The Spanish Inquisition

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1. Why was the Inquisition introduced into Spain? all of these in order to strengthen national unity to make Spain an "all-Catholic" nation to free Spain of insincere converts to Christianity

2. Which definition best describes the term "conversos"? Jews who were expelled out of Spain Catholics who failed to report heretics to the Inquisition Catholics who coverted to Judaism Jews who were baptised into Christianity

3. Tomas de Torquemada was made Inquisitor-General of Castile on what date? October 2, 1483 October 2, 1487 September 22, 1480 September 22, 1492

4. Which term describes the "garment of shame" that heretics were forced to wear as a symbol of their "sin"? verguenza sanbenito juderia autos de fe

5. The next Inquisitor-General who was to rise to such prominence as Torquemada and also serve as Queen Isabella's confessor was Cardinal Gonsalvo de Cordova Carillo, Archbishop of Toledo Cardinal Gonzalo Ximenes de Cisnerors Alfonso, Archbishop of Saragossa

6. In what year were the Jews expelled from Spain? 1490 1492 1489 1498

7. Another religion was to suffer greatly at the hands of the Inquisition. This was the Muslims. What was the Spanish word used to describe Muslims baptised as Christians? moriscos alcavala alguazils beata

8. The number of Jews and Muslims who were persecuted by the Inquisition is relatively small in comparison with the number of Protestants who were persecuted in Spain. True False

9. The Inquisition was not only in Spain, it was set up in many other countries and lands as well. Which of these countries or lands was the Inquisition also set up in? Norway Portugal Sweden Iceland

10. In what year did the Regent, Queen Cristina, command that old Inquisitorial customs be abolished, bringing an official end to the Inquisition and centuries of persecution? 1833 1835 1836 1834