Question 1

Which of the following statements was NOT true of Calvinism?

Accepted Answer

A) By about 1570, Calvinists had gained control of most of Europe, including France and England. 
B) Calvinists believed that the church body could choose as well as change their pastors at will. 
C) Calvinists did not develop a clerical hierarchy, but there were elected elders. 
D) Calvinists believed that they must defy secular laws if those laws conflicted with God's word. 
E) The governing body of the church included both clerical leaders and ordinary members. 
A) By about 1570, Calvinists had gained control of most of Europe, including France and England. 
B) Calvinists believed that the church body could choose as well as change their pastors at will. 
C) Calvinists did not develop a clerical hierarchy, but there were elected elders. 
D) Calvinists believed that they must defy secular laws if those laws conflicted with God's word. 
E) The governing body of the church included both clerical leaders and ordinary members.

Question 2

The English monarch King Henry VIII was declared the supreme head of the ____________________ by the Act of Supremacy of Church in 1534.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The English monarch King Henry VIII was...

Question 3

Term for identification: Edict of Nantes

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Nantes was a significant de

Question 4

Why did Pope Paul III allow the Jesuits to organize?

Accepted Answer

A) To seek out and destroy texts listed on the Index of forbidden books. 
B) To educate people so they could bring souls into or back into the Catholic Church through education. 
C) To help bring sinners to justice during the Inquisition. 
D) To educate the world as to the major differences between Catholics and Protestants. 
E) To assist Ignatius of Loyola in obtaining papal permission to found their new religious order. 
A) To seek out and destroy texts listed on the Index of forbidden books. 
B) To educate people so they could bring souls into or back into the Catholic Church through education. 
C) To help bring sinners to justice during the Inquisition. 
D) To educate the world as to the major differences between Catholics and Protestants. 
E) To assist Ignatius of Loyola in obtaining papal permission to found their new religious order.

Question 5

What was the clearest difference between Lutheranism and Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

A) the adherence to predestination 
B) the concept of the Trinity 
C) the belief in justification by faith 
D) acceptance of royal supremacy 
E) the insistence on adult baptism 
A) the adherence to predestination 
B) the concept of the Trinity 
C) the belief in justification by faith 
D) acceptance of royal supremacy 
E) the insistence on adult baptism

Question 6

Discuss the impact of the Protestant Reformation on European politics. How did the Reformation lead to the rise of the absolutist state?

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 7

What was the main difference between Calvinism and most previous Christian movements?

Accepted Answer

A) the belief in justification by faith 
B) the concept of predestination of souls 
C) how to achieve salvation through works 
D) who determines correct Bible interpretation 
E) who was responsible for original sin 
A) the belief in justification by faith 
B) the concept of predestination of souls 
C) how to achieve salvation through works 
D) who determines correct Bible interpretation 
E) who was responsible for original sin

Question 8

The ____________________ ended the German civil war between Catholics and Lutherans.

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The answer of The ____________________ ended the German civil war...

Question 9

Which of the following did NOT result from the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?

Accepted Answer

A) It signaled the breakup of Spain's empire. 
B) It showed that England should also be considered as one of the world's great powers. 
C) It gave the French Protestants hope for their future. 
D) It was a catalyst for the Dutch Calvinists to gain full independence decades later. 
E) It suggested the end of Spain as a military power. 
A) It signaled the breakup of Spain's empire. 
B) It showed that England should also be considered as one of the world's great powers. 
C) It gave the French Protestants hope for their future. 
D) It was a catalyst for the Dutch Calvinists to gain full independence decades later. 
E) It suggested the end of Spain as a military power.

Question 10

Term for identification: Queen Elizabeth I

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I, also known as Elizabe

Question 11

Discuss the benefits and shortcomings of the concept of 17th-c entury absolutism in Europe. In which country did absolutism develop? Explain the philosophical responses to absolutism.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the concepts of sa

Question 12

The first attempt to return the Catholic Church to its basic ideas since Roman times was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first attempt to return the Catholic...

Question 13

Trace English religious history  from Henry VIII through the Glorious Revolution  including the Anglican Church's early development and highlighting challenges between Protestants and Catholics.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion Henry

Question 14

Which monarch tried to briefly restore Catholicism to official status in England?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true of the Treaty of Westphalia?

Accepted Answer

A) It ended the Thirty Years' War. 
B) It is considered the first modern state treaty. 
C) Dutch Protestants were freed from Spanish rule. 
D) It failed to settle the religious issues of the Investiture Controversy. 
E) It stressed the importance of a sovereign state. 
A) It ended the Thirty Years' War. 
B) It is considered the first modern state treaty. 
C) Dutch Protestants were freed from Spanish rule. 
D) It failed to settle the religious issues of the Investiture Controversy. 
E) It stressed the importance of a sovereign state.

Question 16

Term for identification: intendants

Accepted Answer

The term "intendants" refers to a type o

Exam 23: Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

Which of the following statements was NOT true of Calvinism?

The English monarch King Henry VIII was declared the supreme head of the ____________________ by the Act of Supremacy of Church in 1534.

Term for identification: Edict of Nantes

Why did Pope Paul III allow the Jesuits to organize?

What was the clearest difference between Lutheranism and Catholicism?

Discuss the impact of the Protestant Reformation on European politics. How did the Reformation lead to the rise of the absolutist state?

What was the main difference between Calvinism and most previous Christian movements?

The ____________________ ended the German civil war between Catholics and Lutherans.

Which of the following did NOT result from the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?

Term for identification: Queen Elizabeth I

Discuss the benefits and shortcomings of the concept of 17th-c entury absolutism in Europe. In which country did absolutism develop? Explain the philosophical responses to absolutism.

The first attempt to return the Catholic Church to its basic ideas since Roman times was the ____________________.

Trace English religious history from Henry VIII through the Glorious Revolution including the Anglican Church's early development and highlighting challenges between Protestants and Catholics.

Which monarch tried to briefly restore Catholicism to official status in England?

Which of the following is NOT true of the Treaty of Westphalia?

Term for identification: intendants

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 Bce

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 Bce

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 Bce -800 Ce

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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