and enlarged through his life; [5] later 1500s: Reformed churches take root: the Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands, the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and the Huguenots in France. Arrows (this made the next one possible): 1 → 2, 1 → 3, 2 → 5. Below the strip: Calvin's followers are called Calvinists. John Knox, who studied in Geneva, helped to organize the Reformed Church of Scotland.

13. 9.

    Milo's note says, "Calvin published the Institutes in French first." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: French came first, in 1541, by the strip
    • Change "Calvin" to "Lufft"
    • Change it: the Latin edition came first, in 1536
    • Change "Institutes" to "Prayer Book"
14. 10.

    Noah's note says, "Hans Lufft printed all 266 editions of the Bible." Which fix is right?

    • Change "266" to "13 million"
    • Change "printed" to "translated"
    • Leave it: the 266 editions came from Lufft's press in Wittenberg
    • Change it: Lufft printed 13; others printed 253