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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 did the Inquisitors kill the mentally ill?

2. Which was not a part of the average curriculum?

3. Among the lost arts was ____.

4. In which year was the papacy relocated?

5. The sovereign's main competitor came from which country?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the introduction of new universities affect the population?

2. How did the lack of morality affect the institution of marriage?

3. Discuss Magellan's achievements as an explorer. How was he honored?

4. Discuss the overview of Part I, "The Medieval Mind."

5. Give an example of some of the disagreements of the Christians and alternate religions.

6. Who was Erasmus?

7. How did the public react to the invention of the printing press?

8. Examine travel during the Renaissance period.

9. Examine the new social civility that came to the forefront.

10. Examine a medieval person's sense of self.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Church sold indulgences in order to make money. What were indulgences? Were they enforceable? Who was in charge of these sales? Who collected the money? Who was the first to challenge this concept? What happened to the Church's money making scheme?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that might have been written by Magellan if he had returned home rather than moving forward to the Spice Islands. Additionally, write a similar essay from Magellan's point of view if he had left the Philippines when he was urged by his crew rather than staying to ensure the conversion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at length Magellan's conversion of the Filipino natives. Why was Magellan so set on converting and baptizing the people? Did the people convert willingly? What might have prompted them to do so? What kinds of ceremonies were held on the islands? Who performed the ceremonies? How did the natives respond to Magellan's teachings? Why was it necessary, in Magellan's mind, to stay and ensure that the natives would not revert? Did any natives convert to their old ways? Explain.

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