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OVERVIEW OF MODERN THEMES
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer according to the text.
TRUE/FALSE
1. Martin Luther denied that salvation could be earned
by works.
2. Luther argued that the institution and authority of the
church are unnecessary.
3. Luther founded the Lutherian Order of Monks.
4. In the Middle Ages, the physical world was thought to be
completely separate from the spiritual order.
5. The medieval worldview saw the Earth as the center of the
solar system.
6. Once he understood it, Luther was converted to
Copernicus s theory of astronomy.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
7. Martin Luther challenged _____ .
a. Descartes s rationalism on empirical grounds
b. church authority
c. the idea that individuals could be saved without an
institutionalized church
d. the Ptolemaic worldview
8. Ptolemy thought that _____ .
a. Copernicus s view of the heavens is correct
b. Luther s theology failed to account for original sin
c. the Earth is the center of the universe
d. the sun is the center of the universe
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9. Copernicus proposed that _____ .
a. the sun is the center of the solar system
b. the Earth is the center of the universe
c. heaven is the center of the universe
d. the stars are approximately a foot wide
10. Copernicus s discovery _____ .
a. had virtually no effect on philosophy
b. rendered church authority irrelevant in matters of
science
c. supported the Aristotelian view of the heavens
d. was viewed with great joy by Luther, who thought
that Copernicus s work paralleled his own
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Overview of Modern Themes
1. In general terms, explain how the modern worldview differs
from the medieval.
2. Explain how issues of authority triggered the Enlightenment.
Refer to specific historical issues and individuals. *
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OVERVIEW OF MODERN THEMES ANSWERS
TRUE/FALSE
MULTIPLE CHOICE