Question 1

In Catholic practice at the beginning of the sixteenth century, indulgences referred to

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A)  excesses in the enjoyment of earthly pleasures. 
B)  decrees releasing rulers from having to pay homage to the pope in person. 
C)  cancellations of punishment for sins in return for cash payment. 
D)  tolerance of marginally heretical beliefs. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  excesses in the enjoyment of earthly pleasures. 
B)  decrees releasing rulers from having to pay homage to the pope in person. 
C)  cancellations of punishment for sins in return for cash payment. 
D)  tolerance of marginally heretical beliefs. 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

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 3

A historian's explanation of the failure of the Reformation to take hold in Italy and Spain would be

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A)  the Catholic church was not as corrupt in those countries as it was north of the Alps. 
B)  God has clearly predestined the Italians and Spaniards to damnation. 
C)  the Catholic church effectively eliminated the Reformation in those countries. 
D)  the culture of Protestantism only appealed to Germanic peoples. 
E)  the Reformation is associated with the growth of capitalism, and capitalism was very weak in Italy and Spain. 
A)  the Catholic church was not as corrupt in those countries as it was north of the Alps. 
B)  God has clearly predestined the Italians and Spaniards to damnation. 
C)  the Catholic church effectively eliminated the Reformation in those countries. 
D)  the culture of Protestantism only appealed to Germanic peoples. 
E)  the Reformation is associated with the growth of capitalism, and capitalism was very weak in Italy and Spain.

Question 4

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

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Predestination is a theological concept

Question 5

The followers of Luther, as a whole, believed that women

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A)  were in all respects equal to men since they, too, would die and "stand naked before their Creator." 
B)  should be given all the rights of men, except those in the public sphere. 
C)  should marry and be silent and obedient. 
D)  were less carnal than men. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  were in all respects equal to men since they, too, would die and "stand naked before their Creator." 
B)  should be given all the rights of men, except those in the public sphere. 
C)  should marry and be silent and obedient. 
D)  were less carnal than men. 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

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 is a spiritual practice or bel

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of King Henry IV of France?

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A)  He was the Protestant bridegroom in the marriage that sparked the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572. 
B)  He was killed on the battlefield in the French wars of religion. 
C)  He issued the first document that attempted to institutionalize a degree of religious toleration. 
D)  He converted to Catholicism to attain the throne. 
E)  He established tentative peace in the French wars of religion. 
A)  He was the Protestant bridegroom in the marriage that sparked the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572. 
B)  He was killed on the battlefield in the French wars of religion. 
C)  He issued the first document that attempted to institutionalize a degree of religious toleration. 
D)  He converted to Catholicism to attain the throne. 
E)  He established tentative peace in the French wars of religion.

Question 8

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Why could millenarianism be considered an anti-establishment movement?

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Millenarianism can be considered an anti

Question 9

According to Luther, the gulf between God and humans could only be bridged by

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A)  a priest. 
B)  the sacraments. 
C)  church ceremonies. 
D)  confinement in convents and monasteries. 
E)  a personal relationship with God. 
A)  a priest. 
B)  the sacraments. 
C)  church ceremonies. 
D)  confinement in convents and monasteries. 
E)  a personal relationship with God.

Question 10

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Catholic Reformation/Counter-Reformation

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The Catholic Reformation, also known as

Question 11

The two passages in the Bible that spoke to Luther concerning faith and grace both came from the book of

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A)  John. 
B)  Corinthians. 
C)  Acts. 
D)  Matthew. 
E)  Romans. 
A)  John. 
B)  Corinthians. 
C)  Acts. 
D)  Matthew. 
E)  Romans.

Question 12

In the Calvinist theocracy

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A)  older, pious male members of the community acted as governors. 
B)  church courts were independent of state institutions. 
C)  irreligious and sinful behavior was severely punished. 
D)  dress and business affairs were subject to strict discipline . 
E)  all of the above 
A)  older, pious male members of the community acted as governors. 
B)  church courts were independent of state institutions. 
C)  irreligious and sinful behavior was severely punished. 
D)  dress and business affairs were subject to strict discipline . 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 cuius regio eius religio

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Cuius regio, eius religio is a Latin phr

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Explain the debate over the links between Protestantism and capitalism.

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The debate over the links between Protes

Question 15

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 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).

Locate and label the following important sites of the age of Reformation: Wittenberg; Worms; Geneva; Münster; Trent.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 17

The original occupation of Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, was

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A)  lawyer. 
B)  priest. 
C)  professor. 
D)  soldier. 
E)  merchant. 
A)  lawyer. 
B)  priest. 
C)  professor. 
D)  soldier. 
E)  merchant.

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Discuss the manner in which the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation.

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The Catholic Church responded to the Pro

Question 19

According to the text, Calvinism became a revolutionary ideology because it

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A)  was the first to publish cogent arguments for political revolution. 
B)  preached social revolution including the abolition of private property. 
C)  enlivened Lutheranism with a powerful intellectual vision. 
D)  challenged the Catholic church. 
E)  advocated the complete separation of the church and state. 
A)  was the first to publish cogent arguments for political revolution. 
B)  preached social revolution including the abolition of private property. 
C)  enlivened Lutheranism with a powerful intellectual vision. 
D)  challenged the Catholic church. 
E)  advocated the complete separation of the church and state.

Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning humanists and religion is NOT correct?

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A)  Humanists called for reform and renewal of the church. 
B)  The Protestant Reformation originated in elite circles of humanistic scholars. 
C)  Humanists used their techniques to disprove the validity of documents that asserted papal authority. 
D)  The clergy's government of the faithful vexed the humanists. 
E)  The course of the Reformation brought a new form of Christianity, rather than the reform of the Catholic church from within, as humanists as advocated. 
A)  Humanists called for reform and renewal of the church. 
B)  The Protestant Reformation originated in elite circles of humanistic scholars. 
C)  Humanists used their techniques to disprove the validity of documents that asserted papal authority. 
D)  The clergy's government of the faithful vexed the humanists. 
E)  The course of the Reformation brought a new form of Christianity, rather than the reform of the Catholic church from within, as humanists as advocated.

Exam 14: The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

In Catholic practice at the beginning of the sixteenth century, indulgences referred to

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

A historian's explanation of the failure of the Reformation to take hold in Italy and Spain would be

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

The followers of Luther, as a whole, believed that women

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.

Which of the following is NOT true of King Henry IV of France?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why could millenarianism be considered an anti-establishment movement?

According to Luther, the gulf between God and humans could only be bridged by

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Catholic Reformation/Counter-Reformation

The two passages in the Bible that spoke to Luther concerning faith and grace both came from the book of

In the Calvinist theocracy

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? cuius regio eius religio

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the debate over the links between Protestantism and capitalism.

Luther and Calvin were similar in the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following important sites of the age of Reformation: Wittenberg; Worms; Geneva; Münster; Trent.

The original occupation of Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the manner in which the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation.

According to the text, Calvinism became a revolutionary ideology because it

Which of the following statements concerning humanists and religion is NOT correct?

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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