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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. What movement was about to begin?

2. Which city was at the center of the rectangle?

3. Magellan's supporters were based in which city?

4. The German economy was targeted by the ____ imperialists.

5. In which year was Luther tried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events occurred due to Pope Clement's lack of ability as a politician?

2. What mistake was made regarding Luther's beliefs?

3. Pope Leo was not focused on the Reformation but rather chose to focus on war. What were Leo's plans?

4. Give an example of some of the currents of thought that took place during this time.

5. Examine the position of Henry VIII at this time.

6. How did the Catholics respond to Protestants and other heretics? Catholics urged reforms to stop people leaving the church for Protestantism. They fought against the Protestants, referring to them as heretics. The Church would use military and political action as its primary means. Every aspect of Protestantism would be condemned in bulls, but the rebel faiths did well. Heresy would not be tolerated on pain of death.

7. Examine Pope Leo's take on the Reformation.

8. How did the Vatican respond to the selling of indulgences?

9. Examine the basic history of Magellan.

10. What was Luther's discovery regarding literacy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Juan Sebastian del Cano was a captain of the Victoria in Magellan's armada. Discuss del Cano. What were his qualifications? What was his relationship to Magellan? How was del Cano received in Spain? What was his main contribution to the voyage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Luther's trial at the Diet of Worms. Who was present? What were the charges? What was the outcome of the trial? Who was the victor? What happened to Luther after the trial? What restrictions were placed on Luther as a result of his conduct?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Luther and Erasmus. What did the men have in common? Why was their "partnership" unusual? Who was the strongest of the two? Whose work stood out the most? Which made the most contributions to the Reformation?

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