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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was John Calvin when he wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion?

2. How did Boniface treat Christians who disagreed with the teachings of the Roman Church?

3. How did Renee's husband try to help her?

4. Where was Luther hidden?

5. Of what did Anselm have a vision when he was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author describe the era of the 1500s in Europe?

2. What marked the beginning of the decline of Western Civilization and how did Gregory combat it?

3. What happened when Polycarp was captured?

4. Why did people want to join Bernard of Clairvaux's monastery? How did they help others?

5. How did the 19-year-old Duchess Elizabeth help others? What happened to her?

6. What was the position of Pope Gregory I, how was he regarded, and what did he do?

7. Describe what happened when Polycarp was given a command in Rome.

8. How did Patrick first arrive in Ireland?

9. Who were the Waldensians?

10. What happened to Ann Askew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes governmental intervention was a negative element in the growth of Christianity. Describe these situations, who was involved, and how Christianity managed to thrive despite the opposition.

Essay Topic 2

Several of the Christians highlighted in this book faced adversity because they wanted to translate the Bible. Highlight at least one of these people and explain why it was so important to them to have the Bible translated.

Essay Topic 3

Wesley was inspired by Luther in regards to faith and salvation. What was the correlation between the two according to Luther? What did this mean to Wesley?

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