Question 1

For which of the following novels is Cervantes best known?

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A)  La Galatea 
B)  La Gitanilla 
C)  El Amante Liberal 
D)  Don Quixote

Question 2

Lutheranism was introduced into Denmark by ________.

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A)  Christian I 
B)  Gustavus Vasa 
C)  Christian III 
D)  Gustavus Vasa II

Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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

Question 5

In the 1530s, German Lutherans formed regional __________, judicial bodies composed of theologians and lawyers, that oversaw and administered the new Protestant churches and replaced the old Catholic episcopates.

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Question 6

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

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

Question 7

In his Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther urged the German princes to ________.

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A)  force reforms on the Roman Catholic Church 
B)  embrace the Modern Devotion order 
C)  allow the Roman church to retain its political and economic power in Germany 
D)  embrace the Dominican order

Question 8

Luther's ninety-five theses ________.

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A)  earned him a position teaching at Wittenburg University 
B)  had little real impact 
C)  sparked the Reformation in Germany 
D)  expressed his belief that salvation could be bought and sold

Question 9

How did Poland react to the expansion of the Reformation?

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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 10

In what ways did the Reformation take "steps toward the emancipation of women"? What were the reformers' views of marriage and on the education of women? Do you think the Reformation improved the lives of sixteenth-century women? Explain.

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Question 11

The order co-founded by Bishop Gian Pietro Carafa in 1524, which sought to groom devout and reform-minded leaders at the higher levels of the church hierarchy, was ________.

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

Question 12

The long-entrenched __________ system of the medieval church had permitted important ecclesiastical posts to be sold to the highest bidders.

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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?

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

Question 14

Luther's response to the German Peasants' Revolt proved that his reforms were ________.

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A)  religious, not social 
B)  aimed at all facets of German culture and society 
C)  limited to Germany 
D)  more radical than most contemporaries thought

Question 15

In what city did Calvin make his name?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bern 
B)  Geneva 
C)  Wittenberg 
D)  Strasbourg

Question 16

Marriages in the early modern period were arranged in the sense that they were ________.

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A)  dictated by the bride's parents 
B)  dictated by the groom's parents 
C)  planned 
D)  determined when the bride reached the age of fifteen

Question 17

Issued by Henry VIII, the ____________ reaffirmed transubstantiation, denied the Eucharistic cup to the laity, declared celibate vows inviolable, provided for private Masses, and ordered the continuation of oral confession.

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Question 18

The Jesuit order, which was essential to the Counter-Reformation's success, was founded by __________.

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Question 19

What meeting did Charles V call in which Protestant and Catholic representatives addressed the growing religious divisions within the empire in the wake of the Reformation's success?

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A)  the Council of Trent 
B)  the Marburg Colloquy 
C)  the Diet of Worms 
D)  the Diet of Augsburg

Question 20

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

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Exam 11: The Age of Reformation