Question 1

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

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Quietism is a philosophical and religiou

Question 2

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

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The inner light refers to a sense of inn

Question 3

Luther argued that the penalty of sin continues so long as

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A)  the buying of indulgences continues. 
B)  hatred of self continues. 
C)  the rule of the pope continues. 
D)  the wealth of the church continues. 
E)  the rule of princes continues. 
A)  the buying of indulgences continues. 
B)  hatred of self continues. 
C)  the rule of the pope continues. 
D)  the wealth of the church continues. 
E)  the rule of princes continues.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the Radical Reformation?

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A)  It went underground in the late sixteenth century. 
B)  It resurfaced in the English Revolution of 1640 to 1660. 
C)  It left a significant tradition of antihierarchical thought. 
D)  It helped shape modern democratic thought. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  It went underground in the late sixteenth century. 
B)  It resurfaced in the English Revolution of 1640 to 1660. 
C)  It left a significant tradition of antihierarchical thought. 
D)  It helped shape modern democratic thought. 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

When he became the leader of the German Reformation, Luther chose

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A)  to preserve the social order. 
B)  to reject the power of princes and magistrates. 
C)  to support the power of the Holy Roman Emperor. 
D)  to question the social hierarchy. 
E)  to abandon his millenarian beliefs. 
A)  to preserve the social order. 
B)  to reject the power of princes and magistrates. 
C)  to support the power of the Holy Roman Emperor. 
D)  to question the social hierarchy. 
E)  to abandon his millenarian beliefs.

Question 6

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

Mark the boundaries of the areas dominated by Roman Catholicism and by the various Protestant groups. Label each. Locate and label the homeland of Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin.

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

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 What was Luther's solution to his spiritual crisis concerning salvation? How and why did that solution have relevance to others?

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Martin Luther's solution to his spiritua

Question 8

When Luther called upon the nobility to act as "both judge and executioner," he was condemning the

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A)  lords who did not convert. 
B)  radical Protestants who rebelled. 
C)  peasants who were in revolt. 
D)  clergy who still tried to collect fees for indulgences. 
E)  petty lawlessness in German society. 
A)  lords who did not convert. 
B)  radical Protestants who rebelled. 
C)  peasants who were in revolt. 
D)  clergy who still tried to collect fees for indulgences. 
E)  petty lawlessness in German society.

Question 9

Katharina von Bora was

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A)  an Anabaptist preacher in northern Poland. 
B)  John Calvin's wife. 
C)  Martin Luther's wife. 
D)  wife of Frederick, Elector of Saxony, and an early convert to Luther's reforming views. 
E)  a mystic and a Zwinglian. 
A)  an Anabaptist preacher in northern Poland. 
B)  John Calvin's wife. 
C)  Martin Luther's wife. 
D)  wife of Frederick, Elector of Saxony, and an early convert to Luther's reforming views. 
E)  a mystic and a Zwinglian.

Question 10

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

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The Radical Reformation was a 16th-centu

Question 11

Protestantism in Hungary was

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A)  limited to the German population. 
B)  strong among the nobility and townspeople and influenced the country's intellectual life. 
C)  largely eliminated by the Turkish invasion in 1526 that destroyed most of the Hungarian nobility. 
D)  eliminated when the Catholic Hapsburgs came to rule the country. 
E)  established during the Hussite movement in neighboring Bohemia. 
A)  limited to the German population. 
B)  strong among the nobility and townspeople and influenced the country's intellectual life. 
C)  largely eliminated by the Turkish invasion in 1526 that destroyed most of the Hungarian nobility. 
D)  eliminated when the Catholic Hapsburgs came to rule the country. 
E)  established during the Hussite movement in neighboring Bohemia.

Question 12

Calvinist ethics were most compatible with

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A)  merchants. 
B)  monasticism. 
C)  feudalism. 
D)  peasant communalism. 
E)  chivalry. 
A)  merchants. 
B)  monasticism. 
C)  feudalism. 
D)  peasant communalism. 
E)  chivalry.

Question 13

According to the text, the main reason why the church did not immediately condemn Luther was

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A)  ​ political; the pope had to weigh the influence of the Elector of Saxony, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the kings of Spain, France, and England. 
B)  ​ intellectual; the initial support that much of the Catholic clergy gave Luther. 
C)  ​ Cultural; officials in Rome could not take the activities of a German monk seriously. 
D)  ​ institutional; the internal weakness of the Church; the papacy was being challenged by the Conciliar Movement. 
E)  ​ social; the limited impact Luther's ideas were having. 
A)  ​ political; the pope had to weigh the influence of the Elector of Saxony, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the kings of Spain, France, and England. 
B)  ​ intellectual; the initial support that much of the Catholic clergy gave Luther. 
C)  ​ Cultural; officials in Rome could not take the activities of a German monk seriously. 
D)  ​ institutional; the internal weakness of the Church; the papacy was being challenged by the Conciliar Movement. 
E)  ​ social; the limited impact Luther's ideas were having.

Question 14

In the debate on the relationship of Protestantism and capitalism

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A)  Marx argued that Protestantism grew out of capitalism while Weber argued that Protestantism help lead to the rise of capitalism. 
B)  both Marx and Weber believed there was a strong connection between the two. 
C)  Weber believed that the doctrine of predestination made Protestants into "worldly ascetics." 
D)  Protestantism is identified with self-discipline, self-reliance, hard work, thrift, and rationality. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Marx argued that Protestantism grew out of capitalism while Weber argued that Protestantism help lead to the rise of capitalism. 
B)  both Marx and Weber believed there was a strong connection between the two. 
C)  Weber believed that the doctrine of predestination made Protestants into "worldly ascetics." 
D)  Protestantism is identified with self-discipline, self-reliance, hard work, thrift, and rationality. 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

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

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Who?
Protestants are followers of any of

Question 16

Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation was

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A)  issued by the papacy to gain support in its fight against Luther. 
B)  written by Luther to implore the nobility to suppress the 1525 German Peasants' Revolt. 
C)  issued by the Elector of Saxony to promote Luther's cause. 
D)  written by Luther to, among other reasons, remind the Germans about papal exploitation. 
E)  issued by Emperor Charles V announcing the condemnation of Luther. 
A)  issued by the papacy to gain support in its fight against Luther. 
B)  written by Luther to implore the nobility to suppress the 1525 German Peasants' Revolt. 
C)  issued by the Elector of Saxony to promote Luther's cause. 
D)  written by Luther to, among other reasons, remind the Germans about papal exploitation. 
E)  issued by Emperor Charles V announcing the condemnation of Luther.

Question 17

The founder of the Protestant Reformation was

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A)  the Frenchman, Peter Waldo. 
B)  the Englishman, John Wycliffe. 
C)  the Czech, Jan Hus. 
D)  the Dutchman, Desiderius Erasmus. 
E)  the German, Martin Luther. 
A)  the Frenchman, Peter Waldo. 
B)  the Englishman, John Wycliffe. 
C)  the Czech, Jan Hus. 
D)  the Dutchman, Desiderius Erasmus. 
E)  the German, Martin Luther.

Question 18

For Luther the final religious authority was

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A)  a church council. 
B)  an individual's conscience. 
C)  the local prince. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  the consensus of the faithful. 
A)  a church council. 
B)  an individual's conscience. 
C)  the local prince. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  the consensus of the faithful.

Question 19

Because strict obedience to God's law could signal salvation, Calvinists

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A)  were active in their churches. 
B)  fervently repressed their vices. 
C)  were determined to make others behave virtuously. 
D)  did challenge secular authority and when possible dominated government. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  were active in their churches. 
B)  fervently repressed their vices. 
C)  were determined to make others behave virtuously. 
D)  did challenge secular authority and when possible dominated government. 
E)  all of the above

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Discuss how political, economic, and social conditions of the sixteenth century exacerbated the unrest associated with the Protestant Reformation.

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The sixteenth century was a time of sign

Exam 14: The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

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

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

Luther argued that the penalty of sin continues so long as

Which of the following is true of the Radical Reformation?

When he became the leader of the German Reformation, Luther chose

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Mark the boundaries of the areas dominated by Roman Catholicism and by the various Protestant groups. Label each. Locate and label the homeland of Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What was Luther's solution to his spiritual crisis concerning salvation? How and why did that solution have relevance to others?

When Luther called upon the nobility to act as "both judge and executioner," he was condemning the

Katharina von Bora was

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

Protestantism in Hungary was

Calvinist ethics were most compatible with

According to the text, the main reason why the church did not immediately condemn Luther was

In the debate on the relationship of Protestantism and capitalism

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

Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation was

The founder of the Protestant Reformation was

For Luther the final religious authority was

Because strict obedience to God's law could signal salvation, Calvinists

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss how political, economic, and social conditions of the sixteenth century exacerbated the unrest associated with the Protestant Reformation.

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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