Luther's Confrontation with Charles V at the Diet of Worms

question 19

Multiple Choice

Luther's confrontation with Charles V at the Diet of Worms demonstrated:

• A) the Holy Roman Emperor's commitment to Lutheran reforms.
• B) Luther's ability to compromise for the sake of his reforms.
• C) the Holy Roman Emperor's attempt to preserve one of the major unifying institutions of his far-flung empire-the Church.
• D) the fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire and the power of the princes within it.
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Lutheran

Pertains to the Christian denomination founded on the teachings and reforms of Martin Luther, emphasizing justification by faith alone.

1555 Peace of Augsburg

An important treaty in the Holy Roman Empire that allowed princes to choose Lutheranism or Catholicism as the religion of their territories.

Lutheranism

A major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German monk and theologian who sought to reform the practices of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century.

Henry VIII

King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547, known for his six marriages and his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, leading to significant religious and political changes.