Question 1

Which statement best describes the Peasants' War of 1524-1525?

Accepted Answer

A) It was led by a radical ex-follower of Luther, Philip Melanchthon. 
B) It furthered the spread of Lutheranism throughout all of Europe. 
C) It was praised by Luther as it destroyed the great Catholic princes of Germany. 
D) It was strongly opposed by Luther who saw it as a social revolution from below against God's divine order. 
E) It had no connection with any of Luther's ideas and beliefs. 
A) It was led by a radical ex-follower of Luther, Philip Melanchthon. 
B) It furthered the spread of Lutheranism throughout all of Europe. 
C) It was praised by Luther as it destroyed the great Catholic princes of Germany. 
D) It was strongly opposed by Luther who saw it as a social revolution from below against God's divine order. 
E) It had no connection with any of Luther's ideas and beliefs.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Francis Xavier

Accepted Answer

Francis Xavier was a pioneering Christia

Question 3

How did Erasmus differ from Luther?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike Luther, Erasmus believed that the end of days was near. 
B) Unlike Erasmus, Luther believed in political equality for all. 
C) Unlike Luther, Erasmus did not believe in Bible study. 
D) Unlike Luther, Erasmus did not want to dismantle the Catholic Church. 
E) Unlike Erasmus, Luther did not want to dismantle the Catholic Church. 
A) Unlike Luther, Erasmus believed that the end of days was near. 
B) Unlike Erasmus, Luther believed in political equality for all. 
C) Unlike Luther, Erasmus did not believe in Bible study. 
D) Unlike Luther, Erasmus did not want to dismantle the Catholic Church. 
E) Unlike Erasmus, Luther did not want to dismantle the Catholic Church.

Question 4

Martin Luther rejected the Catholic Church as a boy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-justification

Accepted Answer

Justification refers to the action of sh

Question 6

Which of these reformers is most closely associated with the idea of predestination?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas More 
B) Ulrich Zwingli 
C) Erasmus 
D) Martin Luther 
E) John Calvin 
A) Thomas More 
B) Ulrich Zwingli 
C) Erasmus 
D) Martin Luther 
E) John Calvin

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Elizabeth I

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I, also known as Elizabeth Tud

Question 8

Examine the geographic spread of Protestant denominations and compare them to places of entrenched Catholicism. What can the maps teach you about the relative popularity of these religions?

Accepted Answer

The geographic spread of Protestant deno

Question 9

What were the sources of discontent among the Catholic clergy on the eve of the Reformation? What were the manifestations of popular religious piety on the eve of the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

The sources of discontent among the Cath

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-the Peasants' War, 1524

Accepted Answer

The Peasants' War of 1524 was a widespre

Question 11

What was the focus of Luther's pamphlet, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church?

Accepted Answer

A) He attacked the sacramental system of the church. 
B) He outlined the doctrine of Luther in German. 
C) He explained the Lutheran liturgy. 
D) He attacked abuses of the Catholic clergy in north Africa. 
E) He justified transubstantiation. 
A) He attacked the sacramental system of the church. 
B) He outlined the doctrine of Luther in German. 
C) He explained the Lutheran liturgy. 
D) He attacked abuses of the Catholic clergy in north Africa. 
E) He justified transubstantiation.

Question 12

Charles V ruled over an empire that included

Accepted Answer

A) northern Africa. 
B) southern Italy. 
C) Ireland. 
D) Hungary. 
E) northern France. 
A) northern Africa. 
B) southern Italy. 
C) Ireland. 
D) Hungary. 
E) northern France.

Question 13

What was one of the beliefs of the Anabaptists?

Accepted Answer

A) They opposed the practice of baptism. 
B) They believed infant baptism only. 
C) They emphasized the inequality of believers. 
D) They advocated adult baptism. 
E) They wanted to peacefully merge with the Calvinists and Lutherans. 
A) They opposed the practice of baptism. 
B) They believed infant baptism only. 
C) They emphasized the inequality of believers. 
D) They advocated adult baptism. 
E) They wanted to peacefully merge with the Calvinists and Lutherans.

Question 14

Did matters of faith or matters of politics play a greater role in the establishment of Lutheranism in Germany?

Accepted Answer

Matters of faith played a greater role i

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Suleiman the Magnificent

Accepted Answer

Suleiman the Magnificent, also known as

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Jesuits

Accepted Answer

The Jesuits, also known as the Society o

Question 17

Which religious group advocated for the complete separation of church and state?

Accepted Answer

A) Catholics 
B) Anabaptists 
C) Lutherans 
D) Calvinists 
E) Dominicans 
A) Catholics 
B) Anabaptists 
C) Lutherans 
D) Calvinists 
E) Dominicans

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-the Edict of Worms

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Worms was a decree issued b

Question 19

Which parliamentary action marked England's official break with the Roman church?

Accepted Answer

A) Act of Union 
B) Six Articles 
C) Act of Toleration 
D) Act of Succession 
E) Act of Supremacy 
A) Act of Union 
B) Six Articles 
C) Act of Toleration 
D) Act of Succession 
E) Act of Supremacy

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-The Spiritual Exercises

Accepted Answer

The Spiritual Exercises refer to a set o

Exam 13: Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Which statement best describes the Peasants' War of 1524-1525?

Please define the following key terms. -Francis Xavier

How did Erasmus differ from Luther?

Martin Luther rejected the Catholic Church as a boy.

Please define the following key terms. -justification

Which of these reformers is most closely associated with the idea of predestination?

Please define the following key terms. -Elizabeth I

Examine the geographic spread of Protestant denominations and compare them to places of entrenched Catholicism. What can the maps teach you about the relative popularity of these religions?

What were the sources of discontent among the Catholic clergy on the eve of the Reformation? What were the manifestations of popular religious piety on the eve of the Reformation?

Please define the following key terms. -the Peasants' War, 1524

What was the focus of Luther's pamphlet, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church?

Charles V ruled over an empire that included

What was one of the beliefs of the Anabaptists?

Did matters of faith or matters of politics play a greater role in the establishment of Lutheranism in Germany?

Please define the following key terms. -Suleiman the Magnificent

Please define the following key terms. -Jesuits

Which religious group advocated for the complete separation of church and state?

Please define the following key terms. -the Edict of Worms

Which parliamentary action marked England's official break with the Roman church?

Please define the following key terms. -The Spiritual Exercises

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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