Question 1

Christianity has a long reactive history against science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

At the time of the Thirty Years' War, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Bohemia were all ruled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pope 
B)  The French, by way of intermarriage 
C)  The Hapsburg family 
D)  The Holy Roman Emperor 
A)  The Pope 
B)  The French, by way of intermarriage 
C)  The Hapsburg family 
D)  The Holy Roman Emperor

Question 3

What did Oliver Cromwell oversee?

Accepted Answer

A)  The execution of the king and Puritan laws put into place in England 
B)  The collapse of the Tudor dynasty and the rise of the House of William and Mary 
C)  Massive colonization in the Americas and East Indies 
D)  The rebuilding of churches and monasteries in England after their civil war 
A)  The execution of the king and Puritan laws put into place in England 
B)  The collapse of the Tudor dynasty and the rise of the House of William and Mary 
C)  Massive colonization in the Americas and East Indies 
D)  The rebuilding of churches and monasteries in England after their civil war

Question 4

The Enlightenment ultimately undermined religious toleration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The King James Bible actually was only produced 100 years after his death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The author described denominations creating documents that secured their beliefs. What did the Reformed tradition rely on?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Book of Concord 
B)  The Thirty-Nine Articles 
C)  Calvin's Institutes 
D)  The Book of Common Prayer 
A)  The Book of Concord 
B)  The Thirty-Nine Articles 
C)  Calvin's Institutes 
D)  The Book of Common Prayer

Question 7

Does the author believe the term Wars of Religion is apt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, he thought it was the scandal of the Christian faith 
B)  Yes, and he argued that little had really changed, except for the massive loss of life 
C)  No, he called them wars of belief, not wars of religion 
D)  No, he said they were European wars, and religion was just one important factor 
A)  Yes, he thought it was the scandal of the Christian faith 
B)  Yes, and he argued that little had really changed, except for the massive loss of life 
C)  No, he called them wars of belief, not wars of religion 
D)  No, he said they were European wars, and religion was just one important factor

Question 8

The author claims that the Wars of Religion were less interested in religion as they were in politics and economics. What are his arguments and do you think that they are persuasive?

Accepted Answer

The author argues that the Wars of Relig

Question 9

What is empiricism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge by experience 
B)  Knowledge by unbiased thought 
C)  Knowledge by revelation 
D)  Knowledge for knowledge sake 
A)  Knowledge by experience 
B)  Knowledge by unbiased thought 
C)  Knowledge by revelation 
D)  Knowledge for knowledge sake

Question 10

What was the author's assessment of the King James Bible?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was linguistically beautiful, but actually a very poor translation 
B)  It was an excellent translation, but the language was far from the way common English talked 
C)  It was the finest translation of the Bible in the vernacular to date 
D)  It was an honorable attempt, but was theologically problematic 
A)  It was linguistically beautiful, but actually a very poor translation 
B)  It was an excellent translation, but the language was far from the way common English talked 
C)  It was the finest translation of the Bible in the vernacular to date 
D)  It was an honorable attempt, but was theologically problematic

Question 11

What was the point of the movement of rationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  To find ways to argue doctrine with intellectual rigor 
B)  To secure knowledge by reason rather than by revelation 
C)  Ultimately to prove that God did not exist 
D)  To create a society under the banner Rationes Pontificus 
A)  To find ways to argue doctrine with intellectual rigor 
B)  To secure knowledge by reason rather than by revelation 
C)  Ultimately to prove that God did not exist 
D)  To create a society under the banner Rationes Pontificus

Question 12

The author describes the Enlightenment as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The age of cultural maturity 
B)  The age of church decline 
C)  The age of brutality 
D)  The age of reason 
A)  The age of cultural maturity 
B)  The age of church decline 
C)  The age of brutality 
D)  The age of reason

Question 13

What was the relationship between the Catholic French government and French Calvinists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calvinists fortunes vacillated between tolerance and persecution 
B)  Calvinists were persecuted up to the French Revolution 
C)  Calvinists were widely tolerated until Henry Bourbon took the throne 
D)  Calvinists flourished in the south, but were persecuted in the north 
A)  Calvinists fortunes vacillated between tolerance and persecution 
B)  Calvinists were persecuted up to the French Revolution 
C)  Calvinists were widely tolerated until Henry Bourbon took the throne 
D)  Calvinists flourished in the south, but were persecuted in the north

Question 14

Do you think the Enlightenment's faith in humanity is justified? In what ways might it be and how might it be challenged?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment's faith in humanity ca

Question 15

How did the Puritans come by their name?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to purify English society of sinful practices (e.g., dancing) 
B)  They wanted to purify the Church of England from any semblance of Catholicism 
C)  They wanted to purify themselves of sin 
D)  Their enemies called them this as a way of saying they were self-righteous 
A)  They wanted to purify English society of sinful practices (e.g., dancing) 
B)  They wanted to purify the Church of England from any semblance of Catholicism 
C)  They wanted to purify themselves of sin 
D)  Their enemies called them this as a way of saying they were self-righteous

Question 16

The Peace of Augsburg allowed Catholics to live in Catholic principalities; Lutherans to live in Lutheran principalities; and Calvinists to live in Calvinist principalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the author's assessment of the Thirty Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany ultimately won, given its land expansion 
B)  The biggest loser was France, which lost finances, land, and religious freedoms 
C)  Each country made both gains and losses 
D)  It was a debacle with horrendous loss 
A)  Germany ultimately won, given its land expansion 
B)  The biggest loser was France, which lost finances, land, and religious freedoms 
C)  Each country made both gains and losses 
D)  It was a debacle with horrendous loss

Question 18

According to the author, how ingrained is philosophical naturalism in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is still the minority position, but gaining strength 
B)  In scholarly discourse, it is the orthodoxy of the intellectual world 
C)  It is ironically the very thing that has buttressed modern faith 
D)  The author said it could not be assessed 
A)  It is still the minority position, but gaining strength 
B)  In scholarly discourse, it is the orthodoxy of the intellectual world 
C)  It is ironically the very thing that has buttressed modern faith 
D)  The author said it could not be assessed

Question 19

Cardinal Richelieu of France withdrew Calvinists' right to worship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which side of the Thirty years' War did the French support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestant 
B)  Catholic 
C)  Lutheran, but not Calvinist 
D)  The Papal States 
A)  Protestant 
B)  Catholic 
C)  Lutheran, but not Calvinist 
D)  The Papal States

Exam 16: The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Christianity has a long reactive history against science.

At the time of the Thirty Years' War, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Bohemia were all ruled by:

What did Oliver Cromwell oversee?

The Enlightenment ultimately undermined religious toleration.

The King James Bible actually was only produced 100 years after his death.

The author described denominations creating documents that secured their beliefs. What did the Reformed tradition rely on?

Does the author believe the term Wars of Religion is apt?

The author claims that the Wars of Religion were less interested in religion as they were in politics and economics. What are his arguments and do you think that they are persuasive?

What is empiricism?

What was the author's assessment of the King James Bible?

What was the point of the movement of rationalism?

The author describes the Enlightenment as:

What was the relationship between the Catholic French government and French Calvinists?

Do you think the Enlightenment's faith in humanity is justified? In what ways might it be and how might it be challenged?

How did the Puritans come by their name?

The Peace of Augsburg allowed Catholics to live in Catholic principalities; Lutherans to live in Lutheran principalities; and Calvinists to live in Calvinist principalities.

What was the author's assessment of the Thirty Years' War?

According to the author, how ingrained is philosophical naturalism in the West?

Cardinal Richelieu of France withdrew Calvinists' right to worship.

Which side of the Thirty years' War did the French support?

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