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?

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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.

   What did the first edition of the Institutes make possible, by the arrows, Ari asks?

   • The Dutch Reformed Church, with no step between
   • Calvin's birth in France
   • Calvin's work in Geneva, and a French edition
   • The last edition of 1559
7. 5.

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

   • 12 years
   • 3,056 years
   • 11 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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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