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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was John Calvin when he wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion?
(a) He was in his 30s.
(b) He was in his 20s.
(c) He was in his teens.
(d) He was in his 40s.

2. What did Constantine think he saw in the sky?
(a) A cross of light.
(b) A sword.
(c) An angel.
(d) A dove.

3. When did Polycarp live?
(a) In the first generation of Christians following the Apostles.
(b) During the time of the Apostles.
(c) In the second generation of Christians following the Apostles.
(d) In the third generation of Christians following the Apostles.

4. Why was Blandina imprisoned?
(a) She preached against the government from the pulpit.
(b) She tried poisoning the governor.
(c) For her faith.
(d) A client said she conned him.

5. What church did the Protestants in Scotland create?
(a) A Lutheran church.
(b) A Calvinist church.
(c) A Reform church.
(d) A Catholic church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Waldo's role in life?

2. Alfred the Great was king of what country?

3. How did Tyndale die?

4. How did Peter understand the Bible?

5. What were the worst trials Patrick faced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who inspired John Knox, and what did he do about what he learned from the man?

2. How did Renee, the Duchess of Ferrara, help John Calvin and the Huguenots?

3. What were the French Protestants in France known as, and how were they treated?

4. How did Patrick first arrive in Ireland?

5. Who were the Lollards?

6. What was Martin Luther considered, and what did he do?

7. Describe what happened when Polycarp was given a command in Rome.

8. What was happening to the church in its early years?

9. Why was William Tyndale considered an outlaw, and what happened as he fled persecution?

10. How did the author describe the era of the 1500s in Europe?

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