Unit 2: Age of Reformation

Question 1

Major Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders of the sixteenth century condemned the Anabaptists because Anabaptists

Answer 1

advocated a complete separation of church and state

Question 2

A major difference between Calvinism and Lutheranism relates to

Answer 2

emphasis on predestination

Question 3

The most important goal of the Council of Trent was the

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strengthening of internal Church discipline

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the French Edict of Nantes (1598) ?

Answer 4

It provided limited political and religious liberties for French Huguenots.

Question 5

During the Thirty Years’ War, France pursued a policy of

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supporting the Protestant princes and rulers against the Hapsburgs

Question 6

Martin Luther initially criticized the Roman Catholic church on the grounds that it

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used indulgences as a fund-raising device

Question 7

The massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s Day (1572) was directed against

Answer 7

Huguenots in France

Question 8

The Peace of Westphalia (1648) resulted in which of the following?

Answer 8

The guaranteed independence of numerous small German states

Question 9

During the great witchcraft persecutions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, those most often tried as witches were

Answer 9

older women

Question 10

Religious change in the seventeenth-century Netherlands led to

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a great vitality in intellectual and artistic life