Question 1

Which of the following statements concerning Desiderius Erasmus is NOT true?

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A)  He de-emphasized external forms of religion such as pilgrimages and fasts. 
B)  He believed the Vulgate contained errors and published a new translation of the New Testament. 
C)  Contemporaries claimed "Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched." 
D)  He actively sought to destroy the unity of the medieval Christian church. 
E)  His The Praise of Folly was a scathing indictment of the abuses of the church. 
A)  He de-emphasized external forms of religion such as pilgrimages and fasts. 
B)  He believed the Vulgate contained errors and published a new translation of the New Testament. 
C)  Contemporaries claimed "Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched." 
D)  He actively sought to destroy the unity of the medieval Christian church. 
E)  His The Praise of Folly was a scathing indictment of the abuses of the church.

Question 2

What was the nature of Martin Luther's personal religious crisis, and how did he solve it? How did Luther's religious ideas differ from those of Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther's personal religious crisi

Question 3

The Reformation successfully abolished all of the following from the lives of Europe's Protestant community EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  indulgences. 
B)  the celebrations of religious saints' days. 
C)  taverns. 
D)  clerical celibacy. 
E)  monasteries and nunneries. 
A)  indulgences. 
B)  the celebrations of religious saints' days. 
C)  taverns. 
D)  clerical celibacy. 
E)  monasteries and nunneries.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Marburg Colloquy

Accepted Answer

The Marburg Colloquy was a meeting betwe

Question 5

Talk about:
-Protestant education

Accepted Answer

Protestant education refers to the educa

Question 6

Talk about:
-Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Accepted Answer

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre was

Question 7

Talk about:
-transubstantiation

Accepted Answer

Transubstantiation is a theological conc

Question 8

Talk about:
-Gustavus Vasa

Accepted Answer

Gustavus Vasa, also known as Gustav I, w

Question 9

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 10

For Luther, the only sure source of truth and the only reliable path of faith, other than justification, was

Accepted Answer

A)  the opinions of scholars. 
B)  the decisions of church councils. 
C)  the authority of the pope. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  the decrees of powerful abbots. 
A)  the opinions of scholars. 
B)  the decisions of church councils. 
C)  the authority of the pope. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  the decrees of powerful abbots.

Question 11

The Swiss religious reformer who established the Protestant Reformation in Zürich was

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip Melanchthon. 
B)  Jacob Hutter. 
C)  Ulrich Zwingli. 
D)  Michael Servetus. 
E)  John Calvin. 
A)  Philip Melanchthon. 
B)  Jacob Hutter. 
C)  Ulrich Zwingli. 
D)  Michael Servetus. 
E)  John Calvin.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Francis Xavier

Accepted Answer

Francis Xavier was a pioneering Christia

Question 13

In the sixteenth century, Switzerland

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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 14

Talk about:
-millenarianism

Accepted Answer

Millenarianism is a belief in a coming t

Question 15

The Edict of Worms

Accepted Answer

A)  contained Luther's refutation of Johann Eck's accusations. 
B)  expressed Luther's rejection of Pope Innocent I's spiritual authority. 
C)  called Luther to appear before Emperor Charles V to recant his "heresies." 
D)  made Luther an outlaw within the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  led to Luther's forcible removal to Rome. 
A)  contained Luther's refutation of Johann Eck's accusations. 
B)  expressed Luther's rejection of Pope Innocent I's spiritual authority. 
C)  called Luther to appear before Emperor Charles V to recant his "heresies." 
D)  made Luther an outlaw within the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  led to Luther's forcible removal to Rome.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

Talk about:
-Leipzig Debate

Accepted Answer

The Leipzig Debate was a theological deb

Question 18

Talk about:
-the New World

Accepted Answer

The New World refers to the Americas, wh

Question 19

Luther's pamphlet, The Address to the Nobility of the German Nation ​,

Accepted Answer

A)  attacked the sacramental system of the church. 
B)  focused on the doctrine of salvation and promoted faith works. 
C)  called on the German princes to overthrow the papacy in German lands. 
D)  attacked abuses of the Greek Orthodox Church. 
E)  provided a defense of the doctrine of transubstantiation. 
A)  attacked the sacramental system of the church. 
B)  focused on the doctrine of salvation and promoted faith works. 
C)  called on the German princes to overthrow the papacy in German lands. 
D)  attacked abuses of the Greek Orthodox Church. 
E)  provided a defense of the doctrine of transubstantiation.

Question 20

Talk about:
-Union of Utrecht

Accepted Answer

The Union of Utrecht was a treaty signed

Which of the following statements concerning Desiderius Erasmus is NOT true?

What was the nature of Martin Luther's personal religious crisis, and how did he solve it? How did Luther's religious ideas differ from those of Catholicism?

The Reformation successfully abolished all of the following from the lives of Europe's Protestant community EXCEPT for

Talk about: -Marburg Colloquy

Talk about: -Protestant education

Talk about: -Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Talk about: -transubstantiation

Talk about: -Gustavus Vasa

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

For Luther, the only sure source of truth and the only reliable path of faith, other than justification, was

The Swiss religious reformer who established the Protestant Reformation in Zürich was

Talk about: -Francis Xavier

In the sixteenth century, Switzerland

Talk about: -millenarianism

The Edict of Worms

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

Talk about: -Leipzig Debate

Talk about: -the New World

Luther's pamphlet, The Address to the Nobility of the German Nation ,

Talk about: -Union of Utrecht

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Exam 1: Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Which of the following statements concerning Desiderius Erasmus is NOT true?

What was the nature of Martin Luther's personal religious crisis, and how did he solve it? How did Luther's religious ideas differ from those of Catholicism?

The Reformation successfully abolished all of the following from the lives of Europe's Protestant community EXCEPT for

Talk about: -Marburg Colloquy

Talk about: -Protestant education

Talk about: -Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Talk about: -transubstantiation

Talk about: -Gustavus Vasa

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

For Luther, the only sure source of truth and the only reliable path of faith, other than justification, was

The Swiss religious reformer who established the Protestant Reformation in Zürich was

Talk about: -Francis Xavier

In the sixteenth century, Switzerland

Talk about: -millenarianism

The Edict of Worms

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

Talk about: -Leipzig Debate

Talk about: -the New World

Luther's pamphlet, The Address to the Nobility of the German Nation ​,

Talk about: -Union of Utrecht

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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Luther's pamphlet, The Address to the Nobility of the German Nation ,