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1. The northern Christian humanists
a. felt pessimistic about the future of humanity.
b. were sophisticated and realistic in their expectations.
c. totally rejected the primacy of the Catholic Church.
d. doubted that education could solve the world's problems.
e. championed the study of classical and early Christian texts to reform the Catholic
Church.
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2. The author of the sixteenth century literary work that describes a utopian society based upon communal ownership rather than private property is
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c. Shakespeare.
d. Thomas More.
e. Andrew Marvell.
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3. Northern European humanists such as Erasmus studiously learned Greek expressly to
a. comprehend ancient Greek pagan culture more deeply.
b. read the New Testament in its original Greek version and comprehend better the early writings of Greek church fathers.
c. avoid use of lowly vernacular languages.
d. outshine southern civic humanist competitors in public debate.
e. replace Latin by an older and more authentic language.
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4. The religious reformer who "laid the egg that Luther hatched" was
a. Savonarola.
b. Thomas More.
c. John Calvin.
d. Desiderius Erasmus.
e. Ulrich Zwingli.
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5. Popular religion in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance was marked by
a. greater popular belief in the spiritual utility of relics and indulgences.
b. outbursts of church burnings to chase away "devil priests."
c. efforts to do away with traditional beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church.
d. the rise of several new neo-pagan, polytheistic cults.
e. a turning away from religion in favor of Renaissance humanism.
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6. The reforming religious organization of the late fifteenth century that included both clergy and laymen was
a. Augustinians.
b. Jesuits.
c. Oratory of Divine Love.
d. Beguines.
e. Order of Erasmusnites.
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7. Martin Luther's early life was characterized by
a. failure to follow the daily routine of monastic life.
b. an obsession with his own sins and questions over the efficacy of the sacraments.
c. his love for the study of law.
d. his rejection of the Bible as a 'contradictory' work.
e. his refusal to leave his beloved Germany.
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8. The early fifteenth century religious reformer who was burnt at the stake was
a. John Wycliffe.
b. Erasmus.
c. Ignatius Loyola.
d. John Calvin.
e. John Hus.
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9. To Martin Luther, the question of "How can I be saved" was answered through
a. the doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone.
b. doing good works for one's universal brotherhood.
c. a strict devotion to monastic order, as with his own Augustinian order.
d. the sacramental system.
e. reading Scripture in the vernacular.
____ 10. The event that eventually led to Luther's break with the church was
a. the Council of Pisa's declaration that maintained the necessity of Purgatory for salvation.
b. the increase of Papal taxes on the German peasantry.
c. widespread sale of indulgences by preaching monks.
d. the declaration that the German clergy must pay taxes.
e. the papacy's threat to remove the German emperor.
____ 11. Luther's pamphlet, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,
a. attacked the sacramental system of the church.
b. outlined the doctrine of Luther in German.
c. explained the Lutheran liturgy.
d. attacked abuses of the Catholic clergy in north Africa.
e. justified transubstantiation.
____ 12. The Edict of Worms
a. contained Luther's refutation of Johann Eck's accusations.
b. expressed Luther's rejection of Pope Innocent I's spiritual authority.
c. called Luther to appear before Emperor Charles V to recant his "heresies."
d. made Luther an outlaw within the Holy Roman Empire.
e. led to Luther's forcible removal to Rome.
____ 13. Luther's ideas were spread primarily through
a. his translation of the Bible into Latin.
b. word of mouth by merchants.
c. sermons.
d. imperial edicts and proclamations.
e. German princes.
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____ 14. The Peasants' War of 1524-1525
a. was led by a radical ex-follower of Luther, Philip Melanchthon.
b. furthered the spread of Lutheranism throughout all of Europe.
c. as praised by Luther as it destroyed the great Catholic princes of Germany.
d. was strongly opposed by Luther who saw it as a social revolution from below against
God's divine order.
e. had no connection with any of Luther's ideas and beliefs.
____ 15. Concerning the sacraments of the Catholic Church, Luther
a. accepted all seven.
b. rejected all of them except baptism and communion, or the Lord's Supper.
c. claimed marriage as the only true sacrament.
d. eliminated extreme unction.
e. eliminated only clerical celibacy.
____ 16. At its outset, the Reformation in Germany was
a. a rural phenomenon.
b.
largely an urban phenomenon.
c. a movement with strong urban and rural backing.
d. only a minor quarrel among monks.
e. restricted to southern Germany alone.
____ 17. The Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation opposed by Luther holds that
a. clerics could move freely from one church office to another anywhere in Europe.
b. Angels freely visit the earth.
c. the devil could take any form or shape he or she pleased.
d. at communion the bread and wine are miraculously turned into the body and blood of
Jesus.
e. at the mass or communion, the bread and wine merely symbolize the Last Supper.
____ 18. Among the other religious innovations championed by Luther were all of the following except
a. a new worship service conducted in German.
b. denunciations of clerical celibacy and encouragement that all clerics should marry.
c. assertions that the authority of scripture must be supplemented by church decrees.
d. dissolution of all single-sex monastic orders.
e. the use of two rather than seven sacraments.
____ 19. Although Charles V had many adversaries, his chief concern during his reign was
a. Henry VIII of England.
b. Ludwig II of Bavaria.
c. Charles XII of Sweden.
d. Francis I of France.
e. Pope Clement
VII.
____ 20. In the eastern part of his empire, Charles V faced a threat to his power from
a. France.
b. the Austrian empire.
c. the League of Cambrai.
d. Muscovy.
e. the Ottoman empire.
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____ 21. The Schmalkaldic War in Germany ended in 1555 with the
a. Battle of Mühlberg.
b. Battle of Mohács.
c. Peace of Augsburg.
d. Diet of Augsburg.
e. Peace of Geneva.
____ 22. The Schmalkaldic Wars fought between Charles V and German Protestant princes resulted in
a. the complete defeat of the Schmalkaldic League.
b. the defeat of Charles V at the Battle of Muhlberg.
c. Charles joining forces with Henry II of France to neutralize the League.
d. the abdication of Charles V, who failed to reestablish Catholicism in his dominions.
e. the conversion of Charles V to Lutheranism.
____ 23. Luther's ideas were most readily accepted in
a. England.
b. France.
c. Italy.
d. Spain.
e. Scandinavia.
____ 24. In the sixteenth century, Switzerland
a. was unified under the rule of Maximilian in 1499.
b. was Europe's first unified republic.
c. became Europe's greatest economic power under the Swiss confederation.
d. was the principal source of religious books in all of Europe.
e. was made up of thirteen cantons, under the leadership of wealthy bourgeoisie.
____ 25. Zwingli's interpretation of the Lord's Supper differed from Luther's in that
a. Luther held to the Catholic belief in transubstantiation.
b. Luther said that the ceremony was totally symbolic.
c. Zwingli said the ceremony was only symbolic and that no real transformation in the bread and wine occurred.
d. Luther claimed the ceremony was only symbolic and that no transformation in the bread and wine occurred.
e. Zwingli held to the belief called consubstantiation.
____ 26. The Marburg Colloquy of 1529
a. produced no agreement or alliance between the Lutheran and Zwinglian movements.
b. was fought over the fundamental issue of baptism.
c. pitted Martin Bucer against Landgrave Philip of Hesse over the issue of the Lord's
Supper.
d. swayed Ulrich Zwingli to accept Lutheran doctrine.
e. gave John Calvin political control over Geneva.
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____ 27. The Anabaptists
a. opposed the practice of baptism.
b. were not regarded as a political threat as they preached separation between church and state. c. were founded by Conrad Grebel, beginning as an elitist movement.
d. advocated adult baptism, and if they had been baptized as children, a second baptism.
e. peacefully merged with the Calvinists and Lutherans.
____ 28. The Reformation in England under Henry VIII
a. was triggered by Henry's desire to annul his marriage.
b. witnessed the complete transformation of Catholic doctrine.
c. nearly ended with Thomas Cromwell's mishandling of the treasury.
d. led to Parliament's formal leadership over the Church of England.
e. was revoked by his son and successor, Edward V.
____ 29. Millenarianism is the belief that
a. all Christians go to heaven.
b. all priests are impious.
c. the end of the world is imminent.
d. private property among Christians is immoral.
e. the first millennium was superior to the second, from the vantage point of the 16th century. ____ 30. England's break with the Roman church became official with the passage of the
a. Act of Union.
b. Six Articles.
c. Act of Toleration.
d. Act of Succession.
e. Act of Supremacy.
____ 31. England's Edwardian Reformation
a. began with the brilliant regency of the Duke of Somerset.
b. saw King Edward strip away the powers granted to Parliament by Henry VIII.
c. witnessed rapid changes to a more Protestant doctrine and liturgy.
d. ended with the military coup of the duke of Northumberland.
e. ended with the assassination of Edward V.
____ 32. The reign of Queen Mary of England was most noted for
a. a failed Catholic restoration.
b. constant war with Spanish territories.
c. permanently ending the Protestant Reformation in England.
d. the issuing of the Act of Supremacy and the Treason Act in 1534.
e. constitutionally establishing the House of Commons as supreme over the House of
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____ 33. England's Queen Elizabeth could best be described as a
a. pious Catholic.
b. fervent Calvinist.
c. committed Lutheran.
d. passionate Puritan.
e. moderate Protestant.
____ 34. Which of the following are among the chief characteristics of John Calvin's reform movement?
a. Calvin's acceptance of "justification by faith alone"
b. predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God
c. the belief that humans must obey secular authorities
d. a belief in congregational church covenant
e. a tolerance for all forms of Christianity but none for other religions including Judaism.
____ 35. John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
a. had little popular impact as it was only written in Latin.
b. was a new and masterly synthesis of Protestant thought.
c. systematically explained the fundamental difference between Calvinist and Lutheran doctrines. d. led to his eviction from France by Francis I.
e. was the first book published by Guttenberg's printing press.
____ 36. In Geneva, the Calvinists
a. imposed strict penalties for blasphemy and immoral behavior.
b. reformed the city with little opposition from an enthusiastic populace.
c. saw their reforms jeopardized by the execution of Michael Servetus.
d. withdrew the Ecclesiastical Ordinances in 1541.
e. granted religious toleration to all but Catholics.
____ 37. The Reformation changed conceptions of the family by
a. substantially transforming women's subordinate place in society.
b. creating new career avenues for women outside the home.
c. extolling the superior state of marriage over celibacy.
d. encouraging women to take more dominant roles in religious life.
e. establishing exclusively Protestant nunneries.
____ 38. The Reformation affected the development of education in Europe by
a. broadly expanding Jesuit principles of higher education.
b. aiming Protestant schooling only at the nobility and wealthier urban patricians.
c. eradicating all humanist influences in schooling.
d. expanding public access to primary schooling and improving secondary schooling through gymnasiums and ministerial training.
e. the exclusive use of textbooks in Latin.
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____ 39. The Reformation successfully abolished all of the following from the lives of Europe's Protestant community except for
a. indulgences.
b. the celebrations of religious saints' days.
c. taverns.
d. clerical celibacy.
e. monasteries and nunneries.
____ 40. The most important religious order in the Catholic Reformation was the
a. Theatines.
b. Franciscans.
c. Dominicans.
d. Oratory of Divine Love.
e. Jesuits.
____ 41. The Jesuit missionary who propagated Christianity in India, Malacca and the Moluccas, and Japan, and who died just before reaching China was
a. Ignatius Loyola.
b. Thomas More.
c. Matteo Ricci.
d. Francis Xavier.
e. Dominic Guzman.
____ 42. The Catholic Reformation's ultimate refusal to compromise with Protestantism was exemplified by
a. Pope Paul III, who proved to be an ultra-conservative in refusing possible changes within the church.
b. the Roman Inquisition and the creation of the Index.
c. the Council of Trent, at which moderate Catholics and Jesuits heard the Protestants proclaim their doctrines.
d. Pope Paul IV, a moderate pope who proposed to moderate all Catholic-Protestant disputes. e. none of the above
____ 43. The Council of Trent
a. compromised with the Protestants on the doctrine of Justification by Faith.
b. agreed with most Protestants that there were only two sacraments.
c. reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs against the Reformation.
d. asserted the importance of doctrine over ritual.
e. placed church councils above the authority of the popes.
____ 44. In France, the Protestant minority was known as
a. Anabaptists.
b. Huguenots.
c. Calvinists.
d. Bourbonites.
e. Lutherans.
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____ 45. In France, the politiques were
a. heads of various religious and political factions during the civil wars.
b. administrators in provincial towns, appointed by the king.
c. those who placed politics ahead of religion in an attempt to end the wars of religion.
d. advisors to Catherine de'Medici.
e. always the chief ministers to the kings.
____ 46. The Edict of Nantes was all of the following except it
a. was an acknowledgment that Catholicism was the official religion in France.
b. expelled the Huguenots from France.
c. recognized the rights of the Protestant minority.
d. was a political decision.
e. was an attempt to reduce religious violence in France.
____ 47. The greatest advocate of militant Catholicism was
a. Philip II of Spain.
b. Henry VII of England.
c. Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire.
d. Henry IV of France.
e. James IV of Scotland.
____ 48. Philip II and Spain was ultimately unable to defeat
a. France.
b. the Dutch Republic.
c. the Holy Roman Empire
d. the Ottoman Empire.
e. Portugal.
____ 49. The importation of silver from the New World to Spain resulted in
a. the Industrial Revolution.
b. the Commercial Revolution.
c. deflation.
d. stagflation.
e. inflation.
____ 50. Victory over the Spanish Armada at the end of the sixteenth century was achieved by
a. France.
b. the Holy Roman Empire.
c. England.
d. the Ottoman Empire.
e. the Netherlands.
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