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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: the Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author choose to define the spirit of capitalism?
(a) For the sake of discussion.
(b) For the ease of writing.
(c) For the sake of illustration.
(d) For the thinning out of information.

2. How many forms of Protestantism are there?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. Why did Traditionalists work so hard?
(a) So they wouldn't be a burden.
(b) So they could be comfortable.
(c) So God would be proud.
(d) So they would set good examples.

4. What sense of sin did Calvin never want to leave humans?
(a) The emotional sense.
(b) The mental sense.
(c) The physical sense.
(d) The literal sense.

5. How did Pascal describe worldly duties?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Important.
(c) Grave.
(d) Vulgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say was necessary for the success of the Reformation?

2. What happens to men who refuse to play in the Capitalistic field?

3. What was the title of the big Confession of 1647?

4. What did Luther think led his life?

5. How much of Americans hold most of the wealth of the nation?

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