Question 1

During the sixteenth century was Rome strong or weak?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was strong and thus unwilling to budge 
B)  It was strong, which allowed it to persecute the reformers 
C)  It was weak, and its ability to lean on secular powers was ebbing 
D)  It was weak spiritually, but strong in terms of physical power 
A)  It was strong and thus unwilling to budge 
B)  It was strong, which allowed it to persecute the reformers 
C)  It was weak, and its ability to lean on secular powers was ebbing 
D)  It was weak spiritually, but strong in terms of physical power

Question 2

What did the Peace of Augsburg decide?

Accepted Answer

A)  That every Christian could decide what they wanted to believe 
B)  That every prince could decide whether their realm would be Catholic or Lutheran 
C)  That northern Germany would become formally Lutheran and southern Germany would stay Catholic 
D)  That the church should not change what people ultimately decided to become (Catholic or Lutheran) 
A)  That every Christian could decide what they wanted to believe 
B)  That every prince could decide whether their realm would be Catholic or Lutheran 
C)  That northern Germany would become formally Lutheran and southern Germany would stay Catholic 
D)  That the church should not change what people ultimately decided to become (Catholic or Lutheran)

Question 3

How did the name Protestant initially come about?

Accepted Answer

A)  German princes protesting the shoddy treatment they received at the Diet of Worms 
B)  Other reformers protesting the Augsburg Confession 
C)  The fact that Luther was not allowed to attend the Diet of Augsburg 
D)  Lutheran princes protesting the decision of the Second Diet of Speyer 
A)  German princes protesting the shoddy treatment they received at the Diet of Worms 
B)  Other reformers protesting the Augsburg Confession 
C)  The fact that Luther was not allowed to attend the Diet of Augsburg 
D)  Lutheran princes protesting the decision of the Second Diet of Speyer

Question 4

What is an indulgence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being declared free from sin by paying money to the church (or other acts of penance) 
B)  A piece of paper that declares one is free from sin 
C)  Being declared free from the temporal punishment due to sin 
D)  Being given a church office one did not deserve 
A)  Being declared free from sin by paying money to the church (or other acts of penance) 
B)  A piece of paper that declares one is free from sin 
C)  Being declared free from the temporal punishment due to sin 
D)  Being given a church office one did not deserve

Question 5

Indulgences came as part of a theology of the sacrament of Penance and the belief in purgatory. The author notes that the biblical evidence for purgatory is meager at best, but also that many important church fathers taught it. Given the importance of both theological resources, do you think the medieval world's belief in purgatory was legitimate?

Accepted Answer

The legitimacy of the medieval world's b

Question 6

What was one of Zwingli's main problems with Luther?

Accepted Answer

A)  He found Luther's understanding of sanctification unbiblical 
B)  He believed Luther overstepped his authority by insisting on only two sacraments 
C)  He challenged Luther's disregard for transubstantiation 
D)  He thought Luther's doctrine on justification as undermining the Christian obligation to do good works 
A)  He found Luther's understanding of sanctification unbiblical 
B)  He believed Luther overstepped his authority by insisting on only two sacraments 
C)  He challenged Luther's disregard for transubstantiation 
D)  He thought Luther's doctrine on justification as undermining the Christian obligation to do good works

Question 7

Zwingli was scandalized as a young priest by a shrine dedicated to Mary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the introduction the author relates a Latin phrase about reform: ecclesia reformata semper reformanda. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The world reforms and will always have to reform 
B)  The reform is ongoing as is life 
C)  The church's reform is forever reforming 
D)  The church is reformed and always reforming 
A)  The world reforms and will always have to reform 
B)  The reform is ongoing as is life 
C)  The church's reform is forever reforming 
D)  The church is reformed and always reforming

Question 9

Calvin believed in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The seven sacraments 
B)  Double predestination 
C)  The seek-and-listen method of biblical interpretation 
D)  Human free will regarding justification 
A)  The seven sacraments 
B)  Double predestination 
C)  The seek-and-listen method of biblical interpretation 
D)  Human free will regarding justification

Question 10

Were the sixteenth century radical reformers pacifists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, and they demanded this of anyone who would join them 
B)  Yes, but they did allow for legitimate violence in the situation of a just war 
C)  No, some of their leaders were particularly brutal on those who did not embrace their faith 
D)  The author says that modern denominations flowing from them are peaceable, but it is unclear whether they were then 
A)  Yes, and they demanded this of anyone who would join them 
B)  Yes, but they did allow for legitimate violence in the situation of a just war 
C)  No, some of their leaders were particularly brutal on those who did not embrace their faith 
D)  The author says that modern denominations flowing from them are peaceable, but it is unclear whether they were then

Question 11

According to the author, did the fact of nation-states support or impede the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It supported the Reformation by allowing nations to subsidize the reformers 
B)  It supported the Reformation by expressing autonomy over Rome 
C)  It impeded the Reformation by allowing the possibility of armies to invade reform enclaves 
D)  It impeded the Reformation because kings still needed the pope's blessing to rule 
A)  It supported the Reformation by allowing nations to subsidize the reformers 
B)  It supported the Reformation by expressing autonomy over Rome 
C)  It impeded the Reformation by allowing the possibility of armies to invade reform enclaves 
D)  It impeded the Reformation because kings still needed the pope's blessing to rule

Question 12

John Calvin's center of church reform was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris 
B)  Florence 
C)  Geneva 
D)  Strasbourg 
A)  Paris 
B)  Florence 
C)  Geneva 
D)  Strasbourg

Question 13

What was the political situation in Switzerland that supported the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was made up of small independent states 
B)  Virtually all the civil leaders had been trained in northern Germany, the stronghold of Lutheranism 
C)  They had a strong army, able to withstand the Holy Roman Empire 
D)  Monarchs there had already been fed up with Rome and were looking for a reason to separate 
A)  It was made up of small independent states 
B)  Virtually all the civil leaders had been trained in northern Germany, the stronghold of Lutheranism 
C)  They had a strong army, able to withstand the Holy Roman Empire 
D)  Monarchs there had already been fed up with Rome and were looking for a reason to separate

Question 14

Did Luther believe that justification involved a freely willed response?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, but even that required the support of grace 
B)  Yes, but only if God predetermined one would be saved 
C)  No, he did not believe in free will 
D)  No, although humans have free will in life, they are compelled regarding God's justifying grace 
A)  Yes, but even that required the support of grace 
B)  Yes, but only if God predetermined one would be saved 
C)  No, he did not believe in free will 
D)  No, although humans have free will in life, they are compelled regarding God's justifying grace

Question 15

What did Mary Tudor's enemies call her?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Catholic Witch 
B)  The Catholic Betrayer 
C)  Pope Mary 
D)  Bloody Mary 
A)  The Catholic Witch 
B)  The Catholic Betrayer 
C)  Pope Mary 
D)  Bloody Mary

Question 16

Before the Reformation, Luther was a respected canon lawyer in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Calvin, you knew you were saved by:

Accepted Answer

A)  A palpable knowledge of God's indwelling 
B)  The very act of faith 
C)  Baptism 
D)  The degree to which you still sinned 
A)  A palpable knowledge of God's indwelling 
B)  The very act of faith 
C)  Baptism 
D)  The degree to which you still sinned

Question 18

Luther was a monk and so never actually got ordained until he started the Reformation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Zwingli's iconoclasm is reminiscent of the church's controversy in the eighth century. Do you think his renewal of this issue is justified? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Zwingli's iconoclasm, or the destruction

Question 20

Zwingli called for a full reconsideration of Christian dogmas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

During the sixteenth century was Rome strong or weak?

What did the Peace of Augsburg decide?

How did the name Protestant initially come about?

What is an indulgence?

What was one of Zwingli's main problems with Luther?

Zwingli was scandalized as a young priest by a shrine dedicated to Mary.

In the introduction the author relates a Latin phrase about reform: ecclesia reformata semper reformanda. What does this mean?

Calvin believed in:

Were the sixteenth century radical reformers pacifists?

According to the author, did the fact of nation-states support or impede the Reformation?

John Calvin's center of church reform was in:

What was the political situation in Switzerland that supported the Reformation?

Did Luther believe that justification involved a freely willed response?

What did Mary Tudor's enemies call her?

Before the Reformation, Luther was a respected canon lawyer in Germany.

According to Calvin, you knew you were saved by:

Luther was a monk and so never actually got ordained until he started the Reformation.

Zwingli's iconoclasm is reminiscent of the church's controversy in the eighth century. Do you think his renewal of this issue is justified? Why or why not?

Zwingli called for a full reconsideration of Christian dogmas.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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Exam 14: The Reformation

During the sixteenth century was Rome strong or weak?

What did the Peace of Augsburg decide?

How did the name Protestant initially come about?

What is an indulgence?

What was one of Zwingli's main problems with Luther?

Zwingli was scandalized as a young priest by a shrine dedicated to Mary.

In the introduction the author relates a Latin phrase about reform: ecclesia reformata semper reformanda. What does this mean?

Calvin believed in:

Were the sixteenth century radical reformers pacifists?

According to the author, did the fact of nation-states support or impede the Reformation?

John Calvin's center of church reform was in:

What was the political situation in Switzerland that supported the Reformation?

Did Luther believe that justification involved a freely willed response?

What did Mary Tudor's enemies call her?

Before the Reformation, Luther was a respected canon lawyer in Germany.

According to Calvin, you knew you were saved by:

Luther was a monk and so never actually got ordained until he started the Reformation.

Zwingli's iconoclasm is reminiscent of the church's controversy in the eighth century. Do you think his renewal of this issue is justified? Why or why not?

Zwingli called for a full reconsideration of Christian dogmas.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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