Test will include a bank of 5 of the 14 past AP Exam FRQs, from which you must respond to 2:
'80: How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648?
'83: "Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative."
Evaluate this statement with respect to Luther's responses to the political and social questions of his day.
'85: What were the responses of the Catholic authorities in the 16th century to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation?
'86: The Reformation was a rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Discuss.
'87: "The Protestant Reformation was primarily an economic event."
By describing and determining the relative importance of the economic, political and religious causes of the Protestant Reformation, defend or refute the statement.
'88: Describe and analyze the ways in which the development of printing altered both the culture and religion of Europe during the period 1450-1600.
'91: Describe and analyze the ways in which sixteenth century Roman Catholics defended their faith against the Protestant Reformation.
'92: Interiors of two churches. The pictures below and on the next page show the interiors of a Protestant church and a Roman Catholic church as each appeared in the first half of seventeenth century. Using these pictures as a starting point, explain how these interiors reflect the differing theologies and religious practices of Protestantism and Catholicism at that time.
'95: Compare and contrast the attitudes of Martin Luther and John Calvin toward political authority and social order.
'96: Assess the extent to which the Protestant Reformation promoted new expectations about social roles in the sixteenth century. Refer to at least two social groups in your assessment.
’98 Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the sixteenth century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices.
‘01 Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century.
’05 Compare and contrast the motives and actions of Martin Luther in the German states and King Henry VIII in England in bringing about religious change during the Reformation.
’06 Analyze the aims, methods, and degree of success of the Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation) in the sixteenth century.
