Question 1

The Radical Reformation

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A) went underground in the late sixteenth century. 
B) resurfaced in the English Revolution of 1640 to 1660. 
C) left a significant tradition of democratic and antihierarchical thought. 
D) eventually influenced modern Baptists. 
E) All of these 
A) went underground in the late sixteenth century. 
B) resurfaced in the English Revolution of 1640 to 1660. 
C) left a significant tradition of democratic and antihierarchical thought. 
D) eventually influenced modern Baptists. 
E) All of these

Question 2

The history of Protestantism in France includes all the following except

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A) a brutal war with the Catholics beginning in 1562. 
B) the slaughter of thousands of Huguenots in the St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 
C) the succession of one of their leaders to the throne. 
D) full religious tolerance in the Edict of Nantes in 1598. 
E) the emigration of a quarter million French Protestants after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. 
A) a brutal war with the Catholics beginning in 1562. 
B) the slaughter of thousands of Huguenots in the St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 
C) the succession of one of their leaders to the throne. 
D) full religious tolerance in the Edict of Nantes in 1598. 
E) the emigration of a quarter million French Protestants after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-iconoclast

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Who? An iconoclast is a person who chall

Question 4

All of the following can be attributed to Katherine von Bora except

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A) a noble yet poor background. 
B) a cloistered life in a convent. 
C) hiding in empty herring barrels. 
D) the statement "I will stick to Christ as a burr to a topcoat." 
E) evangelical leadership. 
A) a noble yet poor background. 
B) a cloistered life in a convent. 
C) hiding in empty herring barrels. 
D) the statement "I will stick to Christ as a burr to a topcoat." 
E) evangelical leadership.

Question 5

Luther's response to his condemnation by the Church included all the following statements except

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A) "Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do." 
B) the Church is "the most lawless den of robbers". 
C) the Church is "the most shameful of all brothels". 
D) the Church is "the very kingdom of sin, death and Hell". 
E) the Pope is the Antichrist. 
A) "Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do." 
B) the Church is "the most lawless den of robbers". 
C) the Church is "the most shameful of all brothels". 
D) the Church is "the very kingdom of sin, death and Hell". 
E) the Pope is the Antichrist.

Question 6

Luther and Calvin were similar in the following except

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A) both had ambitious, upwardly mobile fathers. 
B) both had legal training. 
C) both were humanists. 
D) they agreed about the relationship the state and the reformed church. 
E) they accepted the concept of predestination. 
A) both had ambitious, upwardly mobile fathers. 
B) both had legal training. 
C) both were humanists. 
D) they agreed about the relationship the state and the reformed church. 
E) they accepted the concept of predestination.

Question 7

The Czech reformer, Jan Hus

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A) shared some of Wycliffe's beliefs. 
B) criticized the oppression of Bohemia by the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church. 
C) was burned at the stake in 1415. 
D) inspired the Hussite movement that successfully defended itself against the Catholic Church. 
E) All of these 
A) shared some of Wycliffe's beliefs. 
B) criticized the oppression of Bohemia by the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church. 
C) was burned at the stake in 1415. 
D) inspired the Hussite movement that successfully defended itself against the Catholic Church. 
E) All of these

Question 8

The Swiss Ulrich Zwingli

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A) was a contemporary of Luther's. 
B) like Luther believed in the Bible as the Word of God. 
C) seriously disagreed with Luther about communion. 
D) inspired Calvinism. 
E) All of these 
A) was a contemporary of Luther's. 
B) like Luther believed in the Bible as the Word of God. 
C) seriously disagreed with Luther about communion. 
D) inspired Calvinism. 
E) All of these

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-salvation by faith alone

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Salvation by faith alone is a key concep

Question 10

Concerning the clergy, Luther and the Catholic Church disagreed on the

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A) role of the clergy as essential intermediaries between a Christian and God. 
B) clergy's authority to interpret the Bible for the laity. 
C) importance of celibacy. 
D) power of a clergyman to save a person's soul. 
E) All of these 
A) role of the clergy as essential intermediaries between a Christian and God. 
B) clergy's authority to interpret the Bible for the laity. 
C) importance of celibacy. 
D) power of a clergyman to save a person's soul. 
E) All of these

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the movements that prefigured or contributed to the Protestant Reformation.

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The Protestant Reformation was a signifi

Question 12

At the outbreak of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church

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A) was still accustomed to influence all aspects of European life despite its recent troubles. 
B) had been criticized for centuries for neglecting its primary spiritual mission. 
C) was criticized for being preoccupied with wealth and power. 
D) was being challenged by humanists newly empowered by the success of the Renaissance. 
E) All of these 
A) was still accustomed to influence all aspects of European life despite its recent troubles. 
B) had been criticized for centuries for neglecting its primary spiritual mission. 
C) was criticized for being preoccupied with wealth and power. 
D) was being challenged by humanists newly empowered by the success of the Renaissance. 
E) All of these

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-devotio moderna

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The term "devotio moderna" refers to a r

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-What was mysticism? Why would church authorities be disturbed by claims of mystic experiences? Explain the appeal of mysticism, especially for women.

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Mysticism refers to the belief in the ex

Question 15

Protestantism in Poland and in Lithuania was

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A) largely unknown due to the power of the Catholic Church. 
B) the state religion in 1573 but eventually insignificant under the influence of the Jesuits. 
C) most influential in the Orthodox, eastern territories. 
D) very popular, for a time, among the nobility. 
E) established in the 1520 and remained a significant force until today. 
A) largely unknown due to the power of the Catholic Church. 
B) the state religion in 1573 but eventually insignificant under the influence of the Jesuits. 
C) most influential in the Orthodox, eastern territories. 
D) very popular, for a time, among the nobility. 
E) established in the 1520 and remained a significant force until today.

Question 16

Though they would have a long-term impact, Wycliffe's ideas were rejected in the fourteenth century mainly because

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A) Wycliffe's arguments were too academic to have an impact on average people. 
B) Wycliffe was not able to attract significant support from the English nobility. 
C) the Peasant Revolt of 1381 had adopted many of his demands before it was defeated. 
D) Wycliffe's charisma and confident leadership aroused distrust. 
E) the Church placed an interdict on England until his ideas were suppressed. 
A) Wycliffe's arguments were too academic to have an impact on average people. 
B) Wycliffe was not able to attract significant support from the English nobility. 
C) the Peasant Revolt of 1381 had adopted many of his demands before it was defeated. 
D) Wycliffe's charisma and confident leadership aroused distrust. 
E) the Church placed an interdict on England until his ideas were suppressed.

Question 17

In the sixteenth century, Protestantism did not make significant gains in

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A) Scandinavia and England. 
B) France and Poland. 
C) Lithuania and the Netherlands. 
D) Italy and Spain. 
E) Hungary and Germany. 
A) Scandinavia and England. 
B) France and Poland. 
C) Lithuania and the Netherlands. 
D) Italy and Spain. 
E) Hungary and Germany.

Question 18

Which of the following was not part of Henry VIII's reformation of the Church in England?

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A) Henry VIII tapped into the anticlerical tradition extending back at least to Wycliffe. 
B) Henry VIII severed ties with the pope after the pope refused to annul his marriage. 
C) Henry VIII disbanded monastic orders and confiscated their land. 
D) Henry VIII had the Church in England adopt the views and practices of Calvin's Geneva. 
E) Henry VIII effectively tolerated the continuation of Catholicism among sections of the English population. 
A) Henry VIII tapped into the anticlerical tradition extending back at least to Wycliffe. 
B) Henry VIII severed ties with the pope after the pope refused to annul his marriage. 
C) Henry VIII disbanded monastic orders and confiscated their land. 
D) Henry VIII had the Church in England adopt the views and practices of Calvin's Geneva. 
E) Henry VIII effectively tolerated the continuation of Catholicism among sections of the English population.

Question 19

Transubstantiation refers to the

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A) transformation of the Church after the issuance of the Ninety-Five Theses. 
B) theory that in communion the bread and wine become the substance of Christ's body and blood. 
C) salvation that comes from faith. 
D) holy order that converts a lay person to a member of the clergy. 
E) the washing away of original sin in baptism. 
A) transformation of the Church after the issuance of the Ninety-Five Theses. 
B) theory that in communion the bread and wine become the substance of Christ's body and blood. 
C) salvation that comes from faith. 
D) holy order that converts a lay person to a member of the clergy. 
E) the washing away of original sin in baptism.

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Would it be possible to refer to Martin Luther as a social radical?

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Martin Luther can certainly be referred

The Radical Reformation

The history of Protestantism in France includes all the following except

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -iconoclast

All of the following can be attributed to Katherine von Bora except

Luther's response to his condemnation by the Church included all the following statements except

Luther and Calvin were similar in the following except

The Czech reformer, Jan Hus

The Swiss Ulrich Zwingli

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -salvation by faith alone

Concerning the clergy, Luther and the Catholic Church disagreed on the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the movements that prefigured or contributed to the Protestant Reformation.

At the outbreak of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -devotio moderna

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What was mysticism? Why would church authorities be disturbed by claims of mystic experiences? Explain the appeal of mysticism, especially for women.

Protestantism in Poland and in Lithuania was

Though they would have a long-term impact, Wycliffe's ideas were rejected in the fourteenth century mainly because

In the sixteenth century, Protestantism did not make significant gains in

Which of the following was not part of Henry VIII's reformation of the Church in England?

Transubstantiation refers to the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Would it be possible to refer to Martin Luther as a social radical?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 14: The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

The Radical Reformation

The history of Protestantism in France includes all the following except

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -iconoclast

All of the following can be attributed to Katherine von Bora except

Luther's response to his condemnation by the Church included all the following statements except

Luther and Calvin were similar in the following except

The Czech reformer, Jan Hus

The Swiss Ulrich Zwingli

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -salvation by faith alone

Concerning the clergy, Luther and the Catholic Church disagreed on the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the movements that prefigured or contributed to the Protestant Reformation.

At the outbreak of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -devotio moderna

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What was mysticism? Why would church authorities be disturbed by claims of mystic experiences? Explain the appeal of mysticism, especially for women.

Protestantism in Poland and in Lithuania was

Though they would have a long-term impact, Wycliffe's ideas were rejected in the fourteenth century mainly because

In the sixteenth century, Protestantism did not make significant gains in

Which of the following was not part of Henry VIII's reformation of the Church in England?

Transubstantiation refers to the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Would it be possible to refer to Martin Luther as a social radical?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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