Question 1

The new religiosity in the Late Middle Ages included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  mysticism and a widespread desire for a direct contact between God and the individual. 
B)  millenarian thinking. 
C)  Church condemnation of the devotio moderna . 
D)  communities of clergy and laity called the Brethren of the Common Life. 
E)  an application of humanism to Christianity. 
A)  mysticism and a widespread desire for a direct contact between God and the individual. 
B)  millenarian thinking. 
C)  Church condemnation of the devotio moderna . 
D)  communities of clergy and laity called the Brethren of the Common Life. 
E)  an application of humanism to Christianity. C

Question 2

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 millenarians

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Millenarians are individuals or groups who believe in the imminent coming of a golden age or utopia, often associated with the second coming of a messianic figure or the beginning of a new era. This belief is often rooted in religious or spiritual teachings and is found in various cultures and traditions around the world. Millenarians can be found in different places and times throughout history, and their beliefs are often tied to specific prophecies or interpretations of sacred texts. The importance of understanding millenarian beliefs lies in their impact on social and political movements, as well as their influence on individual behavior and decision-making. By understanding millenarianism, we can gain insight into the motivations and actions of certain groups and individuals, as well as the broader cultural and historical contexts in which these beliefs arise.

Question 3

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 the above 
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 the above E

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Explain major influences on Luther's development. Do you think a man with Luther's personality was likely to be a leader against Roman papal authority?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther's development was influenc

Question 5

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 priesthood of all believers

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The priesthood of all believers refers t

Question 6

Choose the correct sequence of events.

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A)  Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , Calvin's reformation in Geneva, French wars of religion, the beginning of the English Reformation 
B)  Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , the beginning of the English Reformation, Calvin's reformation in Geneva, French wars of religion 
C)  Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , French wars of religion, founding of the Society of Jesus, Presbyterianism in Scotland 
D)  German Peasants' Revolt, Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , the English Revolution, Anabaptist rule in Münster 
E)  beginning of the English R eformation, Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , Calvin's reformation in Geneva, French wars of religion 
A)  Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , Calvin's reformation in Geneva, French wars of religion, the beginning of the English Reformation 
B)  Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , the beginning of the English Reformation, Calvin's reformation in Geneva, French wars of religion 
C)  Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , French wars of religion, founding of the Society of Jesus, Presbyterianism in Scotland 
D)  German Peasants' Revolt, Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , the English Revolution, Anabaptist rule in Münster 
E)  beginning of the English R eformation, Luther's Ninety-Five Theses , Calvin's reformation in Geneva, French wars of religion

Question 7

During the Lutheran Reformation, although the population of German was about 16 million, the number who could read was probably no more than

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A)  8 million. 
B)  4 million. 
C)  1.5 million. 
D)  400,000. 
E)  10,000. 
A)  8 million. 
B)  4 million. 
C)  1.5 million. 
D)  400,000. 
E)  10,000.

Question 8

The publication of the Ninety-Five Theses was prompted by the

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A)  activities of Tetzel. 
B)  excommunication of Luther. 
C)  need of Catholic authorities to respond to Luther. 
D)  public's desire to know the specific charges against Luther. 
E)  plot of Luther's enemies to get him in trouble. 
A)  activities of Tetzel. 
B)  excommunication of Luther. 
C)  need of Catholic authorities to respond to Luther. 
D)  public's desire to know the specific charges against Luther. 
E)  plot of Luther's enemies to get him in trouble.

Question 9

In his treatise,  The Freedom of a Christian Man , Luther called on Germans to

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A)  strive for true spiritual freedom through faith in Christ. 
B)  discipline themselves. 
C)  obey legitimate political authority. 
D)  perform good works according to the dictates of Christian love. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  strive for true spiritual freedom through faith in Christ. 
B)  discipline themselves. 
C)  obey legitimate political authority. 
D)  perform good works according to the dictates of Christian love. 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 What were the grievances of Wycliffe and Hus? Did their religious challenges prefigure or influence the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

John Wycliffe and Jan Hus were two promi

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT be consistent with Luther's and Calvin's views on predestination?

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A)  God freely decides to whom he will grant faith and to whom he will not; only those to whom he has granted faith can go to heaven. 
B)  No matter how devout or how many truly good works a person has performed, he is predestined to hell if God has decided not to grant him faith. 
C)  Those predestined by God to go to heaven are the elect, the rest are the damned. 
D)  With proper piety and humility, a person may know with certainty whether or not he has been granted salvation. 
E)  God's omniscience and omnipotence requires the concept of predestination. 
A)  God freely decides to whom he will grant faith and to whom he will not; only those to whom he has granted faith can go to heaven. 
B)  No matter how devout or how many truly good works a person has performed, he is predestined to hell if God has decided not to grant him faith. 
C)  Those predestined by God to go to heaven are the elect, the rest are the damned. 
D)  With proper piety and humility, a person may know with certainty whether or not he has been granted salvation. 
E)  God's omniscience and omnipotence requires the concept of predestination.

Question 12

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)  a highly publicized divorce. 
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)  a highly publicized divorce.

Question 13

Millenarianism (millenarian thinking) held that

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A)  the church's corruption is tied to the Antichrist and the whore of Babylon. 
B)  prophecies of divine intervention in the world were about to be fulfilled. 
C)  the millennium - a thousand-year rule of justice and peace - was at hand. 
D)  sin would be destroyed and paradise will arise. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the church's corruption is tied to the Antichrist and the whore of Babylon. 
B)  prophecies of divine intervention in the world were about to be fulfilled. 
C)  the millennium - a thousand-year rule of justice and peace - was at hand. 
D)  sin would be destroyed and paradise will arise. 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

Anabaptist control of the city of Münster resulted in

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A)  Catholic support for the reformers. 
B)  acceptance of Anabaptism into mainstream Protestantism. 
C)  confiscation of the property of all non-believers. 
D)  strictly enforced monogamy. 
E)  a new freedom in learning and a culture of reading humanist works. 
A)  Catholic support for the reformers. 
B)  acceptance of Anabaptism into mainstream Protestantism. 
C)  confiscation of the property of all non-believers. 
D)  strictly enforced monogamy. 
E)  a new freedom in learning and a culture of reading humanist works.

Question 15

The Swiss Ulrich Zwingli

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A)  was a second-generation reformer, born after Luther's death. 
B)  like Luther believed in the Bible as the key to divine will and law. 
C)  embraced Luther's view of Communion. 
D)  died peacefully despite being targeted by the Catholic church for execution. 
E)  married Katharine von Bora. 
A)  was a second-generation reformer, born after Luther's death. 
B)  like Luther believed in the Bible as the key to divine will and law. 
C)  embraced Luther's view of Communion. 
D)  died peacefully despite being targeted by the Catholic church for execution. 
E)  married Katharine von Bora.

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Based on materials in this chapter, how did the Reformation affect the status of women in newly Protestant areas of Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Reformation had a significant impact

Question 17

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 transubstantiation

Accepted Answer

Transubstantiation is a term used in the

Question 18

All the following factors pushed German peasants to revolt in 1524 EXCEPT

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A)  the greed and conspicuous wealth of the clergy. 
B)  Luther's preaching about freedom and his successful revolt against the church. 
C)  low wages paid by townspeople and domination by the nobility. 
D)  plague, disease, and famine. 
E)  severe inflation and growing poverty. 
A)  the greed and conspicuous wealth of the clergy. 
B)  Luther's preaching about freedom and his successful revolt against the church. 
C)  low wages paid by townspeople and domination by the nobility. 
D)  plague, disease, and famine. 
E)  severe inflation and growing poverty.

Question 19

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 20

Anabaptists believed in all the following EXCEPT

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A)  infant baptism was invalid. 
B)  Judgment Day was at hand. 
C)  spiritual purity required total abstinence from sex. 
D)  the light of conscience required the reform of all human institutions. 
E)  polygamy. 
A)  infant baptism was invalid. 
B)  Judgment Day was at hand. 
C)  spiritual purity required total abstinence from sex. 
D)  the light of conscience required the reform of all human institutions. 
E)  polygamy.

Exam 14: The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

The new religiosity in the Late Middle Ages included all of the following EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? millenarians

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain major influences on Luther's development. Do you think a man with Luther's personality was likely to be a leader against Roman papal authority?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? priesthood of all believers

Choose the correct sequence of events.

During the Lutheran Reformation, although the population of German was about 16 million, the number who could read was probably no more than

The publication of the Ninety-Five Theses was prompted by the

In his treatise, The Freedom of a Christian Man , Luther called on Germans to

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the grievances of Wycliffe and Hus? Did their religious challenges prefigure or influence the Protestant Reformation?

Which of the following would NOT be consistent with Luther's and Calvin's views on predestination?

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

Millenarianism (millenarian thinking) held that

Anabaptist control of the city of Münster resulted in

The Swiss Ulrich Zwingli

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Based on materials in this chapter, how did the Reformation affect the status of women in newly Protestant areas of Europe?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? transubstantiation

All the following factors pushed German peasants to revolt in 1524 EXCEPT

The history of Protestantism in France includes all the following EXCEPT

Anabaptists believed in all the following EXCEPT

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

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War Ii Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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