Question 1

Why was there a need for religious uniformity in the sixteenth century?

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Question 2

How did women's position change after the Protestant Reformation?

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Question 3

Why did people support the Protestant Reformation?

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Question 4

Many Protestant reformers argued that there was widespread support for their reforms. How accurate are these statements? Did people want a Protestant Reformation?

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Question 5

The Roman Inquisition's attempts to pursue and punish heresy were limited because most rulers refused to grant it permission to operate in their territories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Both Protestant and Catholic reformers were concerned with purifying popular religious practices such as the veneration of saints.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The key premise of Martin Luther's theology was ________.

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A)  salvation by faith alone 
B)  the need to end the practice of indulgences 
C)  transubstantiation 
D)  anticlericalism 
E)  predestination

Question 8

Following the 1521 Diet of Worms, Martin Luther lost the support of Frederick the Wise, the Elector of Saxony.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Henry VIII's Reformation Parliament (1529-1536) was responsible for severing the ties between England and Rome. Henry VIII chose to use Parliament to bring about the English Reformation because ________.

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A)  Thomas Cromwell believed that Parliament would follow Henry's wishes 
B)  it would demonstrate that Henry had the support of his subjects 
C)  Anne Boleyn had more supporters in Parliament than Catherine of Aragon 
D)  only Parliament could make laws relating to religious changes 
E)  English democracy demanded the king gain Parliament's approval in all matters

Question 10

Why did Martin Luther oppose the Peasants' Revolt?

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Question 11

Who were the Anabaptists?

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Question 12

According to Calvin's theory of predestination, God chose some individuals for salvation and others for damnation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Anabaptists were viewed as dangerous because their practice of ________ threatened the foundations of the social order and denied the relationship between the state and its official church.

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A)  polygamy 
B)  pacifism 
C)  adult baptism 
D)  pelagianism 
E)  refusal to serve the state in any capacity

Question 14

There had been calls for religious reform before the sixteenth century, but none of these had resulted in the fragmentation of Christendom. What factors set the stage for fragmentation rather than a preservation of religious unity?

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Question 15

How did the Protestant Reformation contribute to the development of the modern state?

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Question 16

________ order was central to Catholic revival and resurgence during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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A)  The Dominican 
B)  The Franciscan 
C)  The Discalced Carmelite 
D)  The Jesuit 
E)  The Benedictine

Question 17

The ________ met over the course of 18 years (1545-1563) and was the centrepiece of the Catholic Counter-Reformation?

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A)  Council of Trent 
B)  Second Vatican Council 
C)  Council of Constance 
D)  Council of Nicaea 
E)  Council of Rome

Question 18

_________ had difficulty fitting into traditional Christianity.

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A)  Nobles 
B)  Scholars and the intellectual elite 
C)  Peasants 
D)  The literate urban middle class 
E)  Christian theologians

Question 19

The Spanish Inquisition condemned St. Teresa of Avila for her attempts to establish convents free from papal control.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who were the Jesuits?

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Exam 3: The Reformations

Why was there a need for religious uniformity in the sixteenth century?

How did women's position change after the Protestant Reformation?

Why did people support the Protestant Reformation?

Many Protestant reformers argued that there was widespread support for their reforms. How accurate are these statements? Did people want a Protestant Reformation?

The Roman Inquisition's attempts to pursue and punish heresy were limited because most rulers refused to grant it permission to operate in their territories.

Both Protestant and Catholic reformers were concerned with purifying popular religious practices such as the veneration of saints.

The key premise of Martin Luther's theology was ________.

Following the 1521 Diet of Worms, Martin Luther lost the support of Frederick the Wise, the Elector of Saxony.

Henry VIII's Reformation Parliament (1529-1536) was responsible for severing the ties between England and Rome. Henry VIII chose to use Parliament to bring about the English Reformation because ________.

Why did Martin Luther oppose the Peasants' Revolt?

Who were the Anabaptists?

According to Calvin's theory of predestination, God chose some individuals for salvation and others for damnation.

Anabaptists were viewed as dangerous because their practice of ________ threatened the foundations of the social order and denied the relationship between the state and its official church.

There had been calls for religious reform before the sixteenth century, but none of these had resulted in the fragmentation of Christendom. What factors set the stage for fragmentation rather than a preservation of religious unity?

How did the Protestant Reformation contribute to the development of the modern state?

________ order was central to Catholic revival and resurgence during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The ________ met over the course of 18 years (1545-1563) and was the centrepiece of the Catholic Counter-Reformation?

_________ had difficulty fitting into traditional Christianity.

The Spanish Inquisition condemned St. Teresa of Avila for her attempts to establish convents free from papal control.

Who were the Jesuits?