Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Spanish Armada

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Armada refers to a large nav

Question 2

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 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Puritans

Accepted Answer

The Puritans were a group of English Pro

Question 4

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572 involved the massacring of nearly 3,000 Huguenots in Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Council of Trent

Accepted Answer

The Council of Trent was an ecumenical c

Question 6

In the sixteenth century, Switzerland

Accepted Answer

A) was unified under the firm control of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B) was a leader in promoting Renaissance humanist education. 
C) became Europe's greatest economic power under the Swiss confederation. 
D) was the principal source of religious books in all of Europe. 
E) was made up of thirteen cantons, under the leadership of wealthy bourgeoisie. 
A) was unified under the firm control of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B) was a leader in promoting Renaissance humanist education. 
C) became Europe's greatest economic power under the Swiss confederation. 
D) was the principal source of religious books in all of Europe. 
E) was made up of thirteen cantons, under the leadership of wealthy bourgeoisie.

Question 7

Which event precipitated Luther's break with the church?

Accepted Answer

A) The Council of Pisa's declaration that maintained the necessity of Purgatory for salvation 
B) The increase of Papal taxes on the German peasantry 
C) Widespread sale of indulgences by preaching monks 
D) The declaration that the German clergy must pay taxes 
E) The papacy's threat to remove the German emperor 
A) The Council of Pisa's declaration that maintained the necessity of Purgatory for salvation 
B) The increase of Papal taxes on the German peasantry 
C) Widespread sale of indulgences by preaching monks 
D) The declaration that the German clergy must pay taxes 
E) The papacy's threat to remove the German emperor

Question 8

An estimated ____ percent of the French nobility became Huguenots.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 to 15 
B) 40 to 50 
C) 70 to 80 
D) 60 to 65 
E) 5 to 10 
A) 10 to 15 
B) 40 to 50 
C) 70 to 80 
D) 60 to 65 
E) 5 to 10

Question 9

Would you characterize the Reformation and Counter-Reformation as popular movements or as the result of carefully orchestrated policies formulated by clerical and secular leaders? To what degree did the peoples of Europe make reform, and to what degree did figures of spiritual and temporal authority?

Accepted Answer

The Reformation and Counter-Reformation

Question 10

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
pluralism

Accepted Answer

Pluralism refers to the coexistence of m

Question 11

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 12

The early fifteenth-century religious reformer who was burned at the stake was

Accepted Answer

A) John Wycliffe. 
B) Erasmus. 
C) Ignatius of Loyola. 
D) John Calvin. 
E) John Hus. 
A) John Wycliffe. 
B) Erasmus. 
C) Ignatius of Loyola. 
D) John Calvin. 
E) John Hus.

Question 13

Who was the greatest advocate of militant Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

A) Philip II of Spain 
B) Henry VII of England 
C) Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire 
D) Henry IV of France 
E) James IV of Scotland 
A) Philip II of Spain 
B) Henry VII of England 
C) Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire 
D) Henry IV of France 
E) James IV of Scotland

Question 14

Desiderius Erasmus stressed the quest for inner piety rather than the external forms of religiosity such as the sacraments, pilgrimages, and fasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Thomas More's Utopia served as a blistering criticism of the Catholic Church and a call for theological reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Founder of the group that became known as the Mennonites, Menno Simons was a

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish priest. 
B) Dutch Anabaptist. 
C) English monk. 
D) Italian lawyer. 
E) German merchant. 
A) Spanish priest. 
B) Dutch Anabaptist. 
C) English monk. 
D) Italian lawyer. 
E) German merchant.

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
the Edict of Worms

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Worms was an imperial decre

Question 18

The Marburg Colloquy produced a lasting alliance among Protestant sects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Under which English monarch did England seek reconciliation with the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

A) Elizabeth I 
B) Mary I 
C) Henry V 
D) Henry VIII 
E) Edward VI 
A) Elizabeth I 
B) Mary I 
C) Henry V 
D) Henry VIII 
E) Edward VI

Question 20

The Catholic Reformation saw the revival of monasticism and

Accepted Answer

A) asceticism. 
B) mysticism. 
C) secularism. 
D) heathenism. 
E) paganism. 
A) asceticism. 
B) mysticism. 
C) secularism. 
D) heathenism. 
E) paganism.

Exam 13: Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Spanish Armada

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Puritans

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572 involved the massacring of nearly 3,000 Huguenots in Paris.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Council of Trent

In the sixteenth century, Switzerland

Which event precipitated Luther's break with the church?

An estimated ____ percent of the French nobility became Huguenots.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. pluralism

What was one of the beliefs of the Anabaptists?

The early fifteenth-century religious reformer who was burned at the stake was

Who was the greatest advocate of militant Catholicism?

Desiderius Erasmus stressed the quest for inner piety rather than the external forms of religiosity such as the sacraments, pilgrimages, and fasts.

Thomas More's Utopia served as a blistering criticism of the Catholic Church and a call for theological reform.

Founder of the group that became known as the Mennonites, Menno Simons was a

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. the Edict of Worms

The Marburg Colloquy produced a lasting alliance among Protestant sects.

Under which English monarch did England seek reconciliation with the Catholic Church?

The Catholic Reformation saw the revival of monasticism and

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