Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.6: Aspects of the Reformation (c1500–1563) Questions
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Choose the correct answer: Which document did German peasants use in 1525 to justify their demands for an end to serfdom using Scripture?
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At the Diet of Worms in 1521, what was the outcome for Luther after he refused to recant?
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Which German ruler protected Luther by hiding him at Wartburg Castle after 1521?
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In which year did Luther present the Ninety-Five Theses challenging the sale of indulgences?
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Choose the correct answer: What principle was established by the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?
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Which of the following best describes the practice of simony criticised by reformers before 1517?
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Choose the correct answer: Which pope convened the Council of Trent and approved the Jesuits and the Roman Inquisition?
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Choose the correct answer: What was the outcome of the radical Anabaptist takeover of the city of Münster in 1535?
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What key doctrinal issue caused Luther and Zwingli to fail to unite at the Marburg Colloquy of 1529?
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Choose the correct answer: What did the Council of Trent decide regarding transubstantiation?
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To what extent was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation, by the close of the Council of Trent in 1563, an effective one?
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Examine the significance of the Diets of Worms (1521) and Speyer (1526 and 1529) for the survival of Lutheranism.
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To what extent was Erasmus of Rotterdam responsible for creating the intellectual climate that made Luther's challenge possible?
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Evaluate the extent to which the Council of Trent (1545–1563) succeeded in reforming the Catholic Church.
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Discuss the reasons why Luther's Reformation led to unintended social and political consequences in Germany between 1522 and 1555.
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Discuss the reasons why German princes and imperial free cities supported the spread of Lutheranism.
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Examine the reasons why the Catholic Church was vulnerable to criticism by 1517.
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Discuss the significance of the Leipzig Debate (1519) in the development of Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church.
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To what extent did Luther's 1520 tracts represent a complete break with Catholic theology?
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Examine the causes of the Knights' Revolt (1522–1523) and the reasons for its failure.
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