Chapter 14
Martin Luther's first response to the Peasants' War was
to side with the peasants
Why did most ordinary Poles oppose the Lutheran reform movement?
They held strong anti-German feelings
The Sanit Barthlomew's Day Massacre led to
a lengthy civil war
The Calvanist doctrine of predestination led to a
confidence among Calvinists in their own salvation
What were Lutheran and Calvinist attitudes toward secular rulers?
lutherans taught respect for authority while Calvinists encouraged opposition to political authorities who were considered ungodly
Why did Protestants allow the dissolution of marriages in divorce?
protestants viewed marriage as a contract for mutual support, and married partners who failed to provide support endangered their souls and the entire community
The pilgrimage of Grace attested to
popular opposition, in northern England, to Henry VIII's reformation
France supported the Protestant princes of Germany in order to
prevent Charles V from increasing his power
The dissolution of the English monasteries
resulted from Henry VIII's desire to confiscate their wealth
Which of the following best describes Martin Luther's doctrine of salvation?
salvation came through faith alone as a free gift of God's grace
In Hungary, Lutheranism was
spread by Hungarian students who had studied at the University of Wittenberg
The edict of Nantes
granted French Huguenots the rigth to worship in 150 towns
Why did Elizabeth I have her cousin and heir Mary, Queen of Scots, executed?
mary became implicated in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth
What aided Martin Luther as his call for reform emerged?
Luther understood the power of the new printing press and authorized of his works
In the early sixteenth century, anticlearicalism focused primarily on all of the fllowing issues except
clerical heresy
A new religious order for women that emerged in the sixteenth century was the
Ursuline Order
The Consistory was
a body of laymen and pastors who led Geneva
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis ended the conflict know as the
Habsburg_Valois Wars
How did Luther benefit from his appearance before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms?
Luther gained a larger audience for his reform ideas, and others began to challenge the church's teachings and practices
The inquisitorial legal procedure differed from the accusatorial legal procedure in all of the following ways except
an accuser could not be sued if charges were not proven
Luther;s ideas about Roman exploitation of Germany
appealed to the national sentiment of German princes
As a result of the Peace of Augsburg, the people of Germany
became either Lutheran or Catholic, depending on the preference of the political authority
Why did John Calvin reject the idea of human free will?
human free will would detract from the sovereignty of God
How did the closing of the monasteries and convents affect upper-class women?
marriage became virtually the only occupation for upper-class women
How widespread was the influence of the Inquisition?
the Inquisition effectivaly destroyed heresy withtin the Papal States but had little influence elsewhere
The Reformation in England was primary the result of
the dynastic and romantic primarily the resut of
How did the choice to embrace or reject the Reform movement occur in a territory or region in the Holy Roman Empire?
the political leader (s) of the territory or region determined whether to introduce reforms
In addition to reforming the church, what was the other goal of the Council of Trent?
to secure reconciliation with the Protestants
The overriding goal of the Catholic religious orders established in the sixteenth century was
to uplift the moral condition of both clergy and laity
In religious affairs, Elizabeth I of England followed a policy that
was a middle course between Catholic and Protestant extremes