Question 1

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 E

Question 2

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 E

Question 3

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 to the belief in some Christian denominations that all believers have direct access to God and are called to serve as priests in their daily lives.

Who? - All believers in the Christian faith
What? - The belief that all believers have direct access to God and are called to serve as priests in their daily lives
Where? - This belief is held in various Christian denominations around the world
When? - This belief has been present throughout the history of Christianity, but became particularly emphasized during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century
Why Important? - This belief is important because it emphasizes the idea that all believers have a direct and personal relationship with God, and are called to serve and minister to others in their daily lives. It also challenges the idea of a hierarchical priesthood and emphasizes the priesthood of all believers as a way to promote equality and unity within the Christian community.

Question 4

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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Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Is it appropriate to characterize Martin Luther as a radical? Why or why not?

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Question 6

Mathias Biró and Stephen Kis are best remembered for

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A)  the Anabaptist takeover of Münster.
B)  spreading the Reformation to Poland and Lithuania.
C)  preaching Luther's ideas in Hungary.
D)  perishing in the Catholic massacre of Huguenots in 1572.
E)  being among the first Jesuits.

Question 7

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

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

Calvinist ethics were most compatible with

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

Question 10

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

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Question 11

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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Question 12

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.

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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Question 14

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.

Question 15

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?

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Question 16

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?

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

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

Question 19

Which of the following was part of Henry VIII's reformation of the Church in England?

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A)  Henry VIII had no English anticlerical tradition from which to draw support for his religious changes.
B)  Henry VIII did not involve Parliament in his religious policies.
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 refused to tolerate the continuation of Catholicism among sections of the English population.

Question 20

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.

Exam 14: The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

Millenarianism (millenarian thinking) held that

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

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

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.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Is it appropriate to characterize Martin Luther as a radical? Why or why not?

Mathias Biró and Stephen Kis are best remembered for

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

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

Calvinist ethics were most compatible with

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

Which of the following was part of Henry VIII's reformation of the Church in England?

For Luther the final religious authority was