Question 1

Protestantism took hold and spread initially:

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A)  only in the German territories. 
B)  in Germany and then in southern Europe. 
C)  in Germany and then mostly in northern Europe. 
D)  in Germany and then it spread into eastern Europe. 
E)  in central Europe and then to the Americas. 
A)  only in the German territories. 
B)  in Germany and then in southern Europe. 
C)  in Germany and then mostly in northern Europe. 
D)  in Germany and then it spread into eastern Europe. 
E)  in central Europe and then to the Americas. C

Question 2

The English heretical group that helped prepare England for Protestant ideas was called:

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A)  the Hussites. 
B)  the Waldensians. 
C)  the Cathars. 
D)  the Goliards. 
E)  the Lollards. 
A)  the Hussites. 
B)  the Waldensians. 
C)  the Cathars. 
D)  the Goliards. 
E)  the Lollards. E

Question 3

How were the Jesuits used as a tool for fighting Protestantism?

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The Jesuits were an army of soldiers for the faith who fought with persuasion and instruction in the doctrines of the Church.They also became quite adept at otherworldly tools of influence.Individuality was suppressed,and the leader was appointed for life.His sole superior was the pope,and all Jesuits were at his disposal at all times.Their main activities were to proselytize Christians and non-Christians,and it was through their schools that they struck a great blow against the schools of Protestant reformers who had begun to reach Europe's next generation.The Jesuits' greatest successes were as missionaries,especially in India,China,and Spanish America.The Jesuits acted as shock troops against Protestantism and at great risk to their own lives,entered even Calvinist territory to preach.They were extremely successful in keeping rulers and their subjects loyal and even in turning a few,including Poland and parts of Germany and France,back to Catholicism.The Jesuits set up schools and universities wherever they went and believed literacy was the key to education and the Catholic belief.The schools were so well regarded that even Protestants sent their children there for a Jesuit education.Thus the Jesuits were able to not only redeem the generation of the Reformation,but to ensure the path of the next generation.

Question 4

In attempting to restore Catholicism in England,Queen Mary did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  burn Protestant leaders at the stake. 
B)  prohibit priests from marrying. 
C)  restore the Latin Mass. 
D)  accept papal authority over the Church of England. 
E)  restore the property of monasteries and convents. 
A)  burn Protestant leaders at the stake. 
B)  prohibit priests from marrying. 
C)  restore the Latin Mass. 
D)  accept papal authority over the Church of England. 
E)  restore the property of monasteries and convents.

Question 5

The Counter-Reformation brought the most sweeping changes to the Catholic Church's:

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A)  doctrinal teachings. 
B)  internal organization and discipline. 
C)  attitudes toward religious orders. 
D)  attitudes toward the religious roles of women. 
E)  relations with Protestant churches. 
A)  doctrinal teachings. 
B)  internal organization and discipline. 
C)  attitudes toward religious orders. 
D)  attitudes toward the religious roles of women. 
E)  relations with Protestant churches.

Question 6

In Calvinism,the Eucharist rather than the sermon was the center of worship.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Was the Reformation just another attempt at reformation?

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While Martin Luther did not set out to d

Question 8

At the Council of Trent,the Catholic Church:

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A)  modified many of its doctrines to make them more difficult for Protestants to attack. 
B)  reaffirmed almost all of the doctrinal claims that Protestants criticized. 
C)  condemned the doctrine of indulgences. 
D)  declared the supremacy of a general council over even the pope. 
E)  reaffirmed the doctrines of indulgences and papal supremacy, but rejected most of the doctrines to which Protestants had objected. 
A)  modified many of its doctrines to make them more difficult for Protestants to attack. 
B)  reaffirmed almost all of the doctrinal claims that Protestants criticized. 
C)  condemned the doctrine of indulgences. 
D)  declared the supremacy of a general council over even the pope. 
E)  reaffirmed the doctrines of indulgences and papal supremacy, but rejected most of the doctrines to which Protestants had objected.

Question 9

Luther believed that works of piety and charity were:

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A)  vital acts that determined a Christian's state before God. 
B)  not important in the life of a Christian. 
C)  the natural outgrowth of justification and Christian devotion. 
D)  unnecessary after Pope Sixtus IV more clearly defined the Treasury of Merits. 
E)  were only necessary for unbelievers who wanted a chance at salvation. 
A)  vital acts that determined a Christian's state before God. 
B)  not important in the life of a Christian. 
C)  the natural outgrowth of justification and Christian devotion. 
D)  unnecessary after Pope Sixtus IV more clearly defined the Treasury of Merits. 
E)  were only necessary for unbelievers who wanted a chance at salvation.

Question 10

Under Calvin's guidance,Geneva's government can best be described as:

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A)  a theocracy. 
B)  a democracy. 
C)  a dictatorship. 
D)  a republic. 
E)  an oligarchy. 
A)  a theocracy. 
B)  a democracy. 
C)  a dictatorship. 
D)  a republic. 
E)  an oligarchy.

Question 11

Luther wrote in his On Temporal Authority that all rulers must be obeyed,even tyrants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Puritanism was a branch of Calvinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Luther's Ninety-five Theses objected primarily to:

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A)  the building of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. 
B)  the corruption of the late-medieval papacy. 
C)  the Church's ability to appoint abbots and new bishops in the Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  the idea that people could skip confessing their sins if they bought an indulgence. 
E)  the emperor's ability to appoint abbots and new bishops in his realm. 
A)  the building of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. 
B)  the corruption of the late-medieval papacy. 
C)  the Church's ability to appoint abbots and new bishops in the Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  the idea that people could skip confessing their sins if they bought an indulgence. 
E)  the emperor's ability to appoint abbots and new bishops in his realm.

Question 14

In comparison to Lutheranism,Calvinism was much more:

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A)  hierarchical in its structures of church government. 
B)  emotional in its piety. 
C)  passive toward the world and its problems. 
D)  authoritarian with respect to personal conduct and morality. 
E)  relaxed in its imposition of morality on individuals. 
A)  hierarchical in its structures of church government. 
B)  emotional in its piety. 
C)  passive toward the world and its problems. 
D)  authoritarian with respect to personal conduct and morality. 
E)  relaxed in its imposition of morality on individuals.

Question 15

What was the outcome of the confrontation with Tetzel,and what was the impact on Luther's ideals of reformation?

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Luther was outraged by the Dominican fri

Question 16

Henry VIII wanted his marriage to Catherine annulled on the formal charge that she had been his brother's wife.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The term Protestant was first used after:

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A)  Martin Luther protested against indulgences in 1517. 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli attacked Catholicism in Zurich in 1522. 
C)  Anabaptists protested the custom of infant baptism in 1525. 
D)  Lutherans protested the action of the German Imperial Diet of 1529. 
E)  the first published German Bible appeared in 1531. 
A)  Martin Luther protested against indulgences in 1517. 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli attacked Catholicism in Zurich in 1522. 
C)  Anabaptists protested the custom of infant baptism in 1525. 
D)  Lutherans protested the action of the German Imperial Diet of 1529. 
E)  the first published German Bible appeared in 1531.

Question 18

As a young monk,Luther:

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A)  was confident that he would be saved by God, because he did so many good works. 
B)  believed that a corrupt Church could not save his soul. 
C)  was diligent in his duties and was not concerned with theology; that would come later. 
D)  avoided confession, because he thought it was unnecessary for salvation. 
E)  was fearful that he could never do enough good deeds to deserve salvation. 
A)  was confident that he would be saved by God, because he did so many good works. 
B)  believed that a corrupt Church could not save his soul. 
C)  was diligent in his duties and was not concerned with theology; that would come later. 
D)  avoided confession, because he thought it was unnecessary for salvation. 
E)  was fearful that he could never do enough good deeds to deserve salvation.

Question 19

The popes of the Counter-Reformation period were noted for their:

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A)  ability to administer the Church ably. 
B)  ineffectiveness against Protestantism. 
C)  inability to find able administrators. 
D)  self-indulgent lifestyles. 
E)  austere withdrawal from worldly affairs. 
A)  ability to administer the Church ably. 
B)  ineffectiveness against Protestantism. 
C)  inability to find able administrators. 
D)  self-indulgent lifestyles. 
E)  austere withdrawal from worldly affairs.

Question 20

During the sixteenth century,in both Protestant and Catholic countries,marriage practices changed so as to encourage:

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A)  a more independent choice of marriage partner. 
B)  an earlier marriage age for both men and women. 
C)  more parental control over their children's choice of marriage partners. 
D)  easier elopements. 
E)  as many people to marry as possible by legalizing mutual consent as the means to get married. 
A)  a more independent choice of marriage partner. 
B)  an earlier marriage age for both men and women. 
C)  more parental control over their children's choice of marriage partners. 
D)  easier elopements. 
E)  as many people to marry as possible by legalizing mutual consent as the means to get married.

Exam 13: The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Protestantism took hold and spread initially:

The English heretical group that helped prepare England for Protestant ideas was called:

How were the Jesuits used as a tool for fighting Protestantism?

In attempting to restore Catholicism in England,Queen Mary did all of the following EXCEPT:

The Counter-Reformation brought the most sweeping changes to the Catholic Church's:

In Calvinism,the Eucharist rather than the sermon was the center of worship.

Was the Reformation just another attempt at reformation?

At the Council of Trent,the Catholic Church:

Luther believed that works of piety and charity were:

Under Calvin's guidance,Geneva's government can best be described as:

Luther wrote in his On Temporal Authority that all rulers must be obeyed,even tyrants.

Puritanism was a branch of Calvinism.

Luther's Ninety-five Theses objected primarily to:

In comparison to Lutheranism,Calvinism was much more:

What was the outcome of the confrontation with Tetzel,and what was the impact on Luther's ideals of reformation?

Henry VIII wanted his marriage to Catherine annulled on the formal charge that she had been his brother's wife.

The term Protestant was first used after:

As a young monk,Luther:

The popes of the Counter-Reformation period were noted for their:

During the sixteenth century,in both Protestant and Catholic countries,marriage practices changed so as to encourage:

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