Download 1. Martin Luther initially criticized the Roman Catholic church on the

1. Martin Luther initially criticized the Roman Catholic church on the grounds that it
a. supported priests as religious teachers
b. sponsored translations of the Bible into vernacular languages
c. formed close associations with secular rulers
d. used indulgences as a fund-raising device
e. reduced the number of sacraments
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2. Which was one of the most important accomplishments of The Council of Trent(1545-1563)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Simony and pluralism were established
Reconciliation with the Protestants
The sale of indulgences was encouraged
The Roman Inquisition was instituted
Reforms led to a spiritual renewal of the Roman Catholic Church
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3. Luther’s political conservatism is revealed in which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
His condemnation of the Peasants’ War
His willing acceptance of the support of the German princes
All of these
His preference for political order over social justice
His support for the extermination of the Munster Commune
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4. Sir Thomas More accepted martyrdom at the hands of Henry VIII because
a. He would not swear the Oath of Supremacy
b. Erasmus convinced him that it was correct to seek martyrdom
c. He was already deathly ill
d. He could not imagine any sort of criticism fo the Catholic Church
e. He thought this would convince Henry of the errors of his ways
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5. In 1500 the two most powerful autocracies in Eastern Europe were
a. Poland-Lithuania and Hungary
b. the Ottoman and the Byzantine empires
c. the Byzantine Empire and Poland-Lithuania
d. Hungary and Kievan Russia
e. Muscovy and the Ottoman Empire
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6. Martin Luther attended the Diet of Worms without losing his life because
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
He was protected by the Elector of Saxony
He enjoyed the support of the Holy Roman Emperor
He possessed a sizable army
He thought the Catholic Church would support his ideas
He went in disguise
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7. Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Catholic and Counter Reformations?
a. the conversion of the populations of southern Europe
b. the stemming of the spread of Protestantism
c. the reform of abuses within the Roman Catholic Church
d. the suppression of heresy
e. the confirmation of the Church’s basic dogma
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8. Major Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders of the 16th century
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
restored the privileges of the clergy
tried to reconcile Protestant and Catholic teachings
rejected the Bible as the source of the religious truth
advocated a complete separation of church and state
favored government enforcement of morality
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9. In the 14th and 15th centuries, mystics, such as Meister Eckhart, Thomas a Kempis, and the founder
of Brothers of the Common Faith, Gerard Groote
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Stressed the importance of the sacraments
Had a universal and popular appeal
Preached rebellion against the papacy
Land the foundations for Protestantism’s personal approach to worship
Argue the necessity of adhering to dogma
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10. Which of the following Italian Renaissance writers is INCORRECTLY paired with his work?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Boccaccio- Praise of Folly
Dante-Divine Comedy
Machiavelli-The Prince
Petrarch – sonnets
Castiglioni- The Book of the Courtier
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11. Which of the following was recognized by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges?
a. The obligation of the state to pay the annates to Rome
b. The principle that religious rights and principals take precedent over national rights
c. The right of the French church to elect its own clergy without papal interference
d. The right of French clergy to conduct the Mass in French
e. The right of all French clergy to develop their own doctrines
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12. The social group that most often supported the centralizing efforts of the “new monarchs” was the
a. Nobility
b.
c.
d.
e.
Peasantry
Clergy
Bourgeoisie
Urban workers
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13. The Reformation broke out first in the cities of
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
England and Germany
Italy and Spain
Germany and France
England and Switzerland
Switzerland and Germany
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14. Which of the following cities had uninterrupted trade with the Near East throughout the Middle
Ages, maintaining a vibrant urban society?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Lyon
Pisa
Paris
Avignon
Naples
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15. In seventeenth-century western Europe, marriage patterns showed a tendency toward:
a. intermarriage between Christians and Jews
b. non-noble women marrying much younger men
c. romantic love as the major factor in choosing a spouse
d. intermarriage between peasant families and noble families
e. relatively late first marriages by non-noble women
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16. The Church of England as initially established by Henry VIII in 1536 was
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Tied to traditional Catholic practices
Dominated by the concept of salvation by faith alone
Fundamentally Calivinist
Torn by religious skepticism
Closely tied to Lutheranism
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17. Which social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the plague?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Women
Clergy
Urban elites
Noble landholders
Peasants
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18. European society during the Renaissance differed from European society during the Middle Ages in
that during the Renaissance
a.
b.
c.
d.
the emphasis on individual worth increased
the Church was no longer influential
economic activity declined
art no longer contained religious themes
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19. The most significant aspect of the social composition of the Renaissance art world was
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
the high degree of specialization that was demanded
the lack of the patronage system
the high degree of women’s participation in it
the large proportion of artists who came from the elite classes
its apprentice system
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20. Social strife and competition for political power became so intense within the cities that most
evolved into
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Oligrachies
Feudal states
Despotisms
Mini-monarchies
democracies
Answer: _____