Test #3 Quizzes(The Wars of Religion)
Which of the following statements best explains why Lutherans allied with Catholics during the Bohemian Phase of the Thirty Years' War? During the Bohemian Phase, Imperial Lutherans... -Considered Calvinists to be mortal enemies, and were hoping to purify the Protestant message by stamping them out. -Were hoping to ally with Dutch Calvinists, which entailed killing off the entire population of Bohemian Calvinists. -Felt close in sympathy and legitimacy to the Catholic Habsburgs. The Lutherans had been legitimized by the Peace of Augsburg. -Felt close in sympathy and legitimacy to the Calvinists, but went against their sympathy and legitimacy in order to gain political ground.
Felt close in sympathy and legitimacy to the Catholic Habsburgs. The Lutherans had been legitimized by the Peace of Augsburg.
Complete this sentence: The Defenestration of Prague... -Had no immediate political impact, and the Thirty Years' War didn't break out until at least a decade later. -Had considerable political impact, prompting the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War soon after. -Entailed Protestant supporters of Philip II being thrown out of a window by Catholic revolutionaries. -Occurred in Vienna, not Prague.
Had considerable political impact, prompting the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War soon after.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the outbreak of the Wars of Religion? -The Protestant Reformation discredited Catholicism in some areas of Europe, which had the effect of destabilizing society by weakening peoples' beliefs in the Great Chain of Being. -The rise of Protestantism intensified preexisting conflicts between lower nobles and upper nobles. -Lutheranism was not legitimized by the Peace of Augsburg, even though it was the most widespread Protestant faith, by 1560. -All of the above are reasons for the outbreak of the Wars of Religion
Lutheranism was not legitimized by the Peace of Augsburg, even though it was the most widespread Protestant faith, by 1560.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes politiques of the 16th century? -Monarchs who used religion as a political tool, as opposed to requiring total religious adherence as a matter of principle. -Members of the clergy who preferred to see religion as a political matter. -Monarchs like Philip II who put religion before political gain -Commoners who rejected religion altogether.
Monarchs who used religion as a political tool, as opposed to requiring total religious adherence as a matter of principle.
2. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement of 1558-9... -Officially outlawed Catholicism altogether but allowed Catholics to worship in private. -Imposed punishments similar to those of the Spanish Inquisition to enforce religious conformity. -Turned the Church of England totally away from Edward VI's reforms -All of the previous statements are true about the Elizabethan Religious Settlement of 1558-9.
Officially outlawed Catholicism altogether but allowed Catholics to worship in private.
Which of the following statements best describes Philip II's early empire? -Philip II was powerful in Europe and in the New World, but faced major threats to his religion and power by the Ottoman Empire and the Dutch Calvinists, among others. -Philip II had married into the powerful Tudor dynasty in order to enhance own prestige and power, and in order to begin his conversion to the Anglican faith. -Philip II ruled only a small but stable state in the Netherlands. -Philip II proved to be quite religiously flexible in his allowing the freedom of worship for all of his subjects.
Philip II was powerful in Europe and in the New World, but faced major threats to his religion and power by the Ottoman Empire and the Dutch Calvinists, among others.
The War of the Three Henrys... (2)
(1)Pitted the crown, radical Catholics, and Huguenots in a three-way war against one another. (2)Ended because of a wave of assassinations, followed by Henri Bourbon's taking the French throne.
Which of the following statements expresses Henri Bourbon's reasons for converting to Catholicism? Henri Bourbon converted to Catholicism... (2) -In order to marry Marguerite de Valois before the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre -To claim the French throne after the conclusion of the War of the Three Henrys. -To win over more of the lower nobility during his quest to crush the Guise family. -As part of the settlement known as the Edict of Nantes.
(1)To claim the French throne after the conclusion of the War of the Three Henrys. (2)To win over more of the lower nobility during his quest to crush the Guise family.
Which of the following dates is CORRECTLY matched with its year of occurrence? -1588 - Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire and the End of the Hundred Years' War -1453 - the Peasants' Revolt -1529 - the Marburg Colloquy -1524-5 - Spanish Armada
1529 - the Marburg Colloquy
Which of the following dates is CORRECTLY matched with its year of occurrence? -1492 - The Ninety-Five Theses -1517 - Columbus's first voyage -1588 - Spanish Armada -1648 - The Peace of Augsburg
1588 - Spanish Armada
Which of the following statements defines 'Huguenot'? A Huguenot was... -A French Calvinist -A French Catholic -A French Lutheran -A French Anglican
A French Calvinist
Which of the following events is INCORRECTLY matched with the date of its occurrence? -1588 - Spanish Armada -1618 - Defenestration of Prague -1648 - Peace of Westphalia -All of the above dates are correctly matched with the dates of their occurrence.
All of the above dates are correctly matched with the dates of their occurrence.
The Edict of Nantes... -Legalized Huguenots in walled-in towns -Banned Huguenots from being in the royal court. -Temporarily resolved (until Louis XIV banished the Huguenots in 1681) France's religious problems. -All of the answers above are factually true about the Edict of Nantes.
All of the answers above are factually true about the Edict of Nantes.
Which of the following statements best explains the cause for the Danish Phase of the Thirty Years' War? King Christian IV committed Denmark to the Thirty Years' War in order to... -Defend his fellow Lutherans from being eradicated by the forces of Ferdinand II. -Protect the territory (Schleswig-Holstein) that he held within the Empire. -Neither A nor B correctly answers the question. -Both A and B correctly answer the question.
Both A and B correctly answer the question.
Which of the following ruling dynasties is INCORRECTLY matched with their country of rule? -Habsburgs - Spain -Habsburgs - Austria -Bourbons - England -Valois - France
Bourbons - England
Which of the following faiths had spread to the Netherlands, and had served as the rallying point for a soon-to-emerge rebellion, during the beginning of Philip II's reign? -Calvinism -Lutheranism -Anglicanism -Anabaptism
Calvinism
Which of the following statements best describes the French nobility during the outbreak of the French Wars of Religion? The French nobility were... -exclusively Catholic. There weren't any non-Catholic French nobles in the 1500s. -completely dependent on the monarchy for everything. They weren't very independent-minded, at all. -Divided on religious lines alone. Even though some French nobility were Huguenots, many Huguenots tended to be either lower or upper nobility, and the only reason why French nobles were Huguenots had to do with their genuine beliefs in the faith. -Divided on religious and political lines. Almost all of the Huguenot nobility tended to be lower nobles, who used their faith to challenge the supremacy of the nearly-exclusively-Catholic upper nobility.
Divided on religious and political lines. Almost all of the Huguenot nobility tended to be lower nobles, who used their faith to challenge the supremacy of the nearly-exclusively-Catholic upper nobility.
Which of the following statements best explains why the Habsburgs failed to restore religious unity in the Holy Roman Empire after the Peace of Augsburg? -Some Habsburg rulers unofficially allowed all Protestant faiths, including Calvinism, to grow even though Augsburg kept them illegal. Others, like Ferdinand II, were completely intolerant of Calvinists. Essentially, the Habsburgs were not all on the same page regarding Protestant faiths. -Every single Habsburg emperor was as intolerant as Philip II of Spain of Protestants. -Every single Habsburg emperor was extremely tolerant of every Protestant faith. -The Habsburgs had no role to play in religious unity in the HRE, so the question is invalid.
Some Habsburg rulers unofficially allowed all Protestant faiths, including Calvinism, to grow even though Augsburg kept them illegal. Others, like Ferdinand II, were completely intolerant of Calvinists. Essentially, the Habsburgs were not all on the same page regarding Protestant faiths.
Which of the following events or trends was most similar to Mary I's public execution of the Protestant martyrs, and why? Mary I's public execution of the Protestant martyrs was most similar to... -Henry VIII's 1524 head injury during a jousting match, because it was the definitive point at which he began to persecute Catholics in England. -Charles V's 1555 cuius regio, eius religio pronouncement to Imperial Protestants, because it signaled that Charles V would never concede anything to Protestantism. -The Council of Trent's creation of the Index of Forbidden Books, because it was the first time that the Catholic Church would attempt to suppress Protestant messages. -The auto de fe of the Spanish Inquisition, because in both cases, the monarchy's intentions were to use public terror to dissuade others from beliefs similar to those of the victims.
The auto de fe of the Spanish Inquisition, because in both cases, the monarchy's intentions were to use public terror to dissuade others from beliefs similar to those of the victims.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the international response to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572? -Protestants were happy with the outcome, but Catholics were not. -Protestants were mildly annoyed by the Massacre. -Elizabeth I had a medal coined to honor the people who conducted the slaughter. -The international Catholic political hierarchy celebrated the outcome while Protestants, shocked by the brutality of the massacre, unified across the lines of faith for the first time.
The international Catholic political hierarchy celebrated the outcome while Protestants, shocked by the brutality of the massacre, unified across the lines of faith for the first time.
Which of the following descriptive statements about religious groups in France during the French Wars of Religion is FALSE? -The Huguenots were led by the Bourbon family of Navarre, Admiral Coligny, and the Duke of Conde, but consisted mainly of the lower nobility of France. They constituted approximately 1/3 of the population of France. -The extreme Catholic faction were led by the Guise family of Orleans, consisted of many upper nobles and lower nobles, and constituted approximately 1/3 the population of France. -The moderate Catholic faction were led by Mary, Queen of Scots, and constituted approximately 1/3 the population of France. -All of the above answers are true.
The moderate Catholic faction were led by Mary, Queen of Scots, and constituted approximately 1/3 the population of France.
Which of the following statements best describes the motives of Catherine de' Medicis in ordering the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572? -To kill off the radical Catholic faction in France. -To destroy the moderate Catholics in Paris -To disguise the attempt on Coligny's life while temporarily aligning the French throne with radical Catholics. -To show solidarity with the Bourbon family.
To disguise the attempt on Coligny's life while temporarily aligning the French throne with radical Catholics.
The 1588 failure of the Spanish Armada... -Set Spain up favorably for economic and military growth. -Allowed Philip II to finish the process of destroying the Calvinists of the Netherlands. -Was the beginning of a long period of economic and military decline for Spain. -Caused the immediate end of the Spanish empire in the New World.
Was the beginning of a long period of economic and military decline for Spain.
Complete this sentence: The Bohemian Phase of the Thirty Years' War... -Was narrowly won by a league of Lutherans and Catholics. -Was won easily by a league of Lutherans and Catholics. -Was narrowly won by Bohemian Calvinists. - Was won easily by Bohemian Calvinists.
Was won easily by a league of Lutherans and Catholics.
Which of the following statements best describes the consequences of the death of Henri II on France's already-tense religious situation? Henri II's death... -Made the tense religious situation in France considerably more peaceful -Worsened the tense religious situation in France, but because the religious situation had no socio-political implications, nobody in France was worried that war would follow. -Worsened the tense religious situation, leaving most of the French nobility expecting civil war. -Caused an immediate outbreak of civil war in France.
Worsened the tense religious situation, leaving most of the French nobility expecting civil war.
