HIEU 201 Topic 14 Quiz
With respect to religiosity and women
a. mysticism offered women a way to express religious independence, but Protestantism did not.
b. Protestantism offered women a way to express religious independence, but mysticism did not.
c. both mysticism and Protestantism allowed women a way to express independence in religious matters.
d. women were prohibited from expressing religious independence in both mysticism and Protestantism.
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Luther's propositions for reform of Christianity include the idea that
a. there should be a universal church, just not one headed by the pope.
b. there should be a clear division between the clergy and the laity.
c. there was no difference between the clergy and the laity in matters of faith.
d. each individual required the help of an expert to read the Bible.
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The German peasants' revolt of 1524–1526
a. was attacked by Luther, who encouraged the nobility to crush the revolt mercilessly.
b. succeeded in earning the peasantry economic and religious advantages they did not possess before Luther's
break with the church.
c. was a minor movement confined to Saxony that involved several thousand peasants.
d. was a popular movement protesting the ideas of Luther.
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In Geneva, Calvin established a form of government that is best described as
a. a monarchy: a society ruled by Calvin and his descendants.
b. a theocracy: a society in which the lives of citizens were regulated by Calvinist elders.
c. an oligarchy: a society ruled by a group of wealthy merchants.
d. a democracy: a society in which citizens determined the laws and religion of the city.
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Catherine de' Medici
a. was a champion of reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants.
b. converted to Protestantism in order to prevent civil war in France.
c. was the power behind the French throne for much of the late sixteenth century.
d. was the first wife of Henry VIII of England.
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The policies of the Catholic Church during the Counter-Reformation include all of the
following EXCEPT
a. enlightened education.
With respect to religiosity and women
a. mysticism offered women a way to express religious independence, but Protestantism did not.
b. Protestantism offered women a way to express religious independence, but mysticism did not.
c. both mysticism and Protestantism allowed women a way to express independence in religious matters.
d. women were prohibited from expressing religious independence in both mysticism and Protestantism.
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Luther's propositions for reform of Christianity include the idea that
a. there should be a universal church, just not one headed by the pope.
b. there should be a clear division between the clergy and the laity.
c. there was no difference between the clergy and the laity in matters of faith.
d. each individual required the help of an expert to read the Bible.
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The German peasants' revolt of 1524–1526
a. was attacked by Luther, who encouraged the nobility to crush the revolt mercilessly.
b. succeeded in earning the peasantry economic and religious advantages they did not possess before Luther's
break with the church.
c. was a minor movement confined to Saxony that involved several thousand peasants.
d. was a popular movement protesting the ideas of Luther.
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Correct
In Geneva, Calvin established a form of government that is best described as
a. a monarchy: a society ruled by Calvin and his descendants.
b. a theocracy: a society in which the lives of citizens were regulated by Calvinist elders.
c. an oligarchy: a society ruled by a group of wealthy merchants.
d. a democracy: a society in which citizens determined the laws and religion of the city.
Hide Feedback
Correct
Catherine de' Medici
a. was a champion of reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants.
b. converted to Protestantism in order to prevent civil war in France.
c. was the power behind the French throne for much of the late sixteenth century.
d. was the first wife of Henry VIII of England.
Hide Feedback
Correct
The policies of the Catholic Church during the Counter-Reformation include all of the
following EXCEPT
a. enlightened education.
