Question 1

The new Protestant schools and universities were most likely to teach ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the ideas of humanism 
B) the ideas of Scholasticism 
C) strict church doctrine 
D) Roman Catholicism 
A) the ideas of humanism 
B) the ideas of Scholasticism 
C) strict church doctrine 
D) Roman Catholicism

Question 2

Shakespeare's work can be said to deal with _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the intellectual currents of his day 
B) themes common to humanity 
C) contemporary religious issues 
D) the dichotomy between medieval and contemporary society 
A) the intellectual currents of his day 
B) themes common to humanity 
C) contemporary religious issues 
D) the dichotomy between medieval and contemporary society

Question 3

The __________ first met in 1545 to reform the Catholic Church,but made no doctrinal concessions to the Protestants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ first met in 1545 to...

Question 4

Indulgences were originally given to Crusaders because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) they could not complete their penance since they had fallen in battle 
B) they did not have the wealth to settle their penance 
C) they had gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
D) their sins were forgiven when they heeded the call to Crusade 
A) they could not complete their penance since they had fallen in battle 
B) they did not have the wealth to settle their penance 
C) they had gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
D) their sins were forgiven when they heeded the call to Crusade

Question 5

The address On Improving the Studies of the Young was written by _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The address On Improving the Studies of...

Question 6

How did Poland react to the expansion of the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A) Poland rejected the ideas of the Reformation and persecuted Protestants. 
B) Poland permitted limited freedoms for the two major faiths. 
C) Polish leaders demanded that Poles remain faithful to the Roman Catholic Church. 
D) Poland became a model of religious pluralism and toleration. 
A) Poland rejected the ideas of the Reformation and persecuted Protestants. 
B) Poland permitted limited freedoms for the two major faiths. 
C) Polish leaders demanded that Poles remain faithful to the Roman Catholic Church. 
D) Poland became a model of religious pluralism and toleration.

Question 7

Thirteenth- through fifteenth-century lay religious movements shared a common goal of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) religious simplicity in the imitation of Jesus 
B) a more complex understanding of God's true nature 
C) overthrowing the institutions of the church 
D) establishing a more authoritarian church to more efficiently suppress heretics 
A) religious simplicity in the imitation of Jesus 
B) a more complex understanding of God's true nature 
C) overthrowing the institutions of the church 
D) establishing a more authoritarian church to more efficiently suppress heretics

Question 8

The _______ was a moderate statement of Protestant beliefs that had been spurned by Emperor Charles V in 1530.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______ was a moderate statement of...

Question 9

King Henry VIII received the title "Defender of the Faith" from Pope Leo X for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) divorcing Catherine of Aragon 
B) marrying Catherine of Aragon 
C) defending the seven sacraments against Luther 
D) promoting Thomas Cranmer to Archbishop of Canterbury 
A) divorcing Catherine of Aragon 
B) marrying Catherine of Aragon 
C) defending the seven sacraments against Luther 
D) promoting Thomas Cranmer to Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 10

Martin Luther ________.

Accepted Answer

A) was the son of a successful Thüringian miner 
B) was pledged to the church at an early age 
C) had no formal training in theology 
D) believed that marriage was un-Christian 
A) was the son of a successful Thüringian miner 
B) was pledged to the church at an early age 
C) had no formal training in theology 
D) believed that marriage was un-Christian

Question 11

Established in mid-sixteenth-century Geneva,___________ believed strongly in both divine predestination and the individual's responsibility to reorder society according to God's plan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Established in mid-sixteenth-century Geneva,___________ believed strongly in...

Question 12

How do you account for the success of the Jesuits when led by Ignatius of Loyola? Explain why the conditions were right for the success of this organization.

Accepted Answer

The success of the Jesuits under the lea

Question 13

Which of the following was an influential women's order founded in 1535 for the religious education of girls from all social classes?

Accepted Answer

A) the Capuchins 
B) the Ursulines 
C) the Jesuits 
D) the Theatines 
A) the Capuchins 
B) the Ursulines 
C) the Jesuits 
D) the Theatines

Question 14

Which of these best summarizes changing notions about women resulting from the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A) Women gained greater legal rights and much greater autonomy. 
B) Education was thought unimportant,given the emphasis on women as mothers. 
C) Women were increasingly associated with Eve more than the Virgin Mary. 
D) Women's roles were more esteemed,though not greatly expandeD. 
A) Women gained greater legal rights and much greater autonomy. 
B) Education was thought unimportant,given the emphasis on women as mothers. 
C) Women were increasingly associated with Eve more than the Virgin Mary. 
D) Women's roles were more esteemed,though not greatly expandeD.

Question 15

Who were the main protagonists in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote? What do these characters reveal about Spanish society at large? Do you believe that any of Cervantes' past experiences contributed to this particular point of view? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The main protagonists in Miguel de Cerva

Question 16

Luther's theology was illustrated by his attack on five of the traditional sacraments;he rejected them because they were _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Catholic 
B) not supported by the Bible 
C) more about ritual than piety 
D) medieval 
A) Catholic 
B) not supported by the Bible 
C) more about ritual than piety 
D) medieval

Question 17

Discuss how Conrad Grebel and Ulrich Zwingli differed in their religious objectives.

Accepted Answer

Conrad Grebel and Ulrich Zwingli were bo

Question 18

The Act of Succession ________.

Accepted Answer

A) made James VI of Scotland Henry VIII's heir 
B) made the heir to the throne the first-born child of a king regardless of gender 
C) made Anne Boleyn's children the legitimate heirs to the throne 
D) gave Parliament the right to choose the next monarch of England 
A) made James VI of Scotland Henry VIII's heir 
B) made the heir to the throne the first-born child of a king regardless of gender 
C) made Anne Boleyn's children the legitimate heirs to the throne 
D) gave Parliament the right to choose the next monarch of England

Exam 11: The Age of Reformation

The new Protestant schools and universities were most likely to teach ________.

Shakespeare's work can be said to deal with _________.

The __________ first met in 1545 to reform the Catholic Church,but made no doctrinal concessions to the Protestants.

Indulgences were originally given to Crusaders because ________.

The address On Improving the Studies of the Young was written by _______.

How did Poland react to the expansion of the Reformation?

Thirteenth- through fifteenth-century lay religious movements shared a common goal of ________.

The _______ was a moderate statement of Protestant beliefs that had been spurned by Emperor Charles V in 1530.

King Henry VIII received the title "Defender of the Faith" from Pope Leo X for ________.

Martin Luther ________.

Established in mid-sixteenth-century Geneva,___________ believed strongly in both divine predestination and the individual's responsibility to reorder society according to God's plan.

How do you account for the success of the Jesuits when led by Ignatius of Loyola? Explain why the conditions were right for the success of this organization.

Which of the following was an influential women's order founded in 1535 for the religious education of girls from all social classes?

Which of these best summarizes changing notions about women resulting from the Protestant Reformation?

Who were the main protagonists in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote? What do these characters reveal about Spanish society at large? Do you believe that any of Cervantes' past experiences contributed to this particular point of view? Explain.

Luther's theology was illustrated by his attack on five of the traditional sacraments;he rejected them because they were _________.

Discuss how Conrad Grebel and Ulrich Zwingli differed in their religious objectives.

The Act of Succession ________.

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