Question 1

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, both Catholicism and Protestantism

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A) changed the nature of Christianity and its place in public life from what it had been in the Middle Ages. 
B) became more concerned with the personal than with the communal. 
C) developed increasingly precise and rigid doctrines. 
D) represented a broad cultural movement in both traditional values and reform movements. 
E) All of the above. 
A) changed the nature of Christianity and its place in public life from what it had been in the Middle Ages. 
B) became more concerned with the personal than with the communal. 
C) developed increasingly precise and rigid doctrines. 
D) represented a broad cultural movement in both traditional values and reform movements. 
E) All of the above. E

Question 2

According to Luther's theology acts of charity were important, but not necessary to salvation.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Thomas Cromwell was effective in

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A) academic debates. 
B) reforming monastic life. 
C) using politics to maneuver England into schism from the Pope. 
D) unifying the Catholics in England. 
E) authoring an English Bible. 
A) academic debates. 
B) reforming monastic life. 
C) using politics to maneuver England into schism from the Pope. 
D) unifying the Catholics in England. 
E) authoring an English Bible. C

Question 4

Explain Luther's break with the Catholic Church and his construction of an alternative Christian church.

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Question 5

What was the "Counter-Reformation"?

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A) the infighting between Reformers. 
B) the war between Lutherans and Catholics. 
C) the response of the Catholic Church to the Reformation. 
D) the mystical theology of the Spanish Carmelites. 
E) None of the above. 
A) the infighting between Reformers. 
B) the war between Lutherans and Catholics. 
C) the response of the Catholic Church to the Reformation. 
D) the mystical theology of the Spanish Carmelites. 
E) None of the above.

Question 6

Charles V abdicated his Spanish and Imperial titles to

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A) retire to a monastery. 
B) become a priest. 
C) put all his attention on fighting the Protestants. 
D) to go on crusade against the Turks. 
E) None of the above. 
A) retire to a monastery. 
B) become a priest. 
C) put all his attention on fighting the Protestants. 
D) to go on crusade against the Turks. 
E) None of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following statements correctly describes the actions of Francis I of France in dealing with religious issues?

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A) Francis saw all issues as primarily a religious issue to the core. 
B) He was more than willing to allow social disorder to control dangerous religious actions that imperiled his throne. 
C) Francis eventually forced many Catholics to emigrate. 
D) By the Middle of the sixteenth century, Protestant factions controlled life in France. 
E) Continuous wars often distracted Francis from religious issues. 
A) Francis saw all issues as primarily a religious issue to the core. 
B) He was more than willing to allow social disorder to control dangerous religious actions that imperiled his throne. 
C) Francis eventually forced many Catholics to emigrate. 
D) By the Middle of the sixteenth century, Protestant factions controlled life in France. 
E) Continuous wars often distracted Francis from religious issues.

Question 8

While little changed in beliefs and practices under Henry VIII, his son, Edward VI, oversaw the

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A) legalization of clerical marriage. 
B) combining of Protestant ideas with medieval prayers in the new Book of Common Prayer. 
C) completion of the "dissolution of the monasteries." 
D) combination of English religious traditions with reform theology. 
E) All of the above. 
A) legalization of clerical marriage. 
B) combining of Protestant ideas with medieval prayers in the new Book of Common Prayer. 
C) completion of the "dissolution of the monasteries." 
D) combination of English religious traditions with reform theology. 
E) All of the above.

Question 9

In 1527, the English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, which named the king to be the "Supreme Head of the Church and the Clergy" in England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ease in which Queen Mary of England restored Catholic practices showed

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A) the power of the inquisition. 
B) the lack of Protestant progress in official circles. 
C) the fact that reform was not deeply rooted among the people. 
D) the futility of the efforts of Cromwell and Cranmer. 
E) None of the above. 
A) the power of the inquisition. 
B) the lack of Protestant progress in official circles. 
C) the fact that reform was not deeply rooted among the people. 
D) the futility of the efforts of Cromwell and Cranmer. 
E) None of the above.

Question 11

The Augsburg Confession was the widely accepted statement on the Calvinist faith.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

On the eve of the Reformation

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A) Catholics had no interest in correcting abuses in the church. 
B) the popes opposed all suggestions for reforms. 
C) there was real confusion about what Luther had meant. 
D) no new religious orders had been founded for centuries. 
E) little had changed religiously since the Middle Ages. 
A) Catholics had no interest in correcting abuses in the church. 
B) the popes opposed all suggestions for reforms. 
C) there was real confusion about what Luther had meant. 
D) no new religious orders had been founded for centuries. 
E) little had changed religiously since the Middle Ages.

Question 13

Under Queen Mary

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A) Protestantism continued to gain power in England. 
B) Catholics were persecuted. 
C) most people quickly returned to Catholic practices. 
D) Catholicism triumphed permanently because her reign was so long. 
E) and Cardinal Pole, Protestants were rooted out of the church or fled England. 
A) Protestantism continued to gain power in England. 
B) Catholics were persecuted. 
C) most people quickly returned to Catholic practices. 
D) Catholicism triumphed permanently because her reign was so long. 
E) and Cardinal Pole, Protestants were rooted out of the church or fled England.

Question 14

During the sixteenth century the Ottoman Turks were

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A) in total retreat. 
B) able to capture Vienna. 
C) a constant threat to Europe. 
D) on the verge of conversion to Christianity. 
E) None of the above. 
A) in total retreat. 
B) able to capture Vienna. 
C) a constant threat to Europe. 
D) on the verge of conversion to Christianity. 
E) None of the above.

Question 15

After prolonged conflict and war, the Peace of Augsburg (1555)

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A) allowed sovereign princes to choose the religion for their territories. 
B) ordered princes to prohibit Jews into their territories. 
C) legally recognized reform churches of Zwingli and Calvin. 
D) gave the pope the final word as to religion in Germany. 
E) did not allow reference to the Augsburg Confession. 
A) allowed sovereign princes to choose the religion for their territories. 
B) ordered princes to prohibit Jews into their territories. 
C) legally recognized reform churches of Zwingli and Calvin. 
D) gave the pope the final word as to religion in Germany. 
E) did not allow reference to the Augsburg Confession.

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the religious situation in France in the mid-sixteenth century?

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A) The stage was set for destructive factional struggles over religion and political power. 
B) Protestantism was making significant gains on all levels of French society. 
C) Religious concessions in the Middle Ages had led to nearly complete secularization of French society. 
D) There were growing demands to return the papacy to Avignon. 
E) German and English Calvinists threatened France. 
A) The stage was set for destructive factional struggles over religion and political power. 
B) Protestantism was making significant gains on all levels of French society. 
C) Religious concessions in the Middle Ages had led to nearly complete secularization of French society. 
D) There were growing demands to return the papacy to Avignon. 
E) German and English Calvinists threatened France.

Question 17

The religious sensibilities of Scandinavia tended towards

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A) Catholicism 
B) Calvinism 
C) Anglicanism 
D) Orthodoxy 
E) Lutheranism 
A) Catholicism 
B) Calvinism 
C) Anglicanism 
D) Orthodoxy 
E) Lutheranism

Question 18

Luther rejected Catholic teaching on

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A) the Ten Commandments. 
B) the priesthood and the interpretation of Scripture. 
C) economics. 
D) education. 
E) purgatory. 
A) the Ten Commandments. 
B) the priesthood and the interpretation of Scripture. 
C) economics. 
D) education. 
E) purgatory.

Question 19

Referring to El Greco's The Burial of the Count de Orgaz, how does the painting express the Christian understanding of death?

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A) There is no need for a clergy to assist the soul to heaven as he must have lived a good life. 
B) The body lies on a podium without any religious symbols. 
C) There are no symbols from heaven, meaning the soul is now alone as it rises into heaven. 
D) The knight's spirit is seen in a submissive pose in the background as it leaves it earthly realm. 
E) Important saints are symbolically acting on the soul's admission into heaven. 
A) There is no need for a clergy to assist the soul to heaven as he must have lived a good life. 
B) The body lies on a podium without any religious symbols. 
C) There are no symbols from heaven, meaning the soul is now alone as it rises into heaven. 
D) The knight's spirit is seen in a submissive pose in the background as it leaves it earthly realm. 
E) Important saints are symbolically acting on the soul's admission into heaven.

Question 20

The feast of Corpus Christi honors the resurrection of Christ.

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A) True 
 B)False

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, both Catholicism and Protestantism

According to Luther's theology acts of charity were important, but not necessary to salvation.

Thomas Cromwell was effective in

Explain Luther's break with the Catholic Church and his construction of an alternative Christian church.

What was the "Counter-Reformation"?

Charles V abdicated his Spanish and Imperial titles to

Which of the following statements correctly describes the actions of Francis I of France in dealing with religious issues?

While little changed in beliefs and practices under Henry VIII, his son, Edward VI, oversaw the

In 1527, the English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, which named the king to be the "Supreme Head of the Church and the Clergy" in England.

The ease in which Queen Mary of England restored Catholic practices showed

The Augsburg Confession was the widely accepted statement on the Calvinist faith.

On the eve of the Reformation

Under Queen Mary

During the sixteenth century the Ottoman Turks were

After prolonged conflict and war, the Peace of Augsburg (1555)

Which of the following best describes the religious situation in France in the mid-sixteenth century?

The religious sensibilities of Scandinavia tended towards

Luther rejected Catholic teaching on

Referring to El Greco's The Burial of the Count de Orgaz, how does the painting express the Christian understanding of death?

The feast of Corpus Christi honors the resurrection of Christ.

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Exam 12: The Age of the Reformation

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, both Catholicism and Protestantism

According to Luther's theology acts of charity were important, but not necessary to salvation.

Thomas Cromwell was effective in

Explain Luther's break with the Catholic Church and his construction of an alternative Christian church.

What was the "Counter-Reformation"?

Charles V abdicated his Spanish and Imperial titles to

Which of the following statements correctly describes the actions of Francis I of France in dealing with religious issues?

While little changed in beliefs and practices under Henry VIII, his son, Edward VI, oversaw the

In 1527, the English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, which named the king to be the "Supreme Head of the Church and the Clergy" in England.

The ease in which Queen Mary of England restored Catholic practices showed

The Augsburg Confession was the widely accepted statement on the Calvinist faith.

On the eve of the Reformation

Under Queen Mary

During the sixteenth century the Ottoman Turks were

After prolonged conflict and war, the Peace of Augsburg (1555)

Which of the following best describes the religious situation in France in the mid-sixteenth century?

The religious sensibilities of Scandinavia tended towards

Luther rejected Catholic teaching on

Referring to El Greco's The Burial of the Count de Orgaz, how does the painting express the Christian understanding of death?

The feast of Corpus Christi honors the resurrection of Christ.

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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