The Reformation: printing, church reform and a divided Europe

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

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

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

2. 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.

3. 2.

   In which year did a French edition of the Institutes appear, Ren asks?

   • 1536
   • 1559
   • 1541
   • 1534
4. 3.

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

   • The first edition of 1536
   • The French edition of the Institutes of 1541
   • The last edition of 1559
   • Geneva's pastors persuade Calvin
8. 6.

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

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

9. 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.

10. 7.

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

    • 5 years
    • 6 years
    • 50 years
    • 3,077 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 "1522" to "1546"
    • Change "German" to "Latin"
    • Change it: the New Testament came first

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

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

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