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Describe the French Wars of Religion.

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How is the Edict of Worms best described?


A) It contained Luther's refutation of Johann Eck's accusations.
B) It expressed Luther's rejection of Pope Innocent I's spiritual authority.
C) It made Luther an outlaw within the Holy Roman Empire.

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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What was Luther's position on the sacraments of the Catholic Church?


A) He accepted all seven.
B) He rejected all of them except baptism and communion, or the Lord's Supper.
C) He claimed marriage as the only true sacrament.

D) A) and B)
E) All of the above

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What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?

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Which of the following best characterizes popular religion on the eve of the Reformation?


A) People sought certainty of salvation through a variety of means, including the veneration of relics and the purchase of indulgences.
B) There was a marked decline in popular religious piety in the fifteenth century, as only elites exhibited interest in religion.
C) Most ordinary people were actively engaged in grassroots efforts to do away with orthodox beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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The Peace of Augsburg brought an end to which conflict?


A) The Peasants' War
B) The Habsburg-Valois Wars
C) Charles V's war with the Schmalkaldic League

D) All of the above
E) None of the above

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Which Jesuit missionary propagated Christianity in India, Malacca and the Moluccas, and Japan?


A) Ignatius of Loyola
B) Francis Xavier
C) Saint Teresa of Avila

D) A) and B)
E) B) and C)

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Describe Elizabeth I's approach to religious conflict in England.

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How did religion influence European foreign policy in the 1500s?

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In the sixteenth century, how is Switzerland best described?


A) It was unified under the firm control of the Holy Roman Empire.
B) It was made up of thirteen cantons, under the leadership of wealthy bourgeoisie.
C) It became Europe's greatest economic power under the Swiss confederation.

D) A) and C)
E) All of the above

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How is the Peasants' War of 1524-1525 best described?


A) It was strongly opposed by Luther, who saw it as a social revolution from below against God's divine order.
B) It furthered the spread of Lutheranism throughout all of Europe.
C) It was praised by Luther, as it destroyed the great Catholic princes of Germany.

D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

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How are the Anabaptists best described?


A) They advocated adult baptism, and if they had been baptized as children, a second baptism.
B) They were not regarded as a political threat as they preached separation between church and state.
C) They were founded by Conrad Grebel, beginning as an elitist movement.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements concerning Desiderius Erasmus is NOT true?


A) He de-emphasized external forms of religion such as pilgrimages and fasts.
B) He believed the Vulgate contained errors and published a new translation of the New Testament.
C) He actively sought to destroy the unity of the medieval Christian church.

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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How did the Reformation affect the development of education in Europe?


A) It expanded public access to primary schooling and improving secondary schooling through the gymnasium.
B) It restricted access to Protestant schooling to the nobility and wealthier urban patricians.
C) It eradicated all humanist influences in schooling.

D) All of the above
E) A) and C)

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Luther's break with the church was prompted by which of the following?


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) A) and C)
E) B) and C)

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Luther's religious crisis came to a head over which of his growing beliefs?


A) The Bible had passages which were contradictory
B) The legitimacy of the Catholic Church should never be questioned
C) No amount of good works could satisfy God's righteousness

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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Where was Calvinism the most successful? Why?

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How did Protestantism change popular culture?

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At its outset, how is the Reformation in Germany best described?


A) A purely rural phenomenon
B) Largely an urban phenomenon
C) A movement with strong urban and rural backing

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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What effect did the Leipzig debates have on Luther's thought?

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