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Menno Simons founded the Mennonites.

1. True
2. False

This "moderate" Anabaptist was able to avoid persecution because he was a civil engineer in Strasburg and Augsburg.

1. Michael Sattler
2. Pilgram Marpeck
3. Conrad Grebel
4. Hans Denck

This Catholic theologian was an active participant in the Council of Trent and was one vote shy of being elected as Pope in 1549. When Edward VI died and Mary ascended to the throne, he returned to England where he was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury until his death in 1558.

1. Thomas More
2. Reginald Pole
3. Thomas Wolsey
4. Thomas Cromwell

He was the bishop of Worcester and was particularly powerful during Edward VI's reign. As Queen Mary came to power, he seemed to seek martyrdom as he refused to take refuge. He was burned at the stake on October 16, 1555.

1. Thomas Cromwell
2. Hugh Latimer
3. Matthew Parker
4. Robert Barnes

This English clergy translated the bible into the English language. His endeavor was condemned by Cardinal Wolsey who issued an order for him to be seized. He was captured in Antwerp and on October 6, 1536 he was strangled and his body was burned.

1. Robert Barnes
2. William Tyndale
3. Hugh Latimer
4. Matthew Parker

This Dominican reformer in the city of Florence preached against the immorality and extravagance of the citizens and leaders of Florence, the clergy, and even Pope Alexander VI. He was hanged on May 25, 1496 and his body was burned.

1. Jan Hus
2. Girolamo Savonarola
3. John Wycliffe
4. Francisco Ximenez de Cisneros

This council was called in order to resolve the Great Schism which occurred in 1378. The council declared Alexander V the new pope to replace Gregory XII, the Roman pope, and Benedict XIII, the Avignon pope. Alexander V was not universally recognized as the pope (resulting in three persons serving as pope for six years).

1. The Council of Trent
2. The Council of Constance
3. The Council of Pisa
4. The Third Lateran Council

This French reformed theologian was appointed by John Calvin to be the rector in the academy in Geneva. He became the leader of the church in Geneva after Calvin's death.

1. Johannes Brenz
2. Theodore Beza
3. Martin Bucer
4. Heinrich Bullinger

This Swiss reformer who became pastor in Zurich after Zwingli's death. His Second Helvetic Confession would serve as a guide for reformed churches throughout Switzerland.

1. Johannes Brenz
2. Theodore Beza
3. Martin Bucer
4. Heinrich Bullinger

This German humanist scholar became a supporter of Lutheran theology in Strasbourg and Basel. His attempts to persuade theologians in Zurich to subscribe to the Augsburg Confession were unsuccessful.

1. Martin Bucer
2. Wolfgang Capito
3. Theodore Beza
4. Heinrich Bullinger

This German Anabaptist leader was baptized by Hans Denck in 1526. His Anabaptist beliefs tended to focus on apocalypticism and were more mystical-spiritualist in nature. He died of smoke inhilation in prison in 1527.

1. Menno Simons
2. Felix Manz
3. Pilgram Marpeck
4. Hans Hut

Anabaptist leader in Tirol and Moravia. His strong leadership established a communal form of Anabaptism.

1. Menno Simons
2. Jacob Hutter
3. Balthasar H¸bmaier
4. Hans Denck

He was a close associate of Martin Luther who eventually moved away from Luther's theology to become a Radical Reformer. He believed that all images should be removed from churches and that Christians must exhibit moral growth or sanctification.

1. Andreas von Bodenstein Karlstadt
2. Thomas M¸ntzer
3. Kaspar von Schwenckfeld
4. Conrad Grebel

Co-founder of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich. He became the first Anabaptist martyr in Zurich on January 5, 1527.

1. Georg Blaurock
2. Conrad Grebel
3. Pilgram Marpeck
4. Felix Manz

She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. During her reign as Queen of England from 1553 to 1558 she attempted to return England to Catholicism.

1. Elizabeth I
2. Mary I
3. Jane Grey
4. Emilia III