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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. How did Calvin's ideas about predestination change over time?
(a) They changed back and forth,
(b) They stayed the same.
(c) They got stronger.
(d) They faded.

2. How did Luther suggest his followers eliminate doubt?
(a) Focus on worldly deeds.
(b) Stay kind to others.
(c) Attend church regularly.
(d) Repent always.

3. How much of Americans hold most of the wealth of the nation?
(a) 10%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 5%.

4. Who wrote the definition of the spirit of capitalism used by the author?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Henry Ford.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. What best instills a sense of responsibility in work?
(a) Competition.
(b) Religion.
(c) Education.
(d) Success.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these traits must be practiced to make Capitalism work?

2. Who believed man's role in life was a task?

3. What warning did Calvin give his followers about Predestination?

4. What did Methodism intend to do?

5. Who does God withhold his grace from according to the big Confession of 1647?

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