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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 did the jailers do to Blandina?

2. From whom did Alfred defend the country for seven years?

3. Why were people opposed to Calvin?

4. How did the Romans treat the Waldensians?

5. What happened when Calvin confronted the priests who were arguing against him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did John Huss do that made the Pope upset?

2. What was so amazing about the way Polycarp died?

3. How did Patrick first arrive in Ireland?

4. Why did people want to join Bernard of Clairvaux's monastery? How did they help others?

5. How had paganism affected the growing church?

6. What was the position of Pope Gregory I, how was he regarded, and what did he do?

7. How did Gregory react when they tried to make him a universal bishop?

8. How did the people in Scotland respond to John Knox?

9. When was Athanasius made Bishop of Alexandria? What was his attitude like?

10. What happened to Ann Askew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was so important about the 95 Theses Martin Luther nailed on the church door? What were they about? How did Luther respond to the world's reaction to them?

Essay Topic 2

Several of the great Christians mentioned in this book had visions that led them on their path to mission. Describe the visions Anselm of Canterbury and Constantine saw and write about the impact the visions had on each individual as well as on the church as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail what was happening to the church during the spiritual reform. Why was this era different from the past?

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