Question 1

In France, the politiques were

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A) heads of various religious and political factions during the civil wars. 
B) administrators in provincial towns, appointed by the king. 
C) those who placed politics ahead of religion in an attempt to end the wars of religion. 
D) advisors to Catherine de' Medici. 
E) always the chief ministers to the kings. 
A) heads of various religious and political factions during the civil wars. 
B) administrators in provincial towns, appointed by the king. 
C) those who placed politics ahead of religion in an attempt to end the wars of religion. 
D) advisors to Catherine de' Medici. 
E) always the chief ministers to the kings.

Question 2

define the following term:
-Edward VI and "Bloody Mary"

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Edward VI and "Bloody Mary" were both si

Question 3

define the following term:
-Desiderius Erasmus's The Praise of Folly

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Desiderius Erasmus's The Praise of Folly

Question 4

define the following term:
-Henry IV and the Edict of Nantes

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Henry IV, also known as Henry of Navarre

Question 5

All of the following is true of the Edict of Nantes except that it

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A) was an acknowledgment that Catholicism was the official religion in France. 
B) expelled the Huguenots from France. 
C) recognized the rights of the Protestant minority. 
D) was a decision made out of political necessity. 
E) was an attempt to reduce religious violence in France. 
A) was an acknowledgment that Catholicism was the official religion in France. 
B) expelled the Huguenots from France. 
C) recognized the rights of the Protestant minority. 
D) was a decision made out of political necessity. 
E) was an attempt to reduce religious violence in France.

Question 6

define the following term:
-the sacraments

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The sacraments are important rituals and

Question 7

define the following term:
-Pope Paul III

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Pope Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese,

Question 8

The northern Christian humanists

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A) wished to continue the complicated theological arguments of the Middle Ages. 
B) were characterized by their pessimistic view of human nature. 
C) did not believe that education could increase personal piety. 
D) rejected the simple religion of the early Church. 
E) championed the study of classical and early Christian texts to reform the Catholic Church. 
A) wished to continue the complicated theological arguments of the Middle Ages. 
B) were characterized by their pessimistic view of human nature. 
C) did not believe that education could increase personal piety. 
D) rejected the simple religion of the early Church. 
E) championed the study of classical and early Christian texts to reform the Catholic Church.

Question 9

In the eastern part of his empire, Charles V faced a threat to his power from

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A) France. 
B) the Austrian empire. 
C) the League of Cambrai. 
D) Muscovy. 
E) the Ottoman empire. 
A) France. 
B) the Austrian empire. 
C) the League of Cambrai. 
D) Muscovy. 
E) the Ottoman empire.

Question 10

In his On the Freedom of a Christian Man , Martin Luther emphasized the primacy of works in securing salvation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

define the following term:
-Marburg Colloquy

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The Marburg Colloquy was a meeting betwe

Question 12

The reforming religious organization of the late fifteenth century that included both clergy and laymen was the

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A) Augustinians. 
B) Jesuits. 
C) Oratory of Divine Love. 
D) Beguines. 
E) Order of Humanists. 
A) Augustinians. 
B) Jesuits. 
C) Oratory of Divine Love. 
D) Beguines. 
E) Order of Humanists.

Question 13

The Peasants' War of 1524-1525

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

Question 14

Ignatius of Loyola was the founder of

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A) the Capuchin Order. 
B) the Brothers of the Common Life. 
C) the Society of Jesus. 
D) the Swiss Brethren. 
E) the Dominican Order. 
A) the Capuchin Order. 
B) the Brothers of the Common Life. 
C) the Society of Jesus. 
D) the Swiss Brethren. 
E) the Dominican Order.

Question 15

define the following term:
-Protestant education

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Protestant education refers to the educa

Question 16

define the following term:
-the New World

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The New World refers to the Americas, wh

Question 17

Which of the following was a means by which Luther's ideas were spread?

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A) His translation of the New Testament into German. 
B) Pamphlets illustrated with woodcuts. 
C) Sermons. 
D) Hymn lyrics that taught the Gospel. 
E) All of the above. 
A) His translation of the New Testament into German. 
B) Pamphlets illustrated with woodcuts. 
C) Sermons. 
D) Hymn lyrics that taught the Gospel. 
E) All of the above.

Question 18

Luther's break with the church was prompted by

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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 depose 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 depose the German emperor.

Question 19

define the following term:
-Christian (northern Renaissance)humanism

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Christian humanism during the northern R

Question 20

define the following term:
-Thomas More's Utopia

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Thomas More's Utopia is a work of fictio

Exam 13: Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

In France, the politiques were

define the following term: -Edward VI and "Bloody Mary"

define the following term: -Desiderius Erasmus's The Praise of Folly

define the following term: -Henry IV and the Edict of Nantes

All of the following is true of the Edict of Nantes except that it

define the following term: -the sacraments

define the following term: -Pope Paul III

The northern Christian humanists

In the eastern part of his empire, Charles V faced a threat to his power from

In his On the Freedom of a Christian Man , Martin Luther emphasized the primacy of works in securing salvation.

define the following term: -Marburg Colloquy

The reforming religious organization of the late fifteenth century that included both clergy and laymen was the

The Peasants' War of 1524-1525

Ignatius of Loyola was the founder of

define the following term: -Protestant education

define the following term: -the New World

Which of the following was a means by which Luther's ideas were spread?

Luther's break with the church was prompted by

define the following term: -Christian (northern Renaissance)humanism

define the following term: -Thomas More's Utopia

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