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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say wealthy people have abandoned in the modern day?
(a) Getting money for God.
(b) Praying for success.
(c) Avoiding idleness.
(d) Being charitable.

2. What religion caused the most conflicts in the 16th and 17th centuries?
(a) Calvinism.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Catholocism.
(d) Puritanism.

3. What do most Protestants want to learn their craft for?
(a) To market their skills.
(b) To bless their family.
(c) To keep the status quo.
(d) To advance in industry.

4. Why would Puritans increase their possessions?
(a) To help their brother.
(b) To glory God.
(c) To make more time for spiritual study.
(d) To make their lives easier.

5. What religion does not believe in Beruf?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Agnostic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought the idea of Beruf to Protestants?

2. What were most traditionalists waiting for in their lives?

3. Who did Calvin say decided the fate of men?

4. What first appeared in Jesus Sirarch?

5. What kind of justification did Luther say men had to do their worldly duties?

(see the answer key)

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