The West In The World 5th Edition By Dennis Sherman – Test Bank

Chapter 11
“Alone Before God”
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. During the Reformation,
A. the papacy was suspended for thirty-five years.
B. Christianity saw a number of Protestant sects break away from Catholicism.
C. the Holy Roman Emperor regained all the power he had once held during the Middle Ages.
D. the Mongols conquered Europe.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
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2. Because of the Reformation,
A. Spain became Protestant.
B. John Calvin became the last non-Italian pope before John Paul II.
C. France saw bitter religious wars between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots).
D. England became firmly Catholic under Elizabeth I, following a brief Protestant interlude.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
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3. Of the following, which is the correct match of ruler and country?
A. Francis I: France
B. Suleiman the Magnificent: England
C. Henry VIII: the Holy Roman Empire and Spain
D. Charles V: Ottoman Empire
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 347

4. The Habsburg-Valois Wars led to
A. a victory for France.
B. victory for Charles V.
C. victory for Henry VIII.
D. no decisive victory.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
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5. Warfare in the sixteenth century
A. used a combination of muskets and pikes.
B. became so costly that it strained the resources of even the wealthiest monarchs.
C. saw important developments in military administration to supply the growing armies.
D. All these answers are correct.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 324-327

6. The northern European intellectual who became known as the “Prince of the Humanists” was
A. Thomas Aquinas.
B. John Calvin.
C. Desiderius Erasmus.
D. Thomas More.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
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7. Erasmus anticipated some of the ideas of the Reformation in his advocacy of
A. a separation from the church of his day.
B. biblical reading for all Christians.
C. a greater devotion to the seven sacraments.
D. the priesthood of all believers.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Hard
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8. Martin Luther denounced indulgences because
A. his concept of “justification by faith” meant to him that indulgences were useless for Christian salvation.
B. the princes of Germany did not wish indulgences, and Luther believed that he should back them.
C. he believed that the popes should have consulted him beforehand on the matter.
D. they were too expensive.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
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9. For Martin Luther the concept of “justification by faith” meant that
A. all sacraments were worthless.
B. no Christian should perform good works.
C. Christians were saved through the grace of God and not through their own efforts.
D. only by living the life of a monk could one develop the faith necessary for salvation.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
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10. Luther’s Protestantism was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A. the “priesthood of all believers.”
B. an emphasis on the individual’s relationship to God.
C. an emphasis on reading the Bible.
D. the establishment of a new religious hierarchy paralleling that of the Catholic Church.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
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11. Luther’s ideas spread rapidly in sixteenth-century Europe because
A. popular preachers told peasants in villages about Luther’s ideas.
B. they offered a simple and elegant solution to the query, “How do I know that I am saved?”
C. printing presses produced numerous widely-read pamphlets permitting many people to pick up Luther’s ideas easily and quickly.
D. All these answers are correct.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
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